Coles has recently adopted RANGEme, an online tool developed in Australia that gives smaller companies the opportunity to promote their products and exchange information with the Coles buying team over the internet. [ + ]

More than 300 wine industry leaders are expected to attend Outlook 2014: Taking Charge of Our Future, the wine industry's major conference. Held once every two years, this year the event will be held in Adelaide on 1 and 2 October. [ + ]

The Global Food Traceability Center has issued a guidance document on food traceability best practices. The document summarises the similarities and differences among them in regards to traceability. [ + ]

 state of conservation of poultry and detects malformations by analysing its electrical properties. It is a non-invasive system that would help to guarantee the quality of the final product before it is delivered to the consumer. [ + ]

North America's beverage packaging industry is expected to reach US$26.3 billion by 2015 - and plastic bottles are set to lead the way in popularity. The trends have been outlined in a new study by PMMI. [ + ]

Here's a novel approach to dealing with food waste: turn it into biodegradable plastics. A report on the process of converting cocoa, rice and vegetable waste into biodegradable plastics has been published in the journal Macromolecules. [ + ]

Maggie Beer has agreed to amend the labelling of four of her product lines after the ACCC found the labelling to be in breach of the Australian Consumer Law. [ + ]

FSANZ is calling for submissions on changes to the Food Standards Code that would permit sports foods and electrolyte drinks to carry more health claims. [ + ]

The Royal Society of Chemistry, together with the British Cheese Board, has announced the formula for making the perfect slice of cheese on toast. [ + ]

CHEP Australia has launched its national Logistics Control Centre at Erskine Park in Sydney's western suburbs. Peter Mackie, global group president of CHEP Pallets, officially opened the centre. [ + ]

A report on the global additives market has concluded that while synthetic food additives have been falling out of favour, demands for reductions in sugar, salt and saturated fat levels present new opportunities for manufacturers of food additives. [ + ]

Gut bacteria outnumber our own cells about 100-fold but this numerical dominance may not be their only claim to fame. It seems that these bacteria may very well be affecting both our cravings and moods to get us to eat what they want and may be driving us towards obesity. [ + ]

As the body responsible for food additive safety in the US, the FDA should have removed fungus-based meat products from sale years ago according to the CSPI. [ + ]

Consumers are notoriously chary about 'genetically modified' foods. Would they be equally cautious about 'genetically edited' produce? [ + ]

Research has shown that significant consumption of instant noodles (ramen included) may increase a person's risk for cardiometabolic syndrome. [ + ]