Australian food manufacturer Simplot Australia is recalling frozen 'I&J Crispy Battered Flathead in Beer Batter' from supermarkets nationally due to the presence of an undeclared allergen – milk. According to the Food Standards ...
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is seeking submissions on a proposed change to infant formula requirements in the Food Standards Code. FSANZ is evaluating an application to reduce the minimum required level of L-histidine in ...
Tags: infant formula requirements, submissions on a proposed change
The New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed that several Chinese-made baby food firms are falsely claiming that their product is produced in New Zealand. This problem was identified after nearly 20 Chinese baby ...
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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for submissions on an application to change the Food Standards Code to permit food derived from a genetically modified soybean. FSANZ chief executive officer Steve McCutcheon said ...
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Fonterra, a New Zealand multinational dairy firm, is upgrading its facility in Spreyton and Wynyard in Tasmania, Australia, with an investment of $6m, as part of its strategy to woo dairy farmers to supply milk to the company. According ...
The Infant Formula Exporters Association announced that Chinese authorities have rejected 270 tons of baby formula,of which 135 tons was from Australia and New Zealand. About three-quarters of the substandard imports were baby formula,of ...
Tags: baby formula, substandard, iodine content, iodine deficiency
Taiwan and Japan signed a memorandum of understanding for "industrial-cooperation bridging plan" on Nov. 29, which will promote industrial cooperation between the two nations for 11 industries, including photovoltaic, LED (light-emitting ...
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GNS Science and Resene Paints have teamed up to develop a high-tech roof paint containing nanoparticles that will be more effective than existing coating products at reflecting summer heat and keeping buildings cooler in summer. The joint ...
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Marchetti Smallgoods is recalling leg ham from independent supermarkets in Victoria, Australia, due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination, according to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). The product affected by the recall ...
Swedish-Danish cooperative Arla Foods is set manufacture of Anchor block butter at the production facility in Westbury,UK,boosting the company's butter production in the country. This move is a part of Arla's strategy to move Anchor ...
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About 80 million clean diesel vehicles will be sold globally from 2012 to 2018, according to a report from Pike Research, a part of Navigant's Energy Practice. The report found that sales of clean diesel vehicles, including light-duty ...
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Coles, an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers, is recalling its Lite Sour Cream from its stores in Western Australia as it may be contaminated with E.coli, according to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). ...
A key objective of Wools of New Zealand is to build the company,evolving within five years to be a fully commercial grower-owned sales and marketing business.Wools of New Zealand has spent considerable time meeting with all sectors of the ...
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The former CEO of Fonterra has joined the board of directors of US agribusiness giant Bunge. Ferrier, who left New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra in July last year, will join the Bunge board with immediate effect, the group said today (5 ...
Australian grain handler GrainCorp has agreed to acquire Australian oilseed crusher Gardner Smith for A$302m ($313.82m) as well as Goodman Fielder's commercial oils business Integro Foods for A$170m ($176.65m). The deals, which represent ...
Tags: commercial oils business, edible oil sector, leading oilseed crusher