Coca-Cola South Pacific has unveiled the Fanta Unbottle the Fun campaign, calling on Aussie teens “to add a bit of spontaneity to their everyday lives” through a series of “tongue-in-cheek ‘Funstigator’...

Margaret River residents have been joined by the Heart Foundation in Western Australia to oppose the development of a Woolworths centre food court to house fast food chains. Woolworths has denied its proposal...

US doctors at the Center for Science in the Public Interest have written an open letter to Walt Disney Co, urging the company to remove its characters from confectionary food products in the United States. General...

School parents in Stockholm, Sweden, have been reported to be angry after some schools banned butter from canteens “to adhere to Sweden’s National Food Agency guidelines.” The schools have said that...

On September 25, 2012 , the USA’s Agriculture Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon announced that United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s online SuperTracker...

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...

The University of Queensland’s School of Public Health has released research finding that food industry regulation and the aggressive prescription of drugs would save more lives than lifestyle advice. Dr...

Two prominent academics in nutrition have voiced differing views to Australian audiences on the causes of the current upsurge in obesity. The World is Fat Dr Barry Popkins, author of the controversial...

The Advertising Standards Board (ASB) in Australia has issued a warning against the fast food chain McDonald’s for targeting children through its Happy Meals website. A previous complaint lodged a year...