The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued two publications calling for the amendment of US labelling laws to allow the voluntary use of only metric units on some consumer products.

Chocolate that aids oral health and acts as an appetite suppressor is among the product trends appearing in Australia and New Zealand.

A decision by the European Parliament to adopt front-of-pack food labelling - very similar to the system used by Australia’s food industry - has been commended by the Australian Food and Grocery Council.

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) and the Heart Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to share information and avoid duplication of effort as they attempt to rein in New Zealanders' salt intake.

Australia’s largest manufacturer of smallgoods, Primo, has been fined $233,325 plus $200,000 costs for labelling imported pork products as Australian.

7.6% growth between 2008 and 2013 will see the Asia-Pacific cakes and pastries market worth more than $35 billion in 2013.

Distillers dried grains with solubles, a co-product when corn is processed into ethanol, can be used to supplement protein and fibre in a range of baked products such as chapattis.

Qiagen has added 70 Institute for Product Quality molecular food safety assays to its fastest growing business segment.

The Australian Institute of Packaging is running a half-day training course on ‘Packaging for Transport’ on Thursday 22 July in Melbourne.

A sustainable deep-freeze packaging made from renewable resources has been developed by FKuR.

The National Measurement Institute (NMI) is to become the regulatory body responsible for trade measurement throughout Australia.

CSIRO Food and Nutritional Sciences has released a book - ‘Make It Safe: A Guide to Food Safety’ - which provides small-scale food manufacturers with a practical guide to controlling food safety hazards.

A delivery of 82,000 kilograms of Campbell’s soup will provide a nutritious meal for over half a million of Australians who need food assistance this coming winter.

The federal government’s commitment to spend $900,000 over three years to make foods healthier in Australia has been commended by the Australian Food and Grocery Council.

Researchers have designed an instrument that can quickly detect poultry spoilage without damaging the product and can be used by suppliers during all stages of processing, transport and storage.