Australia’s food safety watchdog has issued a warning to food businesses not to use two direct order yeast products.
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People in regional Australia more likely to consume alcohol, be obese
A new Australia-wide study has found that people living in rural areas are more likely to consume alcohol and be overweight and obese.
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Worst fruit fly outbreak period in VIC: motorists warned to dump fruit
In the midst of one of Victoria’s worst fruit fly outbreak periods, road blocks are being set up to detect any people travelling into the Sunraysia area with fruit.
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Folic acid reduces childhood cancer rates
Folic acid has been proven to reduce the chances of neural tube defects (NTDs) in unborn babies, and now new research has found it could also reduce the most common types of cancers in children.
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Smart label remembers the use-by date you forget
A revolutionary “smart food label” developed by European scientists, which would take the guess work out of use-by labels, could be mass produced by the end of this year, if it gets enough support.
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Federal Government provides $1m funding to improve dairy technology
Dairy Australia has received $1 million from the Federal Government to conduct research to assess energy efficiency on dairy farms nation-wide.
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There’s nothing black or white about organic agriculture
Food is an emotional topic. Everyone cares about what they eat. Food often has a strong cultural, religious or even political meaning attached to it. Organic food is no different in that respect. People buy organic out of hedonistic values of pleasure and health as well as out of altruistic values of environmental sustainability, social justice and animal welfare.
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Tasmanian government invests $2.5m to speed up battery hen and sow stall bans
The Tasmanian government has announced plans to bring forward bans on battery hens and sow stalls.
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UNSW, Korea join forces to reduce allergens during food and drink processing
Australian researchers have identified processing techniques which will minimise the adverse effects of allergens in milk and other food products.
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Big Olive Company fined for misleading “extra virgin” labelling
A South Australian company has been fined $13 000 for misleading labelling, after it’s olive oil was not extra virgin as claimed.
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Spray it, don’t say it! ProChef Sesame Oil Spray
Recently launched in Australia, ProChef Sesame Oil Spray not only tastes great but is a versatile alternative to conventional oils.
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Reducing daily salt consumption by 3 grams could save 6000 Aussie lives every year
The National Heart Foundation of Australia has found that if everyone reduced their salt intake by 3 grams per day, 6 000 lives could be saved every year.
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New beef cut discovered; creator says will be best yet
A meat expert has found a new cut of beef, known as the ‘Vegas Strip Steak.’
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How sugar is damaging your brain
We know sugar is not very good for our waistline, but new research out of the US has found the negative impacts of sugar may extend even further: to your brainpower. And don't think that because you don't add sugar to your coffee you're immune, because you're probably consuming more than you think.
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Undeclared “meat glue” used in countless American products
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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220 000 cases of diabetes could be prevented by 2025
Australian researchers have examined three options for beating obesity and discovered they could prevent about 220 000 cases of type 2 diabetes nationwide by 2025.
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No muss, no fuss: Leggo’s One Pan meal solutions
Leggo’s One Pan is an innovative and creative new range of four frozen meals with a simple concept: a meal for two containing frozen pasta, sauce and vegetables, that takes only seven minutes to cook in a pan.
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Anti-obesity program fails to reduce BMI’s of girls in low-income areas
An Australian-based program to tackle obesity has failed to reduce the Body Mass Index (BMI)’s of adolescent girls in disadvantaged areas.
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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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Garlic compound can prevent food poisoning
An ingredient in garlic has been found to be 100 times more powerful than two popular antibiotics at fighting one of the most common causes of food poisoning.
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