Ishida's RV Series multihead weigher range has been awarded an Oscar for innovation - an Oscar Macfrut Award, that is. [ + ]

Revised ISO standards pertaining to information security management have been published. BS ISO/IEC 27001:2013 and BS ISO/IEC 27002:2013 help businesses manage information security. [ + ]

Finalists for the Food ingredients (Fi) Europe Excellence Awards Programme have been announced. The awards, which coincide with the Fi Europe show, recognise major innovations in the food ingredients industry across eight categories. [ + ]

A discovery that improves the practicality of vehicles powered by compressed natural gas could have unexpected benefits for carbonated beverages. [ + ]

The bakery and cereal sector in China is expected to grow by nearly US$15 billion between 2012 and 2017, according to new research from Canadean. [ + ]

Monsanto Australia has made an application to FSANZ to modify the Food Standards Code to include food derived from genetically modified lucerne, which has been modified to contain reduced levels of lignin. [ + ]

The UK Public Health Responsibility Deal has called for reduced portion sizes as a way of reducing the nation's caloric intakes, but a review has found that consumers choose food based on a number of different factors - with nutrition coming some way down the list of priorities. [ + ]

With Asian food consumption expected to increase significantly to 2050, Australian food producers should tap into niche markets and focus on high-quality produce to serve up what Asia wants, a new report shows. [ + ]

The Australian Made, Australian Grown logo has been formally trademarked in South Korea, representing a major breakthrough for Australian exporters. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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 global medical nutrition market is projected to reach US$40.1 billion by 2018, with huge growth forecast in India in particular. The Indian market itself is expected to reach approximately US$4.2 billion by 2017. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]