Government berry havoc as Barnaby’s Agriculture department responsible for testing inadequacies The Australian Department of Agriculture has attempted to shift its responsibilities concerning the health...

Hepatitis A crisis in frozen berries recall Australian food manufacturer Patties Foods is facing serious consequences of some consumers have fallen ill with Hepatitis A after eating a batch of its Nanna’s...

South Aust govt challenges large egg suppliers with tough ‘free range’ rules The South Australian Government is one step closer to defining ‘free range’, with the release of a draft code for ‘free...

EFSA opens caffeine finding to further scrutiny The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched an open consultation on the draft scientific opinion on the safety of caffeine that was presented...

Health Star Rating website relaunched The troubled Health Star Rating website was relaunched by the Australian Government over the weekend. This is the second iteration of the Health Star Rating website...

Tim Tams and infant formula among CHOICE’s ‘Shonky Award’ winners Biscuit manufacturer Arnott’s Peanut Butter Flavour Tim Tams and infant formula s26 Gold Toddler and Junior, which are manufactured...

CHOICE opposes sports drink health claims as ‘misleading consumers’ Consumer group CHOICE has said it believes that allowing sports drinks to carry health claims will “mislead consumers into believing...

CHOICE claims food industry making “push to hide shrinking packs” Consumer group CHOICE has claimed some food companies have “big appetites for reducing the size of products without reducing...

CHOICE says powdered milk marketing is “outlandish” Consumer group CHOICE has claimed that Aspen, Nestle and Nutricia are targeting unsuspecting parents with costly “junior milk” products, which...

Food ministers sign off on new star labelling scheme The troubled Health Star Rating system for food labelling has been signed off by food and health ministers from the Australian Federal, State and Territory...