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Food exporters to get greater access to Chilean market as FTA comes into effect

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The Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement will come into force tomorrow 6 March, 2009, opening up greater opportunities to meat, wine and dairy exporters.This was the first Free Trade Agreement to be concluded...

Nanotechnology in food needs to be assessed on case-by-case basis: EFSA

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The European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) Scientific Committee has concluded that current international approaches to risk assessment can also be applied to engineered nano materials (ENM) in food,...

Goodman Fielder to sell $720 million worth of assets?

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Goodman Fielder, Australia’s largest food manufacturer, could dispose of A$720 million of assets in the wake of a strategic review that is currently underway, according to reports.The two divisions...

Calls for stricter laws to restrict promotions of alcohol through food

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A coalition of major health bodies has called for tougher rules on alcohol marketing, citing new research from the US which reportedly found a causal relationship between owning alcohol branded merchandise...

Agreement to import bananas from the Philippines leads to grower fears and IGA ban

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A Federal Government decision to allow bananas to be imported from the Philippines has been met with great concern by growers and the Queensland Government, while a leading supermarket chain has announced...

Tesco wins appeal against proposed supermarket ‘competition test’

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Tesco, the UK’s largest retailer, has won an appeal against a ‘competition test’ in the planning system, which would have seen permission of new supermarkets subject to an analysis of market...

Buyer found for Sanlu in wake of melamine scandal

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An auction of the company at the centre of last year’s melamine dairy contamination has found a buyer, with Sanyuan buying Sanlu for 617 million yuan (A$145 million), China news agency Xinhua reported. Beijing-based...

Cereal packaging ink poses slight risk to children: EFSA

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The European Food Safety Authority has reported that a chemical used in the printing ink on some cereal packaging is not desirable but appears to pose few risks. The EFSA conducted the research following...

Global dairy prices showing signs of recovery: Fonterra

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The March trading event for Fonterra’s internet-based sales platform, globalDairyTrade, concluded yesterday morning, with prices rising as a result of stronger demand.The trading manager, CRA International,...

Goodman Fielder dismisses claim they are under pressure on banking covenants

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Goodman Fielder’s Managing Director, Mr Peter Margin, has refuted many of the assertions made in an Australian Financial Review article published today. The company reported they were comfortable...