Tasmania to encourage hemp crops despite Federal Ministerial forum’s hemp oil seed ban The Tasmanian Government has released details of a plan to introduce legislation which will encourage the growth...

Food Ministers take further action to prevent raw milk consumption The Ministers who met last Friday at the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation have said they are “extremely...

Health Star Ratings and Food Standards Code revision get go-ahead from ministers Government Ministers at a meeting of the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation have said they are...

Sanitarium moves into UK breakfast market in joint venture with Wingate Life Health Foods UK, a 50/50 joint venture set up between the owners of Australian breakfast food manufacturer Sanitarium and Australian...

Kogan pushes head first into online grocery sector Australia’s biggest online retailer, Kogan.com, has launched Kogan Pantry, a new online grocery service which it said will offer Australians groceries...

Degani cafe business launches retail fruit syrup Melbourne-based cafe network Degani has launched its first retail product line, a range of fruit syrups, available to consumers from March 2015. Comprising...

USDA proposes new measure to reduce food poisoning from poultry products The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has proposed new federal standards to reduce...

Oral therapy could cure peanut allergies, Australian research study A probiotic treatment for peanut allergy has been successfully trialled by Australian researchers at the Murdoch Children’s Research...

Sugary drinks linked to earlier onset of menstrual periods, study Girls who frequently consume sugary drinks tend to start their menstrual periods earlier than girls who do not, according to new research...

Coca-Cola Amatil announces senior management changes Food and beverage manufacturer Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has announced upcoming changes to its senior management team. The changes will see Nessa O’Sullivan,...