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Victorian food producers big winners at RASV Fine Food Awards

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The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV) has awarded five champion trophies to food producers Australia-wide as part of the inaugural ‘Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards’ Autumn Program. The...

Voluntary salt-reduction targets set by Australian government

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A new Agreement reached yesterday between food manufacturers, retailers and the Federal Government to reduce the levels of sodium in savoury crackers by set targets, has been welcomed by the Australian...

Kraft creates a “health conscious” peanut butter variant

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Kraft Foods Australia has launched a new specially formulated peanut butter with No Added Sugar or Salt, in a new campaign that declares today “National Peanut Butter Day.” Created with health conscious...

Heart Foundation calls for mandatory salt and saturated fat levels in processed foods

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The National Heart Foundation of Australia is calling on the Australian government and the food industry to enforce mandatory nutrition targets to make processed foods healthier. Apart from requesting...

Concerns that Australian children eating as much salt as adults

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The National Heart Foundation of Australia is alarmed at new research that says Australian children are eating as much salt as adults. N ew Australian research has revealed on average children are eating...

Argument in Australia over “non-effective” health impact of lifestyle campaigns

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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...

Heart Foundation gives the National Food Plan its tick of approval

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The National Heart Foundation of Australia has reacted to the Australian Government’s green paper for the National Food Plan. The green paper outlines the Government’s intention to develop a national...

International study identifies a “manufacturing epidemic”

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An international group of public health academics has collaborated in research finding that provocatively describes the role of big companies in low- to middle-income (LMIC) countries as a “manufacturing...

Australia’s first “salt-reduced” smoked salmon

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Australia’s first “salt-reduced” smoked salmon product is about to hit the market. The Tassal Salt Reduced Smoked Salmon comes with “60% reduced salt” making it a “healthy alternative for those...

Cutting salt could save 6,000 lives a year in Australia, National Heart Foundation says

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Cutting the Australians’ salt intake by three grams a day would prevent an estimated 6,000 deaths a year from heart disease and stroke, the National Heart Foundation of Australia said today. According...