Food scientists, having assessed the quality of birds raised in a variety of conditions, have found that those intensively farmed have the best flavour, while those raised under organic guidelines are the least tasty.
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Campylobacter outbreak prompts FSANZ to action
Concern over food poisoning caused by chicken meat has heightened, leading to new production and processing standards for the poultry industry.
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Aussie meat goes Dutch
Zwanenberg Food Group, the Dutch producer and exporter of quality meat products globally, has announced that it will expand its interests in Australia by acquiring the Plumrose brand from Simplot Australia.
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Meat & Smallgoods Award Finalists
The Health & Wellness Award finalists include Fishers Beef Sirloin, KR Castlemaine Shaved Meat Range, Microwave Beef and Teys Gold MSA Steaks.
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Soups & Prepared Foods Award Finalists
The Soups & Prepared Foods Award finalists include Beerenberg Coopers Ale Barbeque Sauce, Bertolli Provincial Pasta Sauces, Continental Side Dish Macaroni Cheese, Coriander & Mint Relish, Dine, Heinz Cook At Home, McCormick Slow Cookers, Organic Bubs, Ozganics Curry Sauce Range, Pilpel Vegan Soups, Darikay Pesto, Pitango Organic and Carbon Neutral Risotto Range and Fresh Curry Meals and Darikay Curry Meal Solutions and Salads To Go.
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Exporters should strive to set value, not price
It seems like the era of cheap food is nearing an end. The global rice stocks are at a 25-year low, with many net exporters of rice like Vietnam, India, China and Cambodia restricting exports, while many net importers, including the Philippines and Bangladesh are struggling to find sufficient supplies.
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Chicken’s loaded with nutrition
A new report shows that chicken is not only one of the leanest proteins and has a favourable ratio of unsaturated to saturated fatty acids, but also delivers more essential vitamins and minerals than generally recognised.
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Chicken’s loaded with nutrition
A new report shows that chicken is not only one of the leanest proteins and has a favourable ratio of unsaturated to saturated fatty acids, but also delivers more essential vitamins and minerals than generally recognised.
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Diet is key to flu
Tired of catching every winter bug that goes around? Boosting antioxidant-rich fruit and vegetables could be the best defence against winter sniffles and sneezes, according to Accredited Practising Dietitians.
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The future is tech
Food prices are soaring, wealthier Asian consumers are westernizing their diets, and farmers, let alone the nations of the third world, cannot keep up the pace, according to IBISWorld.
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Queensland food safety conference 2008
Providing the local food manufacturing sector with the latest on food safety.
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Queensland’s got food in focus
Offering a diverse range of production capabilities, from fresh seafood, meat, fruit and vegetables to value-added products including dairy foods, desserts and confectionery, ingredients and ready-to-eat meals, Queensland is an emerging hub for food processing.
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Making it easier to eat the whole grain
Country Ladle has launched the first soup containing the goodness of wholegrains in Australia.
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Hello pork pie
Pork is now the cheapest meat in New Zealand, according to a survey across 12 stores in the Auckland and Waikato regions.
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Reinforcing pallet ownership rights
CHEP Australia has settled a dispute with a Victorian food wholesaler regarding the use of CHEP’s distinctive blue pallets.
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A healthy Crust
The opening of Crust’s first Queensland store coincided with the launch of its six Healthier Choice Pizzas - the first take away pizzas to earn the Heart Foundation Tick of approval.
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Entries for Meat & Smallgoods Awards open!
Entries for the FOOD Challenge Awards are closing soon! If your company has released a new meat or smallgoods product over the past year, enter the FOOD Challenge today and gain the industry recognition your product deserves!
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Boosting supply of Australian produce to China
Australian premium produce exports are set to benefit from upgraded distribution into China following the opening of a new storage, processing and distribution facility in Shanghai by Elders Fine Foods.
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AIFST supports student food development
The student creators of a high fibre, gluten free pumpkin and spinach snack and a chocolate banana ravioli dessert are this year’s finalists in the seventh annual Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) Student Product Development Competition.
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Australian Wagyu to be served in Washington
Following Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s visit to Washington this week, Queensland-based Pure Blue Meats will now exclusively supply Australian Wagyu to Blair House, Washington’s official state guest house.
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