Food companies who can currently get away with misleading labelling about the country of origin of a product will face tougher restrictions if Queensland and South Australian governments get their way.
11/01/2012 |
Citrus growers will launch a new 100 per cent Australian grown fruit juice label by the end of the year.
25/10/2011 |
The Australian beef industry could be next in the government regulators sights over "free-range", "grass-fed" and "natural" claims according to the head of a leading industry body.
14/10/2011 |
A new report on the food and beverage industry has revealed it will need better investment in multi-disciplinary communications channels in coming years.
26/09/2011 |
A new online survey has found almost 80 per cent of Australians are familiar with the Daily Intake Guide on food labels currently being promoted by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC).
31/08/2011 |
The debate over the simple traffic light system on food packaging has ramped up again, with Choice calling for the practise to be mandatory.
19/08/2011 |
In a packaging first, Kellogg’s has unveiled its modernised packaging by placing it under the original design.
15/08/2011 |
Workers in the tiny town of Girgarre in northern Victoria who will be without jobs when the local Heinz factory closes will start a cooperative with tomato farmers in a bid to save the plant.
09/08/2011 |
The reasons why a customer might choose one bottle of wine over another are many and various. Whether it’s a recommendation, the knowledge of a good grape, cost or merely just an appealing label, winemakers need to understand the science of marketing, writes Rita Mu.
26/07/2011 |
Unpacked beef, lamb and chicken meat might soon require country of origin labelling, as Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) invite submissions on the proposal.
20/07/2011 |
Egg sellers will need to foot a $30,000 bill if the new egg stamping standard is enforced, according to the Victorian government.
10/06/2011 |
The claims in an article that attacked energy and sports drinks manufacturers for targeting children via marketing strategies have been denied by Red Bull.
06/06/2011 |
Woolworths have announced that all its private label products will include the Daily Intake Guide (DIG) front-of-pack nutritional labels.
02/06/2011 |
In a report posted on ABC online, the two leading supermarket chains have been busted for selling imported fruit labelled as Australian from Sydney outlets.
11/05/2011 |
While production levels for the printing industry during the quarter ending March 2011 are lower than expected, industry is expecting brighter days ahead, according to the latest Printing Industry Trends Survey Report.
20/04/2011 |
Britain plans to scrap the “best-before” dates on foods in a move to reduce the 5.3 million tonnes of edible food ending up in landfills each year – an amount equivalent to 4,700 Olympic sized swimming pools.
19/04/2011 |
The global market share of big brands and private label food products is set to double from 25 per cent to 50 per cent in 2025, according to new research by Rabobank.
31/03/2011 |
A range of Lindt’s chocolate Easter eggs have been recalled after the company failed to aware consumers that the products could contain peanut butter.
31/03/2011 |
Standards Australia has received broad support from stakeholders for a new olive oil Standard following an exhaustive public comment and consultation process.
29/03/2011 |
Woolworths Supermarkets has announced a three point action plan for palm oil sourcing and labelling for private label food products, including Homebrand and Select.
01/04/2010 |