The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published the first in a series of opinions on flavouring products which are added to foods to give a “smoked” flavour. EFSA’s CEF Panel...

The introduction of a traffic light system on the front of products would represent an overly simplistic approach to food labelling, according to the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC), which represents...

Asahi’s acquisition of Schweppes is now complete, with the A$1.185 million deal going through on Friday. Todd Stitzer, CEO of Cadbury, said the UK-based firm decided to sell the Schweppes business...

Australian parents have teamed up with nutritionist Dr Rosemary Stanton to reveal their list of the worst children’s breakfast ‘Cereal Offenders’ as part of an ongoing campaign to reveal...

A fast-food franchise in Perth’s CBD has been forced to back-pay many of its teenage workers $50,000 following investigations by the Federal Workplace Ombudsman. Workplace Ombudsman Western Australian...

New GroceryChoice data released this week indicates Woolworths is now cheapest for the total basket price in 42 of the 61 regions surveyed, while Choice has reported a new partnership that will guide the...

Premier David Bartlett has confirmed the Tasmanian Government and JBS Swift have agreed on terms that will enable the King Island abattoir to re-open today. The abattoir, which processes the Island’s...

Food and beverage marketers will need to be more careful with their ‘green’ product claims after the board of the Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) announced they would...

The spirits sector has agreed to ban alcohol advertising during sporting events before 9pm, after carrying through with a pledge to Family First’s Steve Fielding to ban daytime sports advertising...

Heinz Australia is undertaking a precautionary recall of a small batch of Heinz Dijon Mustard Sauce With A Hint of Orange. A small amount of this product was incorrectly labelled and consequently does...