Twenty-six international companies have already confirmed their places at AUSPACK 2015, organisers say. The 2015 event is the 30th anniversary of AUSPACK. [ + ]

The GS1 Global Registry has reached an important milestone: 15 million global trade items. The registry is a directory that helps companies synchronise standardised product data with trading partners worldwide. [ + ]

To ensure unified branding of all its machines, TOMRA Sorting Foods is rebranding all of its sorting, peeling and processing systems. Products sold by the company that were previously named ODENBERG and BEST will now be sold under the TOMRA brand. [ + ]

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says it will not oppose the acquisition of Goodman Fielder by Wilmar and First Pacific. [ + ]

Pirovic Enterprises has been found guilty of engaging in misleading conduct and making misleading representations for falsely labelling and promoting eggs as 'free range'. [ + ]

Danfoss has launched a new global brand profile: 'Engineering Tomorrow'. Along with other changes, the company's corporate site - www.danfoss.com - has been relaunched. [ + ]

FoodTech Packtech is the place to be for NZ and Australian food processors this week. Held every two years, the exhibition gathers together all the major suppliers to the industry and visitors can see all the new equipment and technologies, talk to the manufacturers and distributors, attend relevant seminars and simply network. [ + ]

The Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association (AEPMA) has compiled a pest management handbook for food service business operators. [ + ]

Salt levels in bread and breakfast cereals have improved but processed meats still have a long way to go, according to the Australian Government's Food and Health Dialogue. [ + ]

Baby-poop sausages, the physics of slipping on a banana skin and Jesus on toast - the 2014 Ig Nobel Prize winners did not disappoint. Research achievements that "first make people laugh, and then make them think" are awarded at the Ig Nobels. [ + ]

By analysing the coffee genome, UQ scientists have found that it could soon be possible to grow premium-quality, caffeine-free coffee, tea and cocoa. [ + ]

Today, Australians are less likely to be concerned with cholesterol levels but more likely to avoid additives than they were in 2009, new research from Roy Morgan shows. [ + ]

Coca-Cola Great Britain has announced it will adopt a governmental front-of-pack nutrition labelling scheme, which will include nutrient amounts and colour-coded sections displaying how much sugar and energy the product contains. [ + ]

A new initiative will analyse the impact of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, enabling businesses to understand what value they derive from specifying FSC certified timber and paper through their procurement policies. [ + ]

To help the seafood industry understand the financial impact of implementing traceability, the Global Food Traceability Center has launched a Seafood Traceability Financial Tool. [ + ]