A new case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE),  commonly known as mad-cow disease, has been found in a dairy cow in California, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA). BSE,...

Major fast food chain, Burger King, has announced that it will eliminate the practices of confining breeding pigs in gestation crates and egg-laying hens in battery cages from its U.S. supply chain. According...

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has invited submissions on proposed changes to the Food Standards Code that would allow the use of hydrogen peroxide as a processing aid, as well as ethyl lauroyl...

Cognitive aging could be delayed by up to two and a half years in elderly people who consume greater amounts of the blueberries and strawberries, according to a study published in today’s journal...

Suppliers, manufacturers and distributors in Australasia’s foodservice sector are collaborating to improve supply chain processes and standards. Key players in the foodservice sector have formed the...

One of the world’s largest food and nutrition companies, Nestlé, has announced its intention to acquire US-based global nutrition company Pfizer Nutrition for US$11.85 billion (AU$11.5 billion). In...

Australia’s National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has called for greater transparency around investments made by foreign interests in Australia. The NFF’s members believe there is a need for...

Poor dental health may influence children to eat unhealthy food, placing them at higher risk of obesity and chronic disease in later life, according to researchers at the University of Queensland. The...

Latest market research by international research body Innova Database has found the table and cooking sauces markets are seeing moves to spicier and more complex flavourings. Innova’s research focused...

KFC Australia has confirmed it will appeal a judgment in the NSW Supreme Court which found it to be responsible for causing the salmonella poisoning of a young girl in Sydney in 2005. The family of Monika...