Australians are not eating enough fruits and vegetables, and there is much research and promotion happening to reduce this potentially huge nutritional problem for our country. This is one of the motivators and reasons behind the recent launch of the new Fresh Produce Safety Centre. It’s goals are; To call for and manage food safety

So can I sell food after a blackout? Unfortunately the answer is not a simple yes or no. The answer depends upon what food we are talking about and how long the blackout lasted. Potentially hazardous foods should be stored below 5C (41F) to achieve the use by date on the labels, and any time

Gluten free was not a term that was in common use either in spoken language or on food packaging even five years ago, now it is so common that everyone knows at least one person who is eating only gluten free food. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, oats, barley and rye, and every

Research recently done by the University of Adelaide found that of the 174 ready to eat deli meats sampled in Adelaide, 134 contained bacterial levels that did not comply with the Food Standards Code. Even though E.coli and other food poisoning bacteria were not found, coliforms were found on around 15 percent of the samples.