For a while now, there has been a lot of work on improving, or even eliminating, the bar code system for foods. While scanning of packaged food products in supermarkets is now the method used to process customer orders, it was only 15 or so years ago that there were no scanners. There are still

The following is a media release from Food Standards Australia New Zealand and is included here with permission. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today called for submissions on an application for a processing aid to reduce the risk of the food poisoning bacteria Listeria. FSANZ Chief Executive Officer, Steve McCutcheon, said Micreos B.V (previously

A case is in front of the Federal Court currently that should send a warning to all food businesses with food labelling. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has the responsibility for monitoring compliance to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (or what was the Trade Practice Act 1974). The court case has been

The following information is included  here with permission from Food Standards Australia new Zealand. Please find below information on a recent Australian consumer level food recall. This information is also available on our website at www.foodstandards.gov.au Vitaco Health Australia has recalled all flavours of Healtheries Kidscare Rice Wheels and Healtheries Wiggles Ricey Bites Cheese flavour