A decision by the Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council today not to recommend further regulation of trans-fats in foods has been welcomed by the Australian Food and Grocery Council...

The addition of iodised salt to Australian bread from tomorrow (October 9) will help address the re-emergence of iodine deficiency across most of the population, the nation’s food regulatory body...

Australia’s food safety regulator, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), has today announced a number of proposed changes to current food laws and is welcoming the views of any individual...

From Sunday 13 September 2009, bread-making flour in Australia must have folic acid, a form of the B vitamin folate, added to it to reduce the risk of babies being born with birth defects such as spina...

Australia’s food regulatory body has rejected a call for food manufacturers to name the source of vegetable oil in their products. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) said this week that...

Mandatory fortification of folic acid in bread will be deferred until May 2012 in New Zealand, with the focus now on introducing a targeted voluntary programme, NZ Minister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinson...

Usage of the food descriptors ‘natural’, ‘superfood’ and ‘antioxidants’ has been debated by six leading food experts at the recent FoodLegal symposium, with calls made for...

The second Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Food Safety Cooperation Forum has recently been held in Singapore, with members agreeing to improve food safety sharing procedures across the region. The...

Australia’s food standards regulator has released an outline of a review report into regulation of genetically modified (GM) foods in Australia. The review was commissioned by FSANZ in May 2008,...

Cadbury this week initiated a recall of their Cadbury Old Gold Dark Chocolate for the second time this year. The voluntary consumer level recall was instigated due to the possible presence of milk protein,...