Organic bottled water? No such thing, says ABWI
16 July, 2013The Australasian Bottled Water Institute has supported the ACCC’s position that bottled water products should not be labelled as organic.
Call for submissions on GM soybean application
15 July, 2013FSANZ is inviting submissions on an application to change the Food Standards Code to allow food derived from genetically modified soybeans.
INC welcomes recommendations on infant formula marketing
12 July, 2013The Infant Nutrition Council (INC) has welcomed the Australian Department of Health’s recommendations on the review of the Marketing in Australia of Infant Formula (MAIF) Agreement.
Steggles, ACMF found guilty over “free to roam” claims
12 July, 2013Steggles has been found guilty of engaging in false, misleading and deceptive conduct by describing its meat chickens as “free to roam” in large barns. The Australian Chicken Meat Foundation was also found guilty of deceptive conduct.
Repeated failure to declare allergens costs company $69,000
03 July, 2013Failing to declare allergens in cakes has cost a Sydney cake manufacturing business and its director $48,000 in fines plus $21,000 in professional costs.
Coles in trouble again over misleading labelling
02 July, 2013Coles has paid $61,200 in fines after being accused by the ACCC of displaying misleading country-of-origin labelling on fresh produce in five of its stores.
Company fined $35K for cheese shredding accident
26 June, 2013A dairy company was convicted and fined $35,000 following an incident in which a worker had a finger severed in a cheese shredding machine.
Man fined for threatening NSW Food Authority officer
26 June, 2013An Ulladulla man has been fined for threatening a NSW Food Authority officer who was conducting an inspection of a food business selling seafood from a fishing vessel.
Wine industry pushes for merger legislation
25 June, 2013The wine industry has introduced a Bill into parliament that seeks to establish the Australian Grape and Wine Authority through the merger of the Wine Australia Corporation and Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation.
Anglomoil receives NSF certification
25 June, 2013Anglomoil’s Synthetic Food Grade (SFG) lubricant range has been awarded ISO 21469 certification by NSF International.
SA to develop free-range egg standard
20 June, 2013The SA Government is proposing a voluntary industry code that will allow those who adhere to it to display a ‘South Australian Laid, Free Range Egg Code Compliant’ label.
Seeing stars: ministers poised to approve new food rating system but industry seeks a delay
14 June, 2013 by Gary Sacks, Deakin UniversityState and federal health ministers are meeting to approve a new star rating system for food packaging. Easy-to-interpret front-of-pack labels are expected to help consumers quickly assess the nutritive value of food and help fight the epidemic of obesity and related chronic diseases.
SABIC publishes new food safety and compliance declarations
14 June, 2013SABIC has published new food safety and compliance declarations for its polyolefins (polyethylenes and polypropylenes) on its website to allow its clients to gain assurance on regulatory compliance.
Rushed labelling system is still flawed, AFGC says
14 June, 2013The new front-of-pack nutrition labelling system (FoPL) has been rushed out without any cost-benefit analysis or evidence that it will achieve the outcomes it is seeking, according to AFGC CEO Gary Dawson.
Health Star Rating system to go ahead
14 June, 2013The five-star rating system for food packaging has been approved by state and federal health and agriculture ministers. The system will be voluntary for two years, after which time it will be evaluated.
