First it was “pink slime” horrifying consumers in the US, now it’s emerged that millions of Americans are also consuming “meat glue” each week.
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Visy accused of using Hell’s Angels for debt collections
Packaging company Visy has labelled reports that it uses Hells Angels bikie gang members as debt collectors as “nonsense.”
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Calling time on alcohol taxation in Australia
Australia’s approach to alcohol taxation is riddled with inconsistencies.
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Coles and Woollies not entirely to blame for supermarket wars, Dick Smith tells Inquiry
Dick Smith has warned against forcing the break-up of Coles and Woolworths, saying it would only further damage the food sector.
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300 more jobs slashed in dairy sector: Murray Goulburn’s profit declines
Australia’s biggest dairy foods processor will slash 300 jobs to lower costs in the increasingly difficult dairy industry.
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Dick Smith fronts Senate Inquiry into food industry
Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith will front the Senate Inquiry into the food processing industry and supermarket dominance today.
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Good culture: how the rise in yoghurt consumption is helping Aussie farmers
Yoghurt is one of the fastest-growing food categories in Australia, and the increased consumption is not only improving health, it's helping Aussie farmers.
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Supermarket price wars are killing drivers: transport union
The supermarket price wars are claiming more victims than just food manufacturing facilities, with accusations from the Transport Workers Union (TWU) that the pressure is forcing truck drivers to drive unsafely, leading to road deaths.
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Coles to source all frozen veg products from Australia
Supermarket giant Coles has announced that from this month all its private label frozen vegetable products will be grown and packed in Australia.
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Federal Budget 2012: Did the government forget the food sector?
The Gillard government has left the food processing industry reeling with its Federal Budget, channelling little money to the sector and ignoring calls for a Supermarket Ombudsman.
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PM doesn’t understand true realities of farming industry: opinion
The government needs to support its farmers if it wants to be the food superpower Prime Minister Julia Gillard wants it to be.
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Victorian Shire wants CSG banned on agricultural land
A Victorian food region west of Melbourne has joined the list of shires and towns arguing against coal seam gas (CSG) exploration and development.
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Rate of animals slaughtered without stunning rising faster that Muslim population in UK
An animal welfare expert in the UK has accused the local meat industry of increasing the number of animals slaughtered without stunning, claiming it is for religious purposes, when it is actually a financial decision.
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Gillard realises Australian food potential; but can Asia solve all our problems?
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has finally officially recognised what most people in the food industry have known for decades: Australia can and should be a food superpower.
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Magnum invites you take a simulated bite
In an Australian first, ice cream maker Streets has launched a facial recognition billboard to allow passer-by to simulate biting a Magnum.
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Chinese company wants WA land for food production
There are reports that a Chinese investment group has made a bid to buy 15 000 hectares in the Kimberly for beef and sugar production to meet the demands of China's rising middle class.
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Coke denies reports of Monster Energy drinks buyout
Coca-Cola has denied reports that it is negotiating a takeover of energy-drink maker Monster Beverage Corp.
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Advertising in bottle shops encourages youth binge drinking
Point-of-sale alcohol advertising is creating a generation of binge drinkers, according to new research.
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Coles fined $170 000 over worker fall
Coles has been fined $170,000 and ordered to pay WorkCover’s legal costs after a worker sustained injuries when she fell through a ceiling at a Manly store in 2007.
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Aussie beef producers prepare for high demand following US mad cow disease outbreak
Indonesia has suspended some beef imports from the US following the detection of mad cow disease in California, and Australian producers are hoping to benefit from the incident with increased exports.
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