At this time of the year, there are generally more people ill than at any other time in the year. It is recognised as the peak viral gastro season.
One of the requirements of the Food Standards Code is that food handlers cannot handle food is they have a gastric related illness. Food business are not …
The best ham in Australia has been judged this month as coming from the Barkly Smokehouse in Preston, Victoria. They also won the top prize for the best boneless ham.The best traditional Australian bone-in leg ham also comes from Victoria - Cutfresh Butchers in Dandenong.
The judges used specific criteria related to taste, texture, appearance and …
If a fast food chain has more than 50 outlets in Victoria, the business will be required to provide kilojoule figures on all their foods as of 2012.
This is the only Australian state to introduce this requirement at this stage, but there are calls by many groups, including the Heart Foundation, for it to be …
Effective as of 01 July 2010, the labelling of all pre-packaged foods and beverages in Europe is to contain the European Organic Logo. The design, of a leaf made up of 12 stars, is intended to give consumers “complete confidence” according to the European Commission.
The logo is to be used on all new organic products but …
With an increasing requirement for all aspects of food proce4ssing to be more and more environmentally friendly, it is always worth keeping an eye out for new developments.
A product called Fruitplast has been developed by researchers at the University Sain Malaysia, which could have a long term impact on the packaging industry.
The product is made …
Scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health have been studying the dietary advantages and disadvantages of processed and unprocessed meats. The results are tending to indicate that an increased consumption of processed meats may be a contributor to increased heart disease and diabetes.
Processed meats include; bacon, sausages and deli meats (eg salami).
The researchers believe …
The second year of the Foodservice Suppliers Association Australia National Awards of Excellence has announced St George Smallgoods as the National Foodservice Distributor of the Year award.
The ceremony was held in Sydney recently and more than 320 people, including many of the industry’s leaders, attended.
The awards were designed to recognise and encourage exceptional service of …
The following is the latest food product recall in Australia. The following is the email sent out by Food Standards Australia New Zealand to all on their recall database and it gives permission for it to be forwarded onto others.
To register for these emails, go to www.foodstandards.gov.au
Re: Recall Orgran Gluten Free Molasses Licorice (FSANZ2010/19)
Further to …
The NSW Food Authority and NSW Health are strong advocates for having fast food (or quick service) businesses publishing specific dietary information about their products. The two bodies made a joint submission about this issue to the national food labelling review currently underway.
In the USA, these business types must already include calorie / kilojoule information …
The following is a media release from Food Standards Australia New Zealand
Government announces BPA baby bottle phase out
Parliamentary Secretary for Health Mark Butler today announced the phase out by major retailers of baby bottles containing Bisphenol A (BPA).
The voluntary phase out by the Wesfarmers group (Coles, K Mart and Target), and retailers Woolworths, Big W …