The Australian banana industry is gearing up for a new campaign that aims to transform the humble banana into Australia’s number one ‘energy food’ within three years. The multi-platform campaign...

Tate & Lyle, the global ingredients and food solutions provider, is introducing TASTEVA™, a stevia sweetener that provides zero-calorie sweetness in use. The product is being marketed as “sweetness...

New York City’s Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and his health team together with Weight Watchers President Dave Burwick yesterday announced Weight Watchers’ support for New York City’s plan to limit...

CHOICE, the Australian consumer advocacy body, has this week queried the genuineness of claims made about the healthiness of coconut water. In a report issued this week, Choice investigated whether coconut...

The British Medical Journal has reported that functional health claims for sports drinks are being overstated. In particular the report criticises the claim of many sports drinks to be “essential for...

The Australian Government’s food standards agency, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), has called for submissions about adopting World Health Organization (WHO) limits for chemicals in packaged...

Australian dietitians and cardio-nutritionists are calling on the National Health and Medical Research Council to include polyunsaturated fats as a necessary new food group. Some nutritional experts have...

An oatmeal product manufactured in Japan has been found to be radioactive in Hong Kong, although the report also said the radioactivity of the food was ‘of low levels.’ The Hong Kong Government’s...

A report by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) warns tourists travelling to Indonesia to avoid cocktail drinks as they may contain methanol. The report, published in the August 2012...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has recalled a novelty drink bottle and novelty bowl because of potential choking hazards. The Tiny the Dino Drink Bottle and Tiny the Dino Bowl with...