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Pepsi reports third quarter profit rise of 4.1%

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American multi-national beverage corporation Pepsi Co has reported a rise in earnings of 4.1% for the third quarter of 2011. Releasing its third quarter results today, Pepsi Co said the rise in profit...

Nestle and Gerber sued over fluoride-fortified food products

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According to a report from Australian food law specialists FoodLegal, Australian beverage and food companies will need to watch closely what emerges from a recent American lawsuit. Foodlegal has reported...

Potatoes and other high-GI foods may not be dietary villains after all, NZ study

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Potatoes and other foods reportedly high on the Glycemic Index (GI) might not be the dietary villains that many dieticians claim them to be, according to a new study by the University of Otago, in New...

Bread recalled in Victoria over plastic contamination fears

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Davies Bakery Ltd is conducting a recall of its Bakers Life Multigrain Sandwich Sliced Bread. The bakery has said that some of the bread may be contaminated with fragments of plastic. The product in question,...

‘Fairtrade’ label recognition grows in Australia (according to Fairtrade-commissioned survey)

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The percentage of Australian consumers who recognise the ethical label Fairtrade has risen from 37 per cent to 44 per cent in the last year, according to a survey commissioned by Fairtrade. Fairtrade International...

US study: Dietary supplements risk – excessive minerals intake

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A study published this week in The Archives of Internal Medicine has found that high levels of mineral intake in dietary supplements may not be a good thing. Researchers from the University of Eastern...

Slow progress on official “health claims” food standard for Australia and New Zealand, but decisions on the way

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Despite some 10 years in the making, Australia and New Zealand still cannot expect the official food standard for permitted health claims in relation to food until at least 2012. Speaking at the FoodLegal...

Supermarket powers to be watched closely by ACCC

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has warned Australia’s two major supermarket groups, Coles and Woolworths, that their wielding of purchasing power is being watched closely by...

Coca-Cola Amatil investment to revolutionize manufacturing for Australasia

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Coca-Cola Amatil Australasia (CCAA) has invested A$35 Million in new “blowfill” technology at its Thebarton production facility in Adelaide, enabling the company to design and manufacture its own bottles...

Baskin-Robbins’ timely banana launch on Aussie crave

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As prices for bananas begin to return to normal levels in Australia, Baskin-Robbins is providing another way for Aussies to get their banana fix: the brand has launched a new banana flavour ice cream. Baskin-Robbins...