A group dedicated to environmental protection and corporate responsibility known as “As You Sow” released a letter from Dunkin’ Donuts Director of Corporate Social Responsibility recently, outlining Dunkin’ Donuts decision to alter their powdered doughnut formula. The letter stated that the...

Recent research has discovered that climate change could have an impact on food safety. Researchers at Wageningen University have established a connection between fruit and vegetable contamination and long-term alterations in weather. They found that excessive rainfall, for example, could produce...

Ten people have been rushed into hospital this month as a result of consuming wild mushrooms gathered from various parts of New South Wales, leading health authorities to issue serious food safety warnings. It seems that the recently humid weather has created the perfect growing conditions for...

Officials have issued warnings to Canberrans to avoid eating bread products purchased at Gunghalin Coles, after metal was found in a loaf purchased from the store. Chief Health Officer of ACT, Dr Paul Kelly, immediately requested that a notice be issued regarding all in-store Coles-brand bakery...

Both the chef and manager of a local pub in Essex have been sentenced to jail time totalling thirty months after a Christmas dinner served at their restaurant left a mother with a fatal dose of food poisoning. The mother, Della Callagher, aged 46, died approximately two days after she consumed the...

On Monday the 9th of February, the South Australian Cabinet approved the current draft set forward on a voluntary codefor free range eggs, where producers meeting strict conditions will be able to advertise their produce with the approved logo indicating South Australian Free Range Accreditation. ...

A number of food safety scares have arisen recently throughout the Australian Capital Territory, leading to a spate of stomach-turning ACT news reports. The standards of food safety within Australia require businesses and corporations to focus on producing food that is safe to consume, regardless...

Recently, a movement to dump imperfect mangos in North Queensland as juice contracts began to run dry has outragedcustomers and growers. The reduced amount of contracts for juicing left growers with tons of bumped and blemished produce, wasted simply because they didn’t meet premium grade...

In an effort to overcome consumer fears regarding food safety, China is becoming increasingly dependent on imports of rice from other countries, including Japan. Despite the fact that China is by far the largest consumer and producer of rice in the world, importation has sky-rocketed. In fact, the...

Jail time and massive fines for food safety offences are set to be introduced in the UAE if draft legislation set to be debated by the Federal National Council on February 3rd goes ahead. The draft law has been proposed after the House was told that many foods are causing deaths and lethal...