Kiss Kiss Food Products Pty Ltd has recalled all varieties of Kiss Kiss Pastizzi baked goods from independent supermarkets in Western Australia due to undeclared soy. According to Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), the recalled products contain undeclared soy (an allergen) due to the manufacturer changing the product specifications. The Kiss Kiss Pastizzi products with the following flavours have been recalled: Bonza Bacon and Ricotta, Cheeky Curry Chicken, Funky Fetta, Perfect Pizza,... ...Read more »

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today called for submissions on an application to change the Food Standards Code to allow for food derived from a corn line genetically modified for protection against insect pests. Commenting on Application A1060, from Syngenta Seeds Pty Ltd, FSANZ Chief Executive Officer Steve McCutcheon said, “The corn line is intended for cultivation in regions of North America and Canada, not in Australia and New Zealand.” He said that regulatory approval is... ...Read more »

Research by some Canadians published this week by the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that when it comes to lowering LDL levels (the so-called ‘bad cholesterol’), what you eat is more important than what you don’t eat. Certain cholesterol-friendly foods can be more effective in lowering levels of LDL, or ‘bad cholesterol’ than foods merely low in saturated fats, according to the Canadian researchers. Led by Dr. David Jenkins, research chair in nutrition and metabolism... ...Read more »

Unilever and Ahold have become among the first companies to acquire certificates for sustainable soy.The purchase – made by a number of Dutch companies under the local Initiative for Sustainable Soy (IDS) – was of the first batch of soy certified by the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS). The RTRS was set up in 2006 to draw up criteria for the sustainable cultivation of soy, which is used in animal feed and in a swathe of food products. The companies, which also include dairy processor... ...Read more »

Effective immediately, Solae will increase prices of its high quality soy ingredients by 7-9 percent across the globe. Solae state that like many food companies, they have been affected by general inflationary pressure in the current economic environment, and the following significant global market dynamics affecting food manufacturers: - Global Producer Price Index is expected to increase by about 4.7 percent in 2010. - Producer Price Index is expected to continue to increase... ...Read more »

DuPont and the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG) announced that they have extended their long-standing research collaboration and commitment to increasing productivity in leading production crops. DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred and ACPFG partnered in 2005 to discover and develop traits to increase drought tolerance and to decrease the need for soil-applied nitrogen fertilizer, as well as to grow overall crop yields in corn, soybeans, rice, wheat, canola, sorghum and barley.... ...Read more »

Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup used on genetically manipulated (GM) Roundup Ready crops is linked to human cell death, birth defects, cancer and miscarriages, says a report released at the European Parliament by an international group of scientists. The report comes at a crucial time for Australia, where a popular infant soy formula has tested positive to unlabelled GM soy and corn, and Roundup Ready canola and cotton are grown. The report, “GM Soy: Sustainable? Responsible?”, highlights... ...Read more »

Independent senator Nick Xenophon and Greens senator Rachel Siewert have lent their support to the Greenpeace campaign against unlabelled GM food content, saying they will introduce a joint bill tightening Australia’s food labelling laws. The two senators joined a group of protesting mothers, and Professor Peter Collignon, Director of the Infectious Diseases Unit and Microbiology Department at Canberra Hospital, to denounce the presence of unlabelled genetically modified foods on Australia’s... ...Read more »

Aussie mums are undertaking DIY labelling of contaminated baby food this morning, after tests showed one of Australia’s leading infant formulas contains a number of unlabelled genetically modified products. Activists in Sydney and Melbourne have taken food safety into their own hands and labelled the baby formula, S-26 Soy, clearly tagging it as genetically modified and giving parents the right to choose. At 9am this morning, mothers entered a major Woolworth’s outlet in Sydney and Coles’... ...Read more »

A University of Missouri research team has developed a soybean which produces oil that is naturally low in saturated and trans fats. The food manufacturing industry has long sought answers to the question of how to produce stable oils for applications such as baking without using hydrogenation. Hydrogenation is a process which stabilises oils, extending shelf life and allowing heating without spoiling. Unfortunately, hydrogenation also produces trans fats, which years of research have proven to clog... ...Read more »