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Friends one moment, but not the next? Food labelling spat between the AFGC and CHOICE

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Despite recently presenting a united voice for advocacy of a supermarket ombudsman in Australia, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) and Australian consumer advocacy group CHOICE have disagreed...

New Zealand rebuts Free Trade Agreement loophole allegation

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The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council (FGC) has strongly rebutted an allegation that vegetables from China have been entering Australia via New Zealand without being labelled as of Chinese origins. A...

Conflicting objectives in Country of Origin Labelling?

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Australian Food News recently reported on Chinese vegetables allegedly entering Australia via New Zealand, without being labelled as being of Chinese origin. Queensland farming organization Growcom called...

McDonalds loses heart tick as Heart Foundation departs takeaway food endorsements

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The National Heart Foundation of Australia today announced it will be ending its Tick licensing program in the takeaway food environment. Heart Foundation CEO Dr Lyn Roberts said, “We knew working in...

QLD farmers demand closure of “origin” label NZ loophole

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Reports of vegetables from China entering Australia via New Zealand without being labelled as Chinese have sparked calls from a major farming organization in Queensland to demand the New Zealanders cooperate...

Many NSW food outlets prosecuted for inadequate handwashing

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Food businesses in New South Wales have been told to clean up their act after a large number of penalty notices were issued to those failing to maintain adequate hand-washing facilities. Over the past...

National bottle deposit scheme on political agenda

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At a meeting held in Canberra today, federal environment ministers failed to reach agreement on a national recycling deposit scheme for packaged beverage containers. Under the proposed scheme, a 10-cent...

Cherries first U.S. fresh fruit to gain access to Western Australia market

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After 10 years of negotiations, U.S. cherries can now be exported to Western Australia, making cherries the first U.S. fresh fruit to gain access to that market. U.S. cherries from California have been...

ACCC seeks court injunction over Franklins / Metcash merger

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has applied to the Federal Court for an interim injunction restraining Metcash’s proposed acquisition of the Franklins supermarket chain. The...

Lowered salt version of HP Sauce causes anger in UK, so what’s the story in Australia?

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Change made by food giant Heinz to the ingredients of its HP Sauce in the UK is reported to be causing uproar amongst fans of the sauce living in the UK. However, according to Heinz Australia, not a single...