Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has released a consultation paper about the qualifying criteria for dietary fibre nutrition content claims. FSANZ said it agreed before the gazettal of the...

Fruit and vegetable juice brand Beet It Organic have launched a new concentrated beetroot drink in Australia. Beet It Organic, a brand manufactured by Suffolk-based beverage company James White Drinks...

‘Healthy’ flavours, such as herbs and spices, honey and new-generation ‘superfruits’ will be the next “boom” in the global beverage market, according to global market research organisation...

Food manufacturer Sanitarium has rejected claims from Australian consumer group CHOICE that health claims on Sanitarium’s Up & Go liquid breakfast products are “shonky”. CHOICE had claimed that...

Freedom Foods is opposed to the Australian Food and Grocery Council (the AFGC) proposition that Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) alter the definition of ‘gluten-free’ in Australia and,...

Australian snack food manufacturer Vitality Brands has launched a new range of snack and chocolate brands called AntiOx, which it claims are “high in natural antioxidants that help boost immunity”. AntiOx...

A new toolkit is being launched by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) to help businesses have a greater knowledge of and positive influence on decisions about sustainable packaging design. The...

Uncle Tobys has declared that all its breakfast cereals “meet the nutrition requirements of a new Government food standard.” Uncle Tobys claims its cereals are “the first of the top three breakfast...

Following years of success in the European Union, Europe’s probiotic foods and supplements industry is expected to experience a €130 million decline over the next five years. The pronouncement comes...

Popular food claims such as “natural,” “made with,” and “whole grains” have made the US-based EnviroMedia’s Leanwashing Index’s annual list of food marketing words that mislead consumers. Launched...