Eating a high fat diet has now been found by Australian scientists as being linked to the development of Type 2 diabetes. The research has been done at the Garven Institute in Sydney by Dr Laybutt and PhD scholar Mia Akerfeldt. They have found that a “master regulator” gene known as Id1 sets the path …
Continue reading ...Matt Wilkinson was recently named as the winner of the first World Sandwichship with his creative toasted ham sandwich and quesadilla wrap. The Championship was held as part of the Crave Sydney International Food Festival. Matt is from the Pope Joan café in Melbourne, and was up against sandwich creators from around the world. The …
Continue reading ...All Australians would be at least aware of the recent controversy about exporting live cattle to Indonesia. After the television broadcast of very serious animal cruelty in some abattoirs in that country, there was a massive public outcry throughout Australia and the immediate banning of the trade by the Commonwealth Government. This quick decision has …
Continue reading ...In late September, the 2011 Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards were announced and cover nine food production categories; chocolate, branded beef, coffee, ice cream / gelato / sorbet, Delicatessen, Dairy / Sheep / Goat / Buffalo, olive oil/ olives, preserves / honey and packaging The entries for this year were up 25% from 201 and …
Continue reading ...Processing aids are materials that can be added to foods during manufacture to achieve specific targets. A great example is material added to wine to clarify it (remove cloudiness), it is then removed prior to the bottling step. Only processing aids that are approved for use by the Food Standards Code may be used. The …
Continue reading ...The following is the Food Standards Australia new Zealand latest recall notice and is included here with permission. Please find below information on recent Australian consumer level food recalls. This information is also available on our website at www.foodstandards.gov.au Date Notified To FSANZ: 16 September 2011 Food Type: Juice Product Name: 1. Apple Time Apple …
Continue reading ...With Global Handwashing Day rapidly approaching, it is scary that in the last 12 months there have been 170 handwashing related offences listed on the New South Wales Food Authority’s Name and Shame List, with two of those added in just the last two weeks. The offences primarily related to the failure to maintain adequate …
Continue reading ...With the changes to the Victorian Food Act coming into effect as of 01 July 2011, there is now a need for vending machines registered by the primary council. This requirement is coming in as of 01 October, and will create significant issues according to the President of the Independent Vending Machine Operators Association (IVMOA), …
Continue reading ...The term “GM” conjures up scary images for many in our society. The image of mad scientists sitting around and fiddling with plants and animals to create new things is often not far from the perception that many have about this science. The CSIRO’s Chief Executive, Megan Clark, said “We recognise that the modification of …
Continue reading ...When a part of the Food Standards Code is changed there is always a period of time allowed for the changes to be made by businesses. The best example is that of labelling changes. Often up to a year is allowed for the change to be on all labelling, to allow time for stocks of …
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