Australian sales of Fairtrade Certified and Labelled products has grown strongly for the fifth consecutive year with 2008 retail figures up by 80 per cent, Fairtrade Labelling Australia & New Zealand...

Queensland’s Chief Health Officer has now distanced herself from advice suggesting Queenslanders stockpile food in preparation for a possible outbreak of swine flu. Dr Jeannette Young told ABC Radio...

The thirteenth meeting of the Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council* was held in Sydney today, with alcohol health warning labels and food labelling on the agenda. The meeting was...

Queensland residents have been urged to stockpile food in their homes in case swine flu hits Australian shores, despite the Federal Government dismissing the need for such actions. There are yet to be...

Cadbury is embarking on a relaunch of their core chocolate products in Australia, which has seen them clearing trade inventories in the first quarter of the year. The UK-based maker of Dairy Milk and Old...

New research has discovered that Australian shoppers are turning to natural food products in a bid to enrich their diets. According to a study released today, 99 per cent* of Australians are consuming...

Woolworths had the cheapest total basket of groceries in 39 out of the 61 GroceryChoice regions, according to the latest figures released today (May 1).Coles was the cheapest in 18 regions and the independent...

New South Wales Primary Industries Minister, Ian Macdonald, has today reassured consumers that they cannot catch swine flu from eating pork or pork products. “There is no risk of contracting swine...

A new pilot program launched by Melbourne City Council today is designed to help consumers to make healthy choices about what they eat. The ‘green light, eat right’ program, running at QV Urban...

Doughnut maker Krispy Kreme has agreed to banish the name Iced Dough-Vo from their new ‘Australiana’ range from May 11 after being threatened with legal action by Arnott’s. A letter was...