Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has kept a close eye on the research of packaging chemical Bisphenol A and believes it is safe for use in packaging. What is BPA? Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrial...

McDonald’s Australia is offering a free maths program to more than 1.4 million students nationwide in a move that has divided opinion. The world’s largest fast-food chain suggests that the...

Crust Gourmet Pizza Bars continues to rack up awards with two of its products today recognised in the 2009 Slimming & Health magazine Healthy Eating Awards. Billed as Australia’s only initiative...

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has today invited individuals and organisations with an interest in the regulation of food to provide information and comment on an application to amend the...

SPC Ardmona’s Managing Director has resigned to pursue other interests after almost nine years in the job. Nigel Garrard, who took up the position of MD at the fruit processing company in 2000, will...

Australia’s Clean Seas Tuna has reported that they have produced the first commercially bred Southern Bluefin Tuna in the world. Clean Seas was forced into a trading halt on Monday after a staggering...

The alcopops tax has failed to receive enough votes in the Senate after Family First Senator Steve Fielding sided with the Coalition. The Bill was initially passed 32-31 after National Senator Nigel Scullion...

The Federal Government has launched a project to investigate what drives food tourism and look at ways to help the industry expand. Food tourism, or agritourism, can include food and wine trails, farm...

A Biosecurity Australia (BA) decision in early March recommending that Cavendish bananas from the Philippines be allowed to enter Australia continues to draw a worried reaction from many stakeholders concerned...

An Australian independent retailer has taken out the prestigious title of ‘IGA International Retailer of the Year’ at an awards ceremony held in Sydney on Sunday night. The announcement, made at...