Five energy drinks have been removed from New South Wales shelves following investigations highlighting caffeine levels more than 30 per cent above the legal limit. In all, of the 70 drinks tested, only...

Patties Foods has today announced the appointment of John Schmoll as an independent, non-executive director of the company. The move, effective immediately, will also see him assume the role of chairman...

The European Food Safety Authority has published its first series of opinions on the list of ‘general function’ health claims compiled by Member States and the European Commission, finding...

The latest research from the UK has shone light on the growth of sports and energy drinks, with sales continuing to thrive. After healthy growth of 51% between 2004 and 2008, sales of sports and energy...

The Heart Foundation is calling on the restaurant and fast-food industries to switch from saturated fats to healthier alternatives. Speaking at the World Congress on Oils and Fats in Sydney this week,...

Three semi-naked male food handlers working in a kitchen at a Sydney restaurant are the latest in a record list of 127 fines to appear on the NSW Government’s Name and Shame website yesterday, Primary...

Golden Eggs, Western Australia’s largest egg production and manufacturing company, is donating 20 cents from every one of its specially marked packs of 800 gram jumbo eggs to Make-A-Wish Australia. The...

Marilyn Lanyon first took the plunge into exporting in 2002. But after trialling her green tomatoes products on a number of international palettes, it’s the Middle East that is proving to be her...

The October 2009 issue of the Journal of Food Science reviews the key concepts of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology and suggests it has a key role to play in food safety. RFID technology...

Lean Cuisine has enhanced their range with the development of four meal variants that each help target specific areas of nutritional concern including; protein, fibre, wholegrain and calcium. The Everyday...