The Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council™ (GLNC) established an industry standard for the labeling of whole grain foods in Australia and New Zealand known as the Code of Practice for Whole Grain Ingredient Content Claims.
The work of a multi-year research project will come to fruition this month, with the launch of the project’s cutting-edge DNA soil testing service, which will help the industry to curb the impact of soil-borne diseases.
Local food businesses are invited to attend the NSW Food Regulation Partnership Retail meeting in Tamworth on July 25 to learn how to best capitalise on their good reputation as safe and hygienic operators.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has directed seven suppliers of bottled water to remove ‘organic’ claims from labelling and marketing material.
Turkeys being a larger bird than chicken and carrying lots of dark meat, have the potential to improve poultry processing efficiencies as well as offering a dark-meat alternative to red meats, particularly for the younger male demographic.
Liquor retailers in New South Wales have been lobbying the NSW Government to soften the NSW Government’s soon-to-be-released Responsible Promotion of Alcohol Guidelines.
Devondale/Murray Goulburn (MG), an Australia-based farmer-owned dairy co-operative, is seeking milk supplies from the dairy farmers in the NSW-Sydney market region from 1 October 2013.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA) crop and pasture report estimates grain production will be 7.6 million tonnes, about one million tonnes above last year.
The Australian Federal Court has found processors and suppliers of Steggles branded chicken products, engaged in “false, misleading and deceptive conduct” in describing on product packaging.
The ACCC has announced that it will not oppose a proposed acquisition by Woolworths of the Supa IGA supermarket in Hawker (Australian Capital Territory).
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.
World sheep meat production is projected to reach 15.1 million tonnes cwe by 2019 – an increase of more than 1 million tonnes on 2012 levels, according to the recently released OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2013 - 2022.
Vanguard, an Australia-based fully independent, importer, marketer and distributor of premium beverage and liquor brands, has added Tequila Fortaleza to its portfolio of spirits.
