Research investigating the tendency of spray-dried glucose-based powders to crystallise over time could mean better scale-up and prediction of crystal growth in commercially produced lactose-based powder products. [ + ]

Recognising the need for a real-time biosensing system to detect pathogenic bacteria such as Salmonella, a team of researchers from Auburn University has come up with a system which includes a magnetoelastic biosensor. [ + ]

Ferag Australia has been announced as the newest member of the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA). [ + ]

Woolworths has announced it will reduce frozen vegetable imports by sourcing all its Select brand frozen vegetables from Australian growers through Simplot. The retail giant says it will stop importing frozen vegetables by May 2014. [ + ]

While we might jokingly admit to a chocolate biscuit addiction, researchers have found that Oreos are genuinely as addictive as cocaine - in lab rats, at least. And, what's more, the rats eat them in the same way as humans: they go for the centre first. [ + ]

Linpac Packaging has expanded its reach into the Middle East with a contract to supply its Vacuum Skin Pack (VSP) solutions to one of Saudi Arabia's largest chicken producers. [ + ]

Novelis has completed a two-year, US$400 million expansion program in South Korea which will increase its production capacity in the region by more than 50%. [ + ]

US yoghurt giant Chobani has donated US$1.5 million to Cornell University to support and research workforce training in dairy quality. [ + ]

Confused about depreciation rates for your assets? Fear not: there's an app for that. BMT Tax Depreciation has developed an app to assist accountants in determining the effective life and depreciation rate for plant and equipment assets. [ + ]

Recent Mintel research has shown that 65% of consumers who purchase gluten-free products think they are healthier than their gluten-containing counterparts, and just over a quarter believe they aid weight loss. [ + ]

The machine, designed by Purdue University researchers, reportedly concentrates foodborne Salmonella and other pathogens faster than conventional methods by using hollow, thread-like fibres that filter out the cells. [ + ]

Australia's food producers have been recognised for their roles in feeding local and global communities as part of World Food Day. The theme for World Food Day 2013 is 'Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition'. [ + ]

A research team at the University of Missouri has found a way to address the fibre deficit in many Americans' diets without compromising quality and taste: adding citrus fibre to minced beef. [ + ]

The demand for dairy imports in China is forecast to grow for at least the next two years, a new Rabobank report says. According to the report, the demand comes as local milk production struggles under structural change in the supply chain. [ + ]

Coles is celebrating reaching its sodium reduction targets for its own-brand bread and breakfast cereals, which it says have removed more than 15 tonnes of salt from the Australian diet each year - the equivalent of 2.5 million teaspoons per annum. [ + ]