The latest figures from the Australian bureau of Statistics are showing that us Aussies are bucking the international forecast and are drinking less alcohol than at any time in the last 55 years. This downward trend in Australia has been happening for more than 40 years. We are now moderate consumers per capita. The global

The following is a Recall Notice from Food Standards Australia New Zealand and is included here with permission. Core Powerfoods frozen meals   ​Date published: 19 October 2019 Product information Core Ingredients is conducting a recall of Core Powerfoods frozen meals, 310g or 350g – Going Nuts, Deep South Chilli, Muay Thai Meatballs, Holy Meatballs, Naked

There have been several Listeria outbreaks in Australia over the last two years, which have included several deaths. It is the elderly, people with low immune systems and pregnant women which are most at risk from Listeria and it this group that are most likely to die if they contract Listeriosis. The foods involved in

A recent study in the UK is giving insight into the reason that humans infected with E.coli generally suffer serious symptoms. E.coli produces toxins and one of these has been found in cattle to help the bacteria to colonise the gut and this seems to increase the transmission into the cattle herd. Cattle do not