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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued feedback to suggest it will deny the Australian Egg Corporation Limited (AECL) a Certification Trade Mark over new “free range”...

Consumers who maintain a strict kosher diet are required to check their vegetables and fruit for insect infestation (which is less common anyway in Australia because of stringent food safety and quality...

Australians are buying 30 per cent more organic confectionary and snacks than two years ago according to the latest biennial research commissioned by the Biological Farmers of Australia (BFA) and co funded...

Coca-Cola South Pacific has unveiled the Fanta Unbottle the Fun campaign, calling on Aussie teens “to add a bit of spontaneity to their everyday lives” through a series of “tongue-in-cheek ‘Funstigator’...

Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ), the government agency that coordinates food recalls, has advised a recall on Woolworths Ltd has recalled Homebrand Choc Eclairs from Woolworths, Safeway,...

Woolworths’ latest move in the coffee pod market signals a new trend in brand extension and retail diversification. Woolworths is the latest to jump on the single-serve coffee machine bandwagon, and...

The Australian Beverages Council has rejected calls for “tighter regulation” on energy drinks in Australia, arguing that Australia is already one of the most heavily regulated markets in the world. CEO...

The innovators of Australia’s agribusiness sector have been recognised in the National Australia Bank (NAB) Agribusiness awards for 2012 announced last week by NAB and Monash University. The awards recognise...

The Australian government through its Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), has changed its method of calculating the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The move comes at the same time as criticism that the...

On 12 – 16 November 2012 an international meeting of governments in Geneva will consider extending the Montreal Protocol to phase out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). The Australian government and Australian...