OAL Connected, UK, introduced data-embedded barcodes.

Digimarc Corp., Beaverton, Ore., announced plans to collaborate with Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., to improve the management of packaged fresh foods.

TruTag Technologies, Emeryville, Calif., announced a strategic alliance with PwC Australia, which will see TruTag's "edible barcode" technology incorporated as part of the PwC Food Trust initiative.

Health Canada, a Canada-based department responsible for national public health, proposed a front-of-package nutrition symbol to alert Canadians about unhealthy food and beverage products.

New research commissioned by Heart & Stroke, a Canadian charity dedicated to advocacy, education and the funding of research surrounding heart disease and stroke, shows that ultra-processed food consumption in Canada continues to increase and is alarmingly high, accounting for almost half of the daily calorie intake.

The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), McLean, Va., is joining the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Arlington, Va., and Grocery Manufacturers Association’s (GMA), Washington, D.C., voluntary product code dating initiative.

PROCESS EXPO will host over 600 exhibitors spanning 220,000 square feet of equipment, machinery and demos for buyers in all vertical industry sectors, including bakery, beverages, dairy, meat, poultry, seafood, prepared foods, fruits and vegetables, co-packers and more.

Chromatic Technologies Inc. (CTI), Colorado Springs, Colo., introduced Tamper Alert, a new irreversible, heat-activated ink technology to identify tamper evidence in labels and packaging.