Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has invited submissions on an application to change the Food Standards Code to allow food derived from a genetically modified soybean. The application, submitted...

More people in the US are exercising, but obesity levels are still rising, according to new research from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington. Two studies...

High blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids have been linked to an increased risk of prostate cancer, according to a new study from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre (Fred Hutch) in Seattle. Published...

The global trend for marketing of ‘natural’ food and drink products is showing little sign of slowing, according to global market research organisation RTS Resource Ltd (RTS). High profile food scares,...

Poultry brand Steggles is promoting turkey as an alternative dinner protein to chicken. Turkeys being a larger bird than chicken and carrying lots of dark meat, have the potential to improve poultry processing...

Nestle has proceeded with applying for a patent for a non-melting chocolate, despite the fact that rival chocolate maker Mondelez, which manufacturs for Cadbury, has also lodged a patent. Nestle filed...

Cereal manufacturer Kellogg’s Australia has been forced to withdraw two television advertisements after a complaint from health advocacy group the Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) was upheld by the Advertising...

While sales of instant coffee have seen a decline in the last five years, facing stiff competition from barista-made coffee, Nescafe remains the top choice for Australians, according to the latest findings...

In June 2013, Amazon announced it was expanding its AmazonFresh service to Los Angeles and parts of San Francisco, after testing the concept in Seattle for five years. If the current expansion is a success,...

Regular consumption through yoghurt of beneficial bacteria, known as probiotics, alters brain function, according to an early proof-of-concept study from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). The...