Australian national grocery wholesaler, Metcash, which owns the Franklins chain of supermarkets, has announced plans to drastically restructure its business in response to difficult trading conditions...

A campaign to put an end to battery-hen egg production in Australia begins today, with animal welfare group Animals Australia targeting supermarkets and asking consumers to boycott non free-range eggs. A...

Researchers from the University of Sydney have found that 12-year-olds who drink one or more fizzy drinks or cordial a day have narrower arteries in the back of their eyes, increasing their chances of...

An organic farmer is seeking to recover loss and damage allegedly caused by a genetically modified (GM) canola farmer neighbour. Steve Marsh, an organic farmer from Kojonup, Western Australia, says his...

A notable rise in the number of cases of the stomach bug Cryptosporidium in the Northern Territory has prompted the Government of the Northern Territory to urge Territorians to practice good hygiene and...

Australia’s leading airline Qantas has apologised to one of its passengers after live maggots were found in the passenger’s on-board flight snack food. According to reports, Victorian woman Victoria...

New research by US-based consumer research company Sloan Trends Inc has found that US consumers are increasingly choosing foods for their inherent nutritional value, rather than using dietary supplements. Sloan...

The total value of Australian food production increased by 17 per cent in 2010-11, a new government report has revealed. Federal Government’s ‘Australian Food Statistics 2010-11’ report,...

The Australian Government released today a ‘Carbon Farming Handbook’ which aims to provide information for farmers in Australia wanting to participate in the government’s Carbon Farming...

The Australian Government has announced a new partnership with Australian supermarket chain Woolworths which it says will help thousands of unemployed Australians find work. Under the ‘Fresh Start...