After a decade of selling a “Chicken Fillet Sub”, Subway has been accused of false-advertising in a customer complaint that has been upheld by the Advertising Standards Board (ASB).
Food manufacturers have the opportunity to receive government money if the money is able to be used for replacing “energy-inefficient” equipment with “clean technology”.
New South Wales, since February 2012, has had a menu nutrition labelling law, which requires information about the energy content of fast food and snack food from larger chains to be made available on purchasing.
After Australian Food News reported that the Dairy Farmers and Pura Milk brands had decided to make permeate-free milk, allowing contrast with the supermarket homebrand milks, other milk brands are declaring their milk is permeate-free.
Research out of Australia has found “insufficient” evidence that krill harvesting is damaging Antarctic, land-based predator populations like seals and penguins.
Kraft Foods has urged Australasian authorities to remove restrictions on the package size of low-fat cheese enriched with phytosterol esters – less than two years after calling for their implementation.
Cadbury, the confectionery brand owned by Kraft Foods, has dropped its dark-purple wrapping and introduced green and gold wrapping for its Dairy Milk chocolate product, in order to show support for the Australian athletes who will be participating in the
Australian food firm Goodman Fielder is fusing its bakery business with three site closures as part of a strategic reorganisation of its business to reduce costs and improve efficiency amid struggling sales.
JBS Australia said it would continue talks with union representatives after workers at a plant in central Queensland went on strike June 22, according to local news reports.
Australian dairy company Mundella Foods has announced that it is implementing Intelex software to achieve Safe Quality Food (SQF) Level 3 certification, as a part of its effort to ensure food safety.
Australian milk processors have announced that they would not be adding the by-product permeate to their branded products, in response to public concern over the use of the additive.
Marchetti Smallgoods is recalling leg ham from independent supermarkets in Victoria, Australia, due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination, according to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ).
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has released a new report which confirms that Australian children are consuming low levels of food colors.
Victoria’s Deputy Premier Peter Ryan and Minister for Manufacturing, Exports and Trade, Richard Dalla-Riva recently announced the approval to SPC Ardmona of grants of $3.9 million from the Victorian Government’s “Sustainable Process Development Project” a
The growing trend in Australia for higher-priced, higher-quality, yet still casual and quick dining suggests that new offerings emerging for fast food are old-fashion slow food forms with a quick twist.
A recent Federal Court of Australia decision together with an earlier unconnected ruling issued by Australia’s food agency each have considerable potential to hit parallel importers.
Australia’s food industry body has launched a nationwide public education campaign to highlight the significant cost impacts that a national drink container deposit scheme (CDS) will have on consumers.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has issued a warning about supplementary sports foods containing an ingredient known as DMAA, following some adverse health reports in Australia.
Australian authorities have warned consumers about possible negative health effects of using sports supplements containing DMAA, as the global crackdown on the controversial stimulant continues.