Australians “knowingly risk food poisoning” as nation lacks safety education, study More than half (51 per cent) of Australians do not know enough about food temperature danger zones, which puts them...

EFSA rejects French attempt to ban GMO corn crops in EU Following a request from the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has rejected attempts by France to prohibit the cultivation...

FSA defers decision on raw milk in UK as Australia considers raw milk regulation The UK’s food safety regulator, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has decided to maintain current regulations controlling...

EFSA recommends reduction in protein levels in infant on follow-on formula Europe’s food safety assessor European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has updated its advice on intake levels of energy, macronutrients...

Sysco fined $19.4 million for food safety breaches in California US-based global food marketing and distribution company Sysco has agreed to pay a settlement of US$19.4 million with the State of California,...

The sensor developed by the CSIRO for dairy products Australian research organisation the CSIRO has developed biologically-based sensors, which it says could provide the dairy industry with a “one-stop...

The FDA has approved the sweetener advantame for use in the US The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the new food additive, advantame, is safe for use as a general-purpose sweetener and...

EFSA to assess and regulate food enzymes used in processes like alcohol distillation The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has completed the first safety assessment of a food enzyme as part of a plan...

Supporting foodpro’s move to Melbourne in 2014, the Victorian Government Department of State Development, Business and Innovation is getting behind the event by running the Victorian Government Business...

Nutricia to process its own infant formula in NZ Nutricia, a subsidiary of France-based global dairy company Danone, has announced an agreement for the simultaneous acquisition of the spray dryer of Gardians,...