Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott began waging a war against red tape, even launching a website dedicated to the notion. The deregulation of the country’s medical device and pharmaceutical industries has been included in that ...
Tags: Medical Device, Medicine
Australian salmon producer Tassal is contemplating the acquisition of private seafood business De Costi. This is in line with Tassal's strategy of increasing its product range from salmon to other seafood. The company, which has ...
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Asian vegetables making a home in Australian diets, latest market research Australia is known for accepting food from all cultures with open arms – and it seems Asian vegetables are no exception, according to new findings from ...
Tags: Vegetables, vegetable industry
Globally, consumers buy 1.5 trillion calories a day, with the average global consumer purchasing 765 calories each day through packaged food and soft drinks, according to new findings from market research company Euromonitor International. ...
Tags: Packaged Food, Soft Drinks
Consumer confidence in Australia is fuelling the rise of ‘savvy shopping’, according to findings from market research organisation Nielsen. Nielsen said Australian consumers were optimistic about their buying habits over the ...
Vegemite is overwhelming more popular among Australian consumers born in Australia than overseas-born Australians, although New Zealanders are partial to it too, according to findings about Australia’s favourite spreads from market ...
Tags: Vegemite, Australian consumers
Australian chicken suppliers under ACCC scrutiny following complaint A leading Australian chicken processor is facing scrutiny from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) following allegations of price-fixing, according ...
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After a stronger-than-expected Christmas trading period, retail spending growth will slow heading into 2015, according to the sixteenth edition of the AFGC CHEP Retail Index released late last week. The AFGC CHEP Retail Index is a ...
Tags: Christmas trading, food exports
Australia saw a rise of 1.9 per cent in both the volume and value of wine exports in 2014, according to the latest Wine Export Approval Report, released by the Australian Grape and Wine Authority (AGWA). Premium wine segments saw ...
Tags: wine exports, wine
Confectionery company Cadbury Australia has announced it will shrink its family-sized 210g/220g chocolate blocks in the coming weeks. Cadbury Australia said the changes to the size of the block were due to pressure from increased ...
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The Ministers who met last Friday at the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation have said they are “extremely concerned” about consumption of unpasteurised (raw) cow’s milk that is sold as ...
Tags: Raw Milk Consumption, Raw Milk
Have you ever had the sadness facing a disappointing slice of toast when you were starving at the midnight? Have you ever excepted a miracle of a hot chip vending machine that deep fries frozen chips when you get hungry? A Perth-based ...
In America, the FDA’s current position is that BPA is safe at the current levels occurring in foods. In 2014, FDA experts from across the agency, specialising in toxicology, analytical chemistry, endocrinology, epidemiology, and other ...
Tags: toxicology, analytical chemistry, endocrinology, Agriculture
Australian vegetable growers have said they support the Australian Greens’ Party Leader Christine Milne’s push for clearer Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) on food, claiming that the current system needs refining if consumers ...
Tags: food industry, Agriculture
Global breakfast food manufacturer Kellogg’s has launched Pop-Tart ice cream sandwiches in Australia, in collaboration with a Sydney pastry chef Andy Bowden. Established in 1924, Kellogg’s is one of the world’s largest ...
Tags: Ice Cream Sandwiches, Agriculture