Published: Jul 18, 2012

The Consumer Price Index for food and beverages increased 0.1 percent in June, climbing to 233.5 from 233.3 in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.

Published: Jul 18, 2012

Turkey eggs in incubators on July 1 increased 5 percent from 2011 totals, according to data from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the US Department of Agriculture.

Published: Jul 18, 2012

When it comes to social media, consumers are liking McDonald’s and Taco Bell, according to a new report that identifies which chains are doing the best job of leveraging social media to engage and keep diners.

Published: Jul 18, 2012

Industry groups claimed victory July 13 after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew a proposed rule that would have placed more reporting requirements on concentrated animal feeding operations.

Published: Jul 18, 2012

Wendy’s unveiled a new mobile nutrition application that allows customers to personalize their meals based on the number of calories they choose.

Published: Jul 18, 2012

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

Published: Jul 18, 2012

One of Australia’s biggest poultry businesses Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd, is being prepared for sale.

Published: Jul 18, 2012

The Advertising Standards Board (ASB) in Australia has issued a warning against the fast food chain McDonald’s for targeting children through its Happy Meals website.

Published: Jul 18, 2012

Australasia was the most visited region worldwide for Chinese middle class consumers. A new report from Mintel reveals that 40% of all the Chinese middle class population holidayed in Australasia in 2011.

Published: Jul 18, 2012

According to the ‘Composition of Trade, Australia 2011 statistics, released by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade last week, Australian food imports increased by 4.9% in 2010-11.

Published: Jul 18, 2012

Australia’s total goods and services exports soared 10.2% in 2011 to AU$313.3 billion – the first time exports have reached over AU$300 billion during any 12 month period, according to ‘Composition of Trade, Australia 2011‘ statistics.

Published: Jul 18, 2012

The Food Standards Agency has joined forces with the British Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to fund two early-career fellowships in food safety.

Published: Jul 18, 2012

ALDI, Karlslunde KS, Central Warehouse, Rørgangen1, 2690 Karlslunde is recalling whole fresh chicken because some of the batches may be contaminated with Campylobacter.

Published: Jul 17, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

New Zealand’s government has opened the door for local beef and dairy farmers to take part in a new initiative to produce high-value marbled beef for the premium segment both at home and abroad.

Published: Jul 17, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

A €8.2m ($10m) grant has been given to researchers at the John Innes Center in the UK to develop GM varieties of corn that are able to absorb nitrogen from the atmosphere, thus eliminating the use of fertilisers.

Published: Jul 17, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

Gluten-free specialist Dr. Shar will bite into the sizeable gluten-free market in the US with its new manufacturing facility that will produce breads, bagels and frozen goods.

Published: Jul 17, 2012

Canada is set to implement enhanced labelling regulations for food allergens beginning 4 August 2012, as a part of its plan to lower food allergies.

Published: Jul 17, 2012

Epson Robots has launched new robots for use in unwrapped food transportation lines. The robots have been designed to prevent all kinds of food contamination caused due to human intervention.

Published: Jul 17, 2012

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to initiate a five-year project to create a public database of the gene sequences of 100,000 bacteria, as a part of its effort to rapidly identify the source of contamination and bring foodborne outbreaks u

Published: Jul 17, 2012

Bosch Power Tools has now introduced a range of professional high-pressure washers (HPW) in India catering to the hospitality industry and food service sector.