The George Institute for Global Health recently run a study of 400 Australians, asking questions about their salt consumption. It found that on average we are eating 9 grams each per day. The study also asked each participant how much salt they thought they were eating. The answer is frightening, as we believe we are

The following is a media release from the Food Safety Information Council Ltd and is included here with permission. Listeria and pregnancy – Mothers’ Day reminder for mums-to-be The Food Safety Information Council today used Mothers’ Day to remind mums-to-be about the risk of listeria infection during pregnancy. Council Chair Rachelle Williams said that between

Convenience stores are now very common and are probably the modern day equivalent of the old Milk Bars – but with much more stuff available. Fuel, food, tobacco and general groceries are just some of the stuff you can get there. In Australia, there seems to be more and more convenience stores appearing. In fact

The following is a media release from Food Standards Australia New Zealand and is included here with permission Allergen labelling a life and death matter – reminder to food businesses Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today announced a month-long campaign aimed at reminding food businesses about the need to get allergen labelling right. FSANZ