Organic food may come with less pesticides but there’s little evidence it’s better for you, say researchers from Stanford University.
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South Australian researchers partner with Italian universities to produce ‘super spaghetti’
Researchers at the university of Adelaide are working in partnership with two Italian universities to try and produce pasta that is better quality and has greater nutritional value for human health.
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Branding drives children to make healthy choices too: study
Branding that’s targeted at children can make healthy food a more attractive option than unhealthy food, according to a new US study.
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Frankenfood or crops of the future? Gaps in the perception of GM food safety
Humans have always faced tricky safety problems with food because we eat plants, which are the most ingenious pesticide chemists on the planet.
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Finding a unique path for Australia’s manufacturing future
As the manufacturing landscape shifts in response to new economic and social pressures, Australia is looking for an answer to the question: What does the future look like for Australian manufacturing?
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All GM foods to be declared on labels if Californian bill passes
Genetically modified (GM) food is a controversial issue that is set to become an electoral one in the US, with one state set to vote on the practise.
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Breakfast cereal alliance to improve industry and consumer health
The Australian Food and Grocery Council has formed an alliance of Australian breakfast cereal manufacturers to develop health and nutrition changes for the industry.
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Sport supplement DMAA banned
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has banned the sale, supply and use of DMAA, an ingredient used in some sports supplements.
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Nestlé baby formula undergoes independent testing following complaints
A popular Nestlé baby formula will undergo independent testing to determine if it is safe, after parents reported babies were becoming sick from consuming it.
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The new Sicily: DPI heat maps used to produce quality blood oranges in Australia
The Italian influences on Australia’s eating habits have become so ingrained in our diets that we forget where they started.
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Should we adopt WHO bottled water standards?
Australia’s food health regulating body is calling for submissions on adopting the World Health Organisation (WHO) limits for chemicals in packaged water.
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More education needed about polyunsaturated fats
Australian medical experts are calling on the leading health research group to include polyunsaturated fats as a necessary new food group.
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Chile government bans toys with children’s fast food meals
Chile has followed in the footsteps of Australian fast food retailers by removing the toys from children’s meals.
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Crops hit by drought and biofuel policy: another food price crisis?
Not so long ago, things were looking good. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) had announced on the 5th of July that the FAO food price index had been falling for the third consecutive month and that in May of this year the index had been at its lowest since September 2010. But the optimism may be short-lived.
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How anti-obesity campaigns reinforce stigma
Anti-obesity messages are everywhere – in news, in entertainment, and in public health campaigns.
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The 5 strangest ways food will be different in future
Food that comes out of a printer, giant skyscraper farms to meet the increased world food demand, drinks made of urine and jelly made out of humans.
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Nestlé invests in company making drinks for Alzheimer’s patients
Nestlé SA has bought a significant stake in a company that produces a drink to improve Alzheimer’s disease.
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Industry-sponsored self-regulation: it’s just not cricket
The world keeps getting fatter and no country has yet successfully managed to reduce adult rates of overweight and obesity.
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Fat of the land: how urban design can help curb obesity
Compared with our grandparents, feeding, clothing, and entertaining ourselves has never been easier: a one-stop weekly shopping centre trip in a car, facilitated by convenient parking and light-weight maneuverable shopping trolleys that allow us to whiz around the supermarket with ease.
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Whispering sweet nothings: the evolution of the confectionary industry
The world of confectionary is filled with fun and excitement, shiny packaging and bright colours. But there'a also a lot of serious work going on in the industry.
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