Japanese food and beverage group Kirin Holdings has slashed its profit forecast for 2010 due to JPY38.8bn (US$463.5m) of write-downs at National Foods, its dairy and juice unit in Australia. Kirin was...

The Food Standards Agency is reminding people to follow some simple safety steps this Christmas when preparing their turkeys, to help keep the festive period free from the misery of food poisoning. Many...

Excessive alcohol consumption has a huge hidden cost to Victorian society, Premier Ted Baillieu said today. Visiting the Alfred Hospital Emergency and Trauma Centre with Minister for Mental Health Mary...

Any attempt to evade the EU ban on battery cages for laying hens due to take effect in January 2012 must be resisted, says a European Parliament resolution approved on Thursday. Animal welfare must be...

On Friday (17 December) Mars, Incorporated received the U.S. Secretary of State’s 2010 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) for its work in cocoa sustainability and efforts to improve economic development...

Territorians should not be fooled into believing the NT Government’s proposed Cash for Containers legislation is a ‘magic pudding’ for Christmas that won’t cost consumers or government...

Master patissier Adriano Zumbo has landed his own SBS series, Zumbo produced for SBS by Fredbird Entertainment. This mouth watering new observational documentary series will deliver a compelling mix of...

PepsiCo is set to launch a portable children’s snack made from squeezable fruit in the US. The company’s Tropicana Products division said the product, Tropicana Tropolis, will be available...

The industrial action at Heinz’s flagship UK production site could rumble on into next week with staff planning another 24-hour strike tomorrow (21 December). Jennie Formby, national officer for...

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) this week released details of proposed changes to the Food Standards Code and invited comment from interested organisations and individuals. Among the changes...