Autumn conditions have created ideal growing conditions for poisonous mushrooms, Victoria’s Chief Health Officer has warned. “People should avoid gathering wild mushrooms around Melbourne, in rural Victoria and from their own gardens because of the risk of collecting poisonous varieties, which may appear very similar to edible varieties,” said Dr Rosemary Lester, Victorian Chief Health Officer. Dr Lester identified two of the State’s most dangerous varieties, the Death Cap fungus (Amanita... ...Read more »

The UK government has officially launched its traffic light labelling system, which has been subject to much debate over the past year. The red, yellow and green labels have been officially released by UK Public Health Minister Anna Soubry to help consumers make “healthier choices.” The traffic light labels includes the content of fat, saturated fat, salt, sugar and calories are in each product.  The system, which is currently voluntary, will be “fully utilised by the next UK summer.” The... ...Read more »

As Australian Food News reported last week, Brumby’s Bakery made the mistake of suggesting in its internal newsletter that its members should raise their prices and blame the recently introduced Federal government Carbon Price. Since then, Brumby’s Bakery has officially apologized, its managing director Deane Priest has resigned, and the company has released a new advertising and social media campaign to re-assert its good reputation. The Brumby’s Bakery social media campaign appears to have... ...Read more »