A new study has found that certain probiotics can improve metabolic syndrome and counteract the adverse effects of a high-fat diet, by reducing tissue inflammation and metabolic endotoxaemia. The landmark...

Three European grain traders, AgroTrace, Holtermann and Eurograin, have sent a letter to WA Premier Colin Barnett stating that they will not buy Western Australian grain if GM canola is grown. The letter,...

While alcoholic cider may only make up a diminutive 1.1 percent value share of national offpremise liquor sales, a report released by The Nielsen Company this week has revealed that the category’s...

Canned tuna is currently the biggest selling seafood item in Australia. As supermarkets sell more and more of this profitable product, tuna stocks are in a critical condition. Greenpeace is now putting...

National Foods has hit back at claims by Queensland’s shadow minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries, Ray Hopper, that lowered quotas at its new Malanda plant will end in “death by a...

The first farmers’ markets in Australia will be accredited on Saturday 15 May 2010 under the Victorian Farmers’ Markets Association (VFMA) Accreditation Program. The VFMA commenced a rigorous...

The Australian Greens are continuing to press for greater food industry regulation to combat obesity, following the publication of a study in the latest Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health...

Diversified food company Freedom National Products Limited (FNP) and A2 Corporation Limited(A2C) – the company that owns and commercialises intellectual property that enables the identification of...

World Vision has taken the decision to pause campaigning activities aimed at Arnott’s for a 6 month period in response to the company publicly committing to address potential labour exploitation...

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has announced that it is considering approving two Monsanto genetically modified grains and a DSM Food Specialties protein engineered enzyme for Australian...