Subway has apologised for the lack of consistency in sandwich length, following a social media storm last week over Subway Footlong sandwiches that “failed to measure up.” On Friday last week, Subway...

The Australian farming and manufacturing sectors have expressed growing concerns about Australia’s booming gas export industry. While the energy and mining sector is generating billions of dollars that...

The government of the Australian Capital Territory has released the results of a recent survey it commissioned about its retail ban on lightweight plastic bags. According to the government, the survey...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS), has published its draft re-evaluation of aspartame. Aspartame is used as an artificial sweetener...

A study just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine has revealed melamine is being released into hot food from many serving bowls. The study involved otherwise healthy...

A study undertaken by staff at the University of Campinas in Brazil has found that chocolate melting in hot climates may no longer be a problem. Just published in the January issue of the European Journal...

Data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on the December 2012 Consumer Price Index (CPI) shows a price fall of 5.7% for vegetables during the latest quarter. The price fall coincides...

The Japanese government has released plans to ease controls on beef imports in early February 2013. This is likely to impact Australian beef exporters adversely. Japan previously banned the importation...

A recent report by an international research house reveals a significant difference in attitude between younger and older UK consumers when it comes to presumptions about “lighter weight” packaging....

The January issue of the Medical Journal of Australia this week has reported on a study into the “prevalence and implications of overweight and obesity in a rural maternity cohort”. Spanning from 1...