The following information is from Food Standards Australia New Zealand and is included here with permission. Easier access to nutrition data is only a click away with the release of the Australian Food Composition Database. The database (previously called NUTTAB) has had a makeover including an improved web interface and enhanced search. We’ve also introduced:

The following is a new media release from the Food Safety Information Council Ltd and is included here with permission. The Food Safety Information Council today launched their back to work and school food safety tips. The focus this year is on the risk of potentially deadly Listeria infection. Council Chair, Rachelle Williams, said Omnipoll

There are estimated to be 4.1 million cases of food poisoning each year in Australia and much of that is sourced with consumers. Food poisoning can be as minor as stomach ache all the way through vomitting and diarrhoea to a day or so off work through to days in hospital to long term medical

Bacillius cereus is a common food poisoning bacteria, which causes both vomitting and diarrhoea. It can be found on many foods, including ccoked rice and pasta. It also produces spores which allow it to survive even boiling water and will then grow very easily if foods with it are not stored and handled correctly. The