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Well-known sports supplement ingredient banned in Australia by TGA

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A substance that is commonly found in many sports supplements has been banned in Australia. The announcement to ban the ingredient, known as DMAA (1,3-dimethylamylamine), interestingly came via the Therapeutic...

Tesco credit rating downgrade possibility: Has its house brands strategy gone too far?

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Leading UK grocery retailer Tesco is facing some tough decisions after ratings agency Standard & Poor changed its outlook from “stable” to “negative” due to concerns about “weakening”...

Smaller olive oil producers in Australia facing strong competitive pressures

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Some of Australia’s best-known olive oil producers have revealed that pressures from the high Australian dollar, adverse weather conditions and aggressive pricing of major marketers, are all impacting...

Hepatitis fear for Sydney salad bar customers

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The New South Wales health department issued a warning last night to Sydney workers who may have bought food from a CBD SumoSalad bar, after an employee was diagnosed with hepatitis A. South Eastern Sydney...

Apples give cardioprotective benefits for post-menopausal women

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Researchers at Florida State University have found that post-menopausal women can benefit from eating two apples a day. Regular apple consumption can lower cholesterol by around 25 per cent. A team of...

Australian supermarkets push their suppliers to join GS1 Recallnet Portal

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Australian supermarket giants Coles, Woolworths, Cosco and Metcash have acclaimed the new GS1 Australia product retail technology, Recallnet. In an open letter, published on the GS1 website, the retailers...

Concerns over skyrocketing numbers for imports of processed vegetables and fruit

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Australian vegetable growers have expressed dismay at new statistics released this week showing processed vegetable imports have hugely expanded in the past two years. “These figures demonstrate an alarming...

Western Australian farmers celebrate bans coal seam exploration at Margaret River

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The Western Australian Government has announced a ban on coal exploration and mining in the rich food and wine-growing Margaret River region in the State’s south-west this week. The Government announced...

Mitre 10 acquisition strengthens Metcash against Coles and Woolworths

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Metcash, which supplies IGA supermarkets, has completed its acquisition of 100 per cent ownership of hardware chain, Mitre 10. Following the plans announced last month, Metcash said it would raise up to...

Fine Food Australia Show

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Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre 10 – 13 September If you work in the foodservice, food retail or hospitality industry, be sure to mark the Fine Food Australia show in you diary, on the 10...