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Dieting in decline as healthier foods take spotlight

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Eating “better for you” foods rather than dieting appears to be the weapon of choice against the battle of the bulge, according to The NPD Group, a leading market research firm. NPD reports...

ARA welcomes modern award flexibility clause

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Peak retail industry body, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA), has indicated their support of the flexibility clause of the modern award, after the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC)...

Trans Fats Health Concerns Renewed

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Recent research conducted at the State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil into the adverse effects of trans fats on our health, has shown that these can be passed from mother to child through the breast...

Binge drinking “crisis” leading to global policy changes

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The Australian Government is not the only government making policy changes to curb binge drinking rates as concern spreads worldwide. Like the Rudd Government, the American Government has increased alcopop...

Manufacturers to gain access to high-fibre barley

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Food manufacturers will soon have access to a new CSIRO-bred barley variety, which reportedly has significant human health benefits. A licence agreement between the CSIRO/Australian Capital Ventures Limited...

Caffeine and guarana infused vodka to stimulate consumers

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p.i.n.k vodka, the first 80-proof ultra-premium vodka infused with caffeine and guarana, is to be made available in Australia from July. Made from the handcrafted vodka from Holland, p.i.n.k. vodka contains...

Dr Pepper Snapple Group enters energy drink market with venom

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The energy drink market has been growing considerably over the past five years with the success of Red Bull symbolic of the potential of the sector. However, as more competitors enter, the need for product...

Pillow-pack machine to roll out 400 products a minute

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A new horizontal pillow-pack machine Pack-401 by Tevopharm for use with confectionery and food products can produce an output of up to 400 products per minute and provide optional integration of Delta...

Salmonella present in one in ten pigs

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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a survey on Salmonella levels detected in slaughtered pigs across the EU in 2006-07 indicating that Salmonella was found in one in ten pigs for human...

Name and Shame laws just weeks away

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Pioneering new laws that empower local councils as food safety enforcers and allow the government to publish food law violations are to come into effect next month. Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald...