PepsiCo yesterday (22 March) set out its plans to reduce the amount of salt, saturated fat and added sugar in its products. The US food giant, which owns brands including Lay’s crisps and Quaker...

Darrell Lea and Ricci Redmond Chocolate are conducting a voluntary recall of yoghurt-coated liquorice products as a result of lead levels above the accepted Australian standard. The products affected are:...

Following a report on Australia’s 60 Minutes, peak horticulture organization Growcom and the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) yesterday released statements declaring...

CSIRO has announced a two-year research program in collaboration with Bayer CropScience to create tools to assess sustainability of ‘new-generation’ crops in Australia. The study will model...

Australian retailer Metcash plans to rationalise its struggling cash-and-carry business. Metcash insisted that three of the four divisions that make up its Campbells Wholesale business – Campbells Wholesale,...

In today’s environmentally aware and increasingly socially responsible society, food manufacturers are increasingly being held accountable for more than just quality and flavour.  Consumers are...

The amount of salt in Australian-manufactured breakfast cereals and breads is being reduced by leading food manufacturers to improve the diets and health of Australians as part of an industry, retailer...

Gippsland based Jindi Cheese has achieved the highest ranking for a blue cheese at the world’s most prestigious cheese awards. In the same year that Jindi Cheese almost perished in the fires that...

The Food Standards Agency last Thursday published details of qualitative research exploring people’s preferences and understanding of the way in which salt and sodium information is presented on...

Amcor announced on Friday that they strongly dispute the estimate of damages suffered by Amcor customers, put forward in relation to the class action proceeding commenced by Jarra Creek Central Packaging...