Following an offer of $7 cash per share, Warrnambool Cheese and Butter (WCB) has entered into a Bid Implementation Deed with Canadian company Saputo. The WCB Board has unanimously recommended that shareholders accept Saputo's offer. [ + ]

Innovia Films is partnering with Corbion Purac, a lactic acid and lactides producer, to develop poly lactic acid (PLA) film that is transparent and resistant to high temperatures. [ + ]

The US Government shutdown could not have come at a worse time, with testing for a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened nearly 300 people across 18 states severely hampered. [ + ]

FSANZ is calling for submissions on a proposed primary production and processing standard for meat. The proposed standard provides a national 'whole-of-chain' approach to food safety regulation of meat products. [ + ]

Plentex Limited has announced plans to acquire Gold Coast company Biovite Australia. Plentex has signed a Non-Binding Letter of Intent to purchase the business. [ + ]

Woolworths has announced plans to phase-out caged eggs sold in-store by 2018. The company will also phase-out caged eggs used in its own-brand products. [ + ]

Consumer watchdog Choice has lodged a 'super-complaint' with NSW Fair Trading regarding free-range egg claims in NSW. [ + ]

The Scottish salmon and whisky industries are teaming up to boost sustainability. The partnership will convert co-products from whisky production into feed for salmon and fish farming. [ + ]

Infant formula manufacturer Nutricia has announced extra safety commitments following the recall of a number of its Karicare products as a result of Fonterra's WPC80 contamination scare. [ + ]

China is where it's at for Australian citrus growers, according to David Thomas, BRIC (Brazil Russia India China) expert. Thomas is the keynote speaker at the Citrus Australia National Issues Forum in Melbourne on 28 and 29 October. [ + ]

Warrnambool Cheese and Butter's board of directors has recommended that the company reject Bega Cheese Limited's takeover offer. [ + ]

According to the organisers, the Rethink Sugary Drink forum "comes amid a recent move by soft drink companies to publicly position themselves as 'part of the obesity solution' via expensive advertising and PR spin campaigns". [ + ]

Solvay has announced plans for South-East Asia's largest sodium bicarbonate plant. The plant, to be built in Thailand, will have a total capacity of 100,000 tonnes per year. [ + ]

SIG Combibloc's combidome - a bottle made of cardboard - has been awarded the German Packaging Award (Deutscher Verpackungspreis) in the 'Best Sales Packaging: Beverages' category. [ + ]

Oxfam has taken aim at some of the biggest names in the food and beverage industry - including Coca-Cola and PepsiCo - for their lack of action on land grabs and conflicts throughout their supply chains. [ + ]