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Plant science group welcomes call for GM crop inquiry in Australia

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Plant science group CropLife has welcomed calls from Independent Senator Nick Xenophon for an inquiry into the post-commercialisation impacts of existing regulation Genetically Modified (GM) crops. Senator...

FDA takes step to further reduce trans fats in processed foods

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced its preliminary determination that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the primary dietary source of artificial trans fat in processed foods, are...

FSANZ proposes national standard for meat production and processing

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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for submissions on a proposed primary production and processing standard for meat in Australia. The proposed standard provides a national “whole...

AFGC welcomes new Australian government reforms

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The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has welcomed the focus on growth, trade and regulatory reform in the new Abbott Ministry, which will be sworn in today. The AFGC said the food and grocery...

Melbourne Uni to hold symposium on Supermarket Code of Conduct

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Debate over whether there is a need for a code of conduct to regulate dealings between grocery retailers and suppliers will be the focus of a public symposium to be held at the University of Melbourne...

Would the Supermarket Code of Conduct be going ‘back to the future’?

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The Australian Federal Government could abandon plans for a voluntary code of conduct in favour of a mandatory code, enforceable by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). According...

‘World Salt Awareness Week’ triggers debate on ‘hidden salt’ in Australia

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The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has responded to claims that Australian processed foods for children contain ‘unacceptably high’ levels of salt. The claims were made this week in research...

Global Standards seminar in Melbourne, Tuesday 19 March 2013

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All players in the Australian food industry are being invited to send representatives to a seminar in Melbourne on the latest trends and issues on new global Standards. The seminar has been organised by...

Woolworths gets a slap over the wrist in Adelaide for selling food past Use-by date

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Major supermarket chain Woolworths has been fined $7,500 for selling food past its Use-by date in Murray Bridge in South Australia. On Friday last week (8 March), the Woolworths Ltd pleaded guilty in the...

Woolworths dossier blames Aldi for private labels

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Supermarket giant Woolworths is facing heated criticism from its suppliers after a recent newspaper report revealed the existence of a dossier produced by the Company. The dossier reportedly claims that...