With the new Health Claim labelling now coming into force for manufactured foods in Australia, recent news of a AUD $10800 fine to two of our major food companies, should be strong reminder to ensure label accuracy. The two companies were fined by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for misleading use of the

The following is from the recall notice from Food Standards Australia New Zealand and is included here with permission. Please find below information on a recent Australian consumer level food recall. This information is also available on our website at www.foodstandards.gov.au/recalls Date notified to FSANZ – 01/07/2016  Food type – Muesli bars Product name –

The following is included with permission from Food Standards Australia New Zealand. Below are links to four media releases FSANZ has issued today: Call for submissions on the use of propionates in processed meat Call for submissions on use of L-Cysteine as a food additive Call for submissions on the addition of water during wine

So it seems that all this promotion and advertising about wholegrains really is true. The latest edition of “Circulation”, the journal of the American Heart Association includes an article about recent research showing one of the benefits of consuming high levels of wholegrains The research was on 14 studies with over 780,000 participants. The overall