Published: Aug 11, 2012

Living in a hungry world - or perhaps a greedy one, comes with an appetite to seek and survive. With that appetite also comes a need for security. Follow our panel discuss whether the future of our food security in Australia is in jeopardy.

Published: Aug 11, 2012

The government of Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), has unveiled a draft model to improve food inspection in the country.

Published: Aug 10, 2012 By: Rick Pendrous

Probiotic yogurt brands and supermarket own-label equivalents are leading a revolution in marketing of these products in advance of a ban, which comes into effect in December.

Published: Aug 10, 2012 By: Paul Gander

Fresh efforts by the European Commission (EC) to clarify the status of food enzymes as ‘processing aids’ or ‘ingredients’ could reopen the vexed question of labelling genetically modified micro-organisms (GMMOs) in food, according to one regulatory expert

Published: Aug 10, 2012

Invisible Sentinel has launched a suite of monoclonal antibodies specific for bacterial foodborne pathogens. The antibodies are capable of detecting E.coli O157, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella enterica, and Campylobacter jejuni.

Published: Aug 09, 2012 By: Carina Perkins

A food safety technology company has achieved US certification for its new E.coli testing kit, which allows manufacturers to rapidly test meat samples for the deadly bug.

Published: Aug 09, 2012 By: Shane Starling

The voluntary UK watchdog has backed a TV campaign for Unilever Flora Cuisine that was challenged over claims the omega-3 imbued cooking oil contained, “45% less saturated fat than olive oil".

Published: Aug 09, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

Rising public awareness of foodborne illness is driving demand of the industrial cleaning chemicals market, according to Freedonia.

Published: Aug 09, 2012

US Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on Aug. 8 that the USDA will spend nearly $16 million in financial and technical assistance toward assistance for crop and livestock producers in 19 drought-stricken states.

Published: Aug 09, 2012

Global Green, Inc. has initiated an advanced trial of a vaccine designed to protect against Salmonella. The study will determine how long a chicken can be protected against Salmonella after it begins laying eggs, according to the company.

Published: Aug 08, 2012 By: Stephen Daniells

Short-term supplementation with vitamin E may support the function of cells lining blood cells from potential damage during the increase in blood sugar levels after eating, says a new study.

Published: Aug 08, 2012 By: Shane Starling

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has warned consumers off pre-workout supplements containing the stimulant DMAA, in reaction to adverse events reported from around the world. But it says the medicines agency must determine if it is an illegal drug or no

Published: Aug 08, 2012 By: Mark Astley

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its first three scientific opinions on the safety of processes to recycle polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for use in food contact materials.

Published: Aug 08, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

Life Technologies Corporation has developed a same-day solution for detecting multiple strains of E.coli in ground beef.

Published: Aug 08, 2012 By: Caroline Scott-Thomas

The food industry is digging deep to oppose California’s Proposition 37, which would mandate labeling of foods that contain ingredients derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

Published: Aug 08, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

Australia and New Zealand’s food standards regulator is calling for submissions on an application seeking to adopt World Health Organization (WHO) limits for chemicals in packaged water in the region.

Published: Aug 08, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

Indonesia is facing a potentially hazardous food safety crisis, after regulator officials revealed many unregistered food imports are being sold in supermarkets across the country.

Published: Aug 08, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Foster’s Group has hit out at complaints leveled at its Victoria Bitter (VB) brand Facebook page and upheld by the Australian Advertising Standards Board (ASB), arguing that brands are accountable for user comments as 'advertisements'.

Published: Aug 08, 2012

After being re-elected as the chief of CODEX Alimentarius Commission, a world food standards body, for the second time, Sanjay Dave, has stepped down from the post of director of Agricultural and Processed Foods Export Development Authority (APEDA) recent

Published: Aug 08, 2012

When business resumed after the weekend the original deadline for registration (August 5, 2012) elapsed, food business operators, manufacturers and office-bearers of various trade associations in Madurai expressed mixed feelings about the six-month extens