Fonterra has announced it will temporarily suspend consumer operations in Sri Lanka after accusations of tainted product sparked protests outside its Sri Lanka head office. [ + ]

The NSW Government will support Simplot's struggling Bathurst vegetable processing plant with payroll tax rebates for three years through its NSW Regional Industries Investment Fund. [ + ]

A water pollution incident has cost a Rutherford vegetable oil producer $45,000. Atlantic Pacific Foods was convicted on 15 August and fined $15,000 for the offence and ordered to pay $30,000 in prosecutor and investigation costs. [ + ]

Can omega 3s reduce criminality? A new study aims to investigate this link between biology and behaviour. [ + ]

The Coalition's manufacturing policy is a step towards enhancing Australia's food and grocery manufacturing sector, the AFGC says. [ + ]

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a petition filed by Mars Inc to permit the use of spirulina extract as a colour additive in candy and chewing gum. [ + ]

The US could emerge as a competitor to Australian dairy products in international export markets, according to Tim Hunt, Rabobank’s New York-based global dairy strategist. [ + ]

Consumers are more likely to throw a dented can or cut-up piece of paper in the bin than recycle them, according to a new study published in the Journal of Consumer Research. [ + ]

Reducing the salt, sugar and fat content of foods has long been the focus of research, but all this work counts for nothing if consumers avoid the low-salt/sugar/fat option. In order to reduce the public health burden by designing healthier processed food, scientists need to ensure consumers will actually want to eat it. [ + ]

While some researchers are reporting that babies fed with DHA-enriched formula score higher on intelligence tests, others have found that formula-fed babies may be more susceptible to chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. [ + ]

A simplistic 'fat tax' is not the answer to the looming type 2 diabetes epidemic, the Australian Diabetes Council claims. Dr Alan Barclay says a 'fat tax' was trialled and abandoned in Denmark as it had negative economic consequences. [ + ]

One solution to overeating is foods that alter their structure once ingested, helping you feel full. Chemical engineers have designed a self-structuring gel that can withstand the stomach’s harsh environment to trick the body into thinking it’s full. [ + ]

The results of the latest National Litter Index show that there are better, cheaper and more effective waste reduction alternatives to a container deposit scheme (CDS), the Australian Food and Grocery Council claims. [ + ]

The occurrence of litter national is declining, the National Litter Index (NLI) shows. Victoria is ahead of the other states and territories with a 17% reduction by item on the 2012 count. [ + ]

Consumers prefer to buy local, even if it costs more, and buying Australian made matters more to consumers now than it did 12 months ago, according to new research from Roy Morgan, commissioned by the Australian Made Campaign. [ + ]