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Dairy company Binnorie has urged consumers of Duetto, in New South Wales, to return the product to its place of purchase, due to microbial (Listeria monocytogenes) contamination. Duetto is marketed as...

General Mills has expanded its Mount Waverley manufacturing facility in Melbourne. The expansion was marked with a visit by Minister for Manufacturing, Exports and Trade, The Hon. Richard Dalla-Riva MLC...

Following years of success in the European Union, Europe’s probiotic foods and supplements industry is expected to experience a €130 million decline over the next five years. The pronouncement comes...

Retail spending growth will remain steady heading into 2013, according to the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) and global packaging company CHEP’s latest Retail Index released yesterday. The...

New US research from the University of North Carolina has found that 75 per cent of formulated foods contain sweeteners, raising health concerns with the study authors. The study published in the recent...

Following the gazettal of new Country of Origin labelling requirements for unpackaged meat this month and the October 2012 launch of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) guide...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a final decision allowing broiler chicken growers, who are members of Queensland Chicken Growers Association, to collectively bargain with...

Australian food manufacturers are struggling to pass on the costs of the carbon tax to customers according to new data just released by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group), the foremost representative...

Popular food claims such as “natural,” “made with,” and “whole grains” have made the US-based EnviroMedia’s Leanwashing Index’s annual list of food marketing words that mislead consumers. Launched...

Commercial farming chemical Dicyandiamide (DCD) has been voluntarily suspended in New Zealand after traces were found in New Zealand-based dairy products. DCD is used in the farming process to prevent...