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The US’s Food and Drug Administration has recalled raw alfalfa sprouts produced by Caldwell Fresh Foods after they were linked to outbreak of the food-borne illness Salmonella Newport, an antibiotic-resistant...

The NSW Food Authority has announced its support of last week’s Food Allergy Awareness Week, 16-22 May, in an effort to remind consumers and industry of the importance of understanding the role of...

New Zealand’s Advertising Standards Authority, a body that promotes “self-regulation” in advertising, has unveiled a set of guidelines after a year-long review. The 26-page Children’s...

US soft drink and snacks maker PepsiCo is to invest US$2.5 billion (A$3 billion) in its food and beverage businesses in China over the next three years. The investment, announced on Friday, is in addition...

A compound derived from broccoli could help prevent or treat breast cancer by killing cancer stem cells, according to a study at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. The study tested...

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and Master Grocers Australia will today appear at a Fair Work Australia hearing in Melbourne, seeking a ruling to reduce the minimum casual shift from three hours...

Dymocks has announced another acquisition in the food industry, purchasing Melbourne-based nut and confectionary maker Paton’s. The purchase adds to Dymocks’ food portfolio, already including...

The massive oil spill off the Gulf of Mexico has raised concerns over US seafood supplies after fishing was halted from the Mississippi River to the Florida Panhandle for at least 10 days. The spill was...

Researchers at Iowa State Technology, in collaboration with local company Advanced Analytical Technologies, are developing a new DNA testing technique which could cut testing for food-borne pathogen Salmonella...

The latest ABS retail trade figures show that sales in March rose 0.3%, seasonally adjusted, compared with a fall of 1.2% the previous month. Sales rose, in seasonally adjusted terms, across five retail...