The Australian Egg Corporation (AECL), the primary egg industry body, has implemented a major promotion to encourage all Australians to eat up to six eggs a week as part of a healthy diet.
This is the result of the major review done by the Heart Foundation this year about dietary fats and their impact on health. …
During June 2009, the IBM Institute for Business Value ran a survey of 1000 adult shoppers across ten major cities across the USA. The survey was intended to determine opinions about food safety across the country.
The results are very interesting, including the finding that less than 20% of those surveyed trust food companies to develop …
The following information was provided courtesy of Food Standards Australia New Zealand and was found in the Food Surveillance News Winter Edition. More information can be found at;
http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/newsroom/foodsurveillancenewsletter/winter2009.cfm
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Between November 2008 and March 2009, the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) reported 691 cases of foodborne illness in the US caused by SalmonellaTyphimurium, linked with …
A national beverage deposit scheme is currently being reviewed by a Senate committee. The Greens and Family First are supporting the plan and believe that it would be cost neutral, potentially reduce greenhouse gas emission by 1.4 million tonnes per year and may save Council ratepayers up to $60 million dollars a year.
If passed through …
The following information was provided courtesy of Food Standards Australia New Zealand and was found in the Food Surveillance News Winter Edition. More information can be found at;
http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/newsroom/foodsurveillancenewsletter/winter2009.cfm
Food identified as a risk to public health and safety is recalled. Recalls are normally triggered by consumer complaints, company testing or government testing. FSANZ is the coordinating …
The popcorn you have at the movies may be healthier than we all thought. At a recent meeting of the American Chemical Society evidence was presented showing that cereal based snacks like popcorn are high in antioxidants known as polyphenols.
“We found that, in fact, whole grain products have comparable antioxidants per gram to fruits and …
Recently two women gave birth prematurely and five others also contracted listeriosis after a Virgin Blue flight from Brisbane. These incidents have been traced back to Listeria food poisoning from chicken wraps consumed on the plane.
A NSW company, GMI Food Wholesalers Pty Ltd (trading as Australian Poultry and Food Wholesalers), has been found to be …
As of July 2009, a large supermarket chain in the UK has begun a major environmental program one year ahead of their expected schedule. Tesco has begun diverting 100% of the waste produced by all of it’s UK operations away from landfill.
“Climate change is the biggest challenge facing us today and businesses such as Tesco …