Australian peach growers say they were only informed of SPC Ardmona’s decision to cut its peach quota by almost 20 per cent after they had begun preparing for season.
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Nestlé buying additional 5 300 tonnes of Fairtrade cocoa
Nestle UK and Ireland has pledged to double its commitment to Fairtrade making its two-fingered Kit Kat bar certified by January.
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Maggie Beer slams supermarket dominance
Celebrity chef and food producer Maggie Beer is the latest industry insider to accuse the major supermarkets of failing to support Australian food growers and manufacturers.
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Calls for labelling GM food reveal attempts at market domination
Australia has one of the more rigorous food labelling systems in the world for genetically modified (GM) attributes.
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Woolworths removing additives from breads baked in-store
Supermarket giant Woolworths has announced that more than 70 lines of its bread bakes in store will soon be free from artificial colours, flavours, emulsifiers and preservatives.
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Sodium levels in Australian foods increasing
Despite the increasing awareness about the health impacts of high sodium consumption, a new report has found hidden salt in Australian food has risen almost 10 per cent in three years.
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Hershey bows to pressure, commits to 100% certified cocoa by 2020
US confectionary manufacturer Hershey is the latest company to declare its commitment to ending child labour in West Africa, by pledging to use 100 per cent certified cocoa in all its products by 2020.
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Makers of ‘pink slime’ sue TV network
The manufacturers of the now infamous “pink slime” used in American meat products has sued ABC News in the US for defamation over its coverage of the creation.
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Denmark drops fat tax, shelves plans for sugar tax
The Danish government has announced that they will drop their controversial ‘fat tax’ and will not go ahead with plans to introduce a proposed sugar tax.
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Packaging-free grocery store opens in Austin, Texas
With excessive packaging increasingly coming under fire, is it any wonder that one ingenious store decided to do away with it altogether?
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Shio Koji: Why you want this mold on your food
Japan’s latest ingredient du jour is a fungus that smells like old socks, but that hasn’t stopped professional and home cooks alike going crazy for it, and it’s popularity is spreading.
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Sugar High: How Certain Flavours Act as Antidepressants
Chocolate addicts everywhere have long been aware that the dark stuff increases levels of serotonin, our body’s ‘feel-good’ chemical. But new research has found that certain compounds which help make up the flavour in foods are strikingly similar to chemicals used in mood stabilising drugs.
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Would you eat deep-fried butter?
It’s a well known fact that Americans like their deep fried food; in fact, if this year’s state fairs are anything to go by, they will pretty much deep fry anything.
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Bread prices to increase due to US drought, but who will absorb the cost?
Australia’s largest baker has confirmed that the price of bread will increase due to the US drought.
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Can Coles and Woollies change public perception of private label impacts?
Despite apprehension about the impact of supermarket private labels and forecasts showing they will dominate shelves in the next five years, Woolworths has attempted to calm the market by releasing information on its range on its website.
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Counterfeit items flooding Australian market
Food manufacturers, packaging organisations and consumers have been warned that counterfeit household items including food products are becoming increasingly common in Australia.
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Half of WA kids not eating enough veggies
Children in Western Australia are getting better at eating their vegetables, but more than half are still not eating their recommended daily intake.
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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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Are people born by caesarean section more likely to be obese?
A study recently published in the British Medical Journal (project Viva) has found that children born by caesarean section have a higher rate of obesity at age three than children born naturally.
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