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The Ministerial Council advance improved nationally consistent food regulation

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Ministers responsible for food regulation in Australia and New Zealand met in Melbourne last week where they finalised a draft Intergovernmental Agreement that will assist Australian consumers and industry...

Study reveals alarming salt levels in curry

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First came the attack on bread for containing too much salt, now according to British Heart Foundation, some of the nation’s curries have five times above the recommended daily amount of salt. The...

Company pays more than peanuts for false labelling fine

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The importer and distributor of a Chinese gingili (sesame) paste that contained undeclared peanuts have been fined $2,640 and $6,600 respectively after it was found they had falsely labelled the food,...

Fairtrade Fortnight shines ethical spotlight on Australia

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With the Fairtrade Fortnight approaching this coming May, Australians have a real opportunity to boost the Fairtrade movement in Australia. However, Datamonitor research has determined that it will require...

Campbells wins food allergy award

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Campbell Soup Company was recently honored by the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) for its commitment to food allergy safety, awareness and education.At its Annual Patient Conference in Baltimore,...

US passes fast-food nutrition labelling law

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As part of the health care legislation passed by the US House of Representatives on Sunday, chain restaurants with 20 or more locations will be required to provide nutritional information to diners at...

Salt and sodium research published

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The Food Standards Agency last Thursday published details of qualitative research exploring people’s preferences and understanding of the way in which salt and sodium information is presented on...

European MEPs vote against mandatory traffic-light labels

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European politicians have voted against imposing traffic-light nutrition labels on foodstuffs sold across the EU. Members of the European Parliament, sitting on the European Parliament’s Environment...

UK’s FSA agrees single front-of-pack label plan

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The UK’s Food Standard Agency this morning (10 March) agreed to the implementation of a single approach to front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling.At an open meeting held in Cardiff today, the FSA’s...

Global GM Crop Slowdown

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The annual GM industry-funded survey of global GM crops, by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agro-biotech Applications (ISAAA), shows 7 of the 25 GM countries grew less genetically manipulated...