A NSW Chinese restaurant has been fined $440 after a customer found a used band-aid in her laksa. The woman reported the sickening find to the NSW Food Authority who advised the Council of the Baulkham Hills restaurant. “I’m so upset. I feel like I have been violated,” said the woman who dined at...

Cleaning up with kitchen wipes can cut the chance of getting food poisoning by an astonishing 99.2 per cent. According to a recent study, using antibacterial wipes doesn’t just help get rid of the bacteria already lurking on a surface; it also provides an antibacterial coating that can continue to...

Leading dairy producer Parmalat has received a prevention notice from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after neighbours allegedly complained of putrid smells coming from the North Sydney factory. It was reported that the complaints related to Parmalat’s Lidcombe processing plant have been...

Rats sold as lamb, poisonous bottled water, repackaging rotting meat and storm-drain cooking oil are just some of the recent scandals that have forced China to finally overhaul the country’s food safety laws. These shocking cases are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the food safety...

Hogs Breath, well known for having a wide and varied menu, now even include the kitchen sink in their latest offerings! That’s according to a Brisbane customer who discovered a sink plug in her salad last weekend. The horrified customer posted a picture of the image on the Aspley restaurant’s ...

What’s worse than finding a cockroach in your Big Mac? Finding a half eaten cockroach in your Big Mac. That’s the unfortunate situation that Annah Sophia Stevenson from Blenheim, New Zealand, allegedly found herself in last weekend. Ms Stevenson says that she was eating the McDonalds burger at...

Patties frozen berries, analysed in viral and bacterial testing run by the company, have come back negative for both the Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) and E.coli. In a report releases by Patties, both recalled and non-recalled samples of Nanna’s berries showed no traces of the contaminators linked to...

Dangerous bacteria, responsible for countless food poisoning cases around Australia, has been found on more than half of the raw chicken tested by Channel Nine’s A Current Affair (ACA). As an affordable and versatile source of protein, chicken might be a great option for a meal, however it might...

A new initiative has been introduced in Brisbane aimed at persuading shoppers to buy local produce. The Brisbane’s Produce Market is supporting the new campaign that claims buying fresh local fruits, vegetables and other foods not only helps the local farmers but also benefits the consumer. ...

The importance of worldwide food safety was highlighted this week when the World Health Organisation (WHO) made it their annual focus for World Health Day. It comes hot the heels of new statistics released that show the high level of harmful threats posed by unsafe food all around the world. The...