A specialised end of arm tool is often used to palletise woven plastic or paper bags containing many products including grain, chemicals, dog food, minerals and plastic resins.
Salt in processed foods amounts to more than 75% of that consumed by Australians. Combating this is the campaign by Australian Division of World Action on Salt and Health (AWASH) to reduce these numbers, which is gaining momentum.
Sunny Queen has launched a new range of breakfast omelettes, from a recipe specially developed to get the thumbs up from kids and nutritionists.
In an attempt to combat New Zealanders' growing problem of iodine deficiency, most bread is set to become iodine fortified over the next 18 months.
Pizza lovers who like to take care of themselves can now eat the first Heart Foundation tick-approved pizzas at Crust.
Food manufacturers are fortifying foods, lowering the fat content and moving towards low GI and organics, but what are they doing about reducing salt? Celia Johnson writes.
The Australian Division of World Action on Salt and Health (AWASH) supports a new report from the American Medical Association (AMA) that calls for a major reduction in the salt content of processed and restaurant foods, the source of 80% of consumers' salt intake.