Sugary soft drinks in decline: study
05 December, 2007
Australians are spurning sugar-sweetened soft drinks in favour of diet soft drinks and water, according to research released recently by the University of Wollongong.
Why pizza boxes should not consist of recycled cardboard
03 December, 2007
A new test can identify takeaway paper-based food containers (such as pizza boxes) that break phthalate safety rules, according to a recent paper in the journal Packaging Technology and Science.
Ancients made chocolate an alcoholic brew
26 November, 2007
The human love affair with chocolate is at least 3000 years old — and it began at least 500 years earlier than previously thought, according to new analyses of pottery shards from the Ulúa Valley region of northern Honduras.
Food testing at Beijing Olympics
12 November, 2007
While the world’s athletes train for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, an American microbiologist has helped direct the international spotlight onto the host country’s food safety practices.
Nutritional benefits of organic products
02 November, 2007
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) has hailed preliminary findings from a four-year European Union (EU) study that indicate some organic foods are more nutritional than their non-organic counterparts.
Folic acid fortification under question
02 November, 2007
Scientists at the Institute of Food Research (IFR) are concerned with the process of fortifying flour with folic acid, due to recent evidence of how it is absorbed by the body.
Interrupting moths' sex lives
08 October, 2007
Hygiene Group operates throughout the UK where it is a supplier of specialist hygiene contract cleaning services to the food, drink and pharmaceutical industries
Canned milk design wins award
27 September, 2007
The Southern Cross Packaging Awards have been decided for the year, with the winners due to receive their awards at a presentation dinner at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Melbourne, 4 October.
Food aid more harm than good
13 September, 2007
Food aid to developing countries could actually worsen rural poverty and distort global trade, according to a report by the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC).
Property value linked to obesity rates
06 September, 2007
Neighbourhood property values predict local obesity rates better than education or incomes, according to a study published online this week by the journal Social Science and Medicine. For each additional $100,000 in the median price of homes, US researchers found obesity rates in a given ZIP code dropped by 2 %.
Link between aspartame and formaldehyde scaremongering by Soil & Health spokesperson
22 August, 2007
Unsubstantiated scaremongering claims by Soil & Health spokesperson Steffan Browning could cause some people real harm says the New Zealand Food Safety Authority.
Designing superior foods
13 August, 2007
A UK food and material science expert has been awarded a Visiting Fellowship with the Food Futures Flagship, to help design healthier and tastier foods.
Australians getting fatter on healthier food
10 August, 2007 by Keiran Jones
The Australian and New Zealand nutraceuticals market is booming, according to a report by international market research company, Frost and Sullivan
Restaurants salting us to death
02 August, 2007
The Australian Division of World Action on Salt and Health (AWASH) is calling for a major reduction in the salt content of processed and restaurant foods, following a recent report from the American Medical Association (AMA).
Risk-based safety assessment needed for ingredient in NZ baby formula
17 July, 2007
The acting chief executive, Director-General of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) for purpose of section 37 of the Food Act 1981, is advising parents and caregivers that Nutricia Karicare Gold Plus Infant Formula and Follow-On Formula both contain added substances called fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS).
