Government officials, livestock leaders, scientists and peak industry stakeholders met in Sydney this week to review Australia’s preparedness and response capacity for any foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).
Participants...
A Senate Select Committee report examining Australia’s Food Processing Sector was released on 16 August 2012.
The Senate’s Inquiry covered the following broad areas:
(a) the competitiveness...
The High Court of Australia has rejected the constitutional challenge by major tobacco companies to the Federal Government’s plain packaging laws.
The new laws were passed in November 2011 but allowed...
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC), the peak industry body for Australia’s food and grocery industry has announced the formation of a new forum designed to promote the health benefits of...
Australia’s first drive-thru supermarket was launched today by Woolworths.
The ‘click and collect drive-thru’ service operates at Woolworths Warringah Mall in Sydney, and is free to use.
Customers...
Suggested mandatory food reformulation supporters are ramping up the debate after research released this month (August 2012) claimed diet and exercise campaigns are so ineffective at preventing heart disease...
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...
Australian Greens Deputy Leader, Senator Christine Milne has foreshadowed a new Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) Bill to be introduced into Federal Parliament by the Greens.
The proposed Accurate Country...
The Victorian food industry is experiencing a boom in live micro-organisms. Probiotics is the name of the game. Probiotics are ‘friendly bacteria’ with beneficial health effects being claimed for consumers.
Victoria...
A recent Federal Court of Australia decision together with an earlier unconnected ruling issued by Australia’s food agency each have considerable potential to hit parallel importers.
According to a leading...
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