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...

A Queensland coroner has found that the deaths of an Australian mother and daughter on holiday in Bali were caused by a severe allergic reaction. Yvana Bischoff and her mother Noelene died early last year just 24 hours after arriving in Bali. The pair were enthusiastic and experienced travellers...

Three young children were part of a family rushed to hospital after being served hot chocolate which had expired 25 years earlier. Two siblings and a friend, all aged between 8 and 12, were in Italy visiting grandparents when the incident took place. The local health authority reported the...

A woman in Queensland got more than she had bargained for out of her Woolworths purchase this month, when she found a snake sleeping in her bag of potatoes. Lewina Stewart from Toowoomba, Queensland, noticed the unwelcome visitor among her vegetables as she was preparing to make a meal.She...

Jo Goodhew, Minister for Food Safety in New Zealand, welcomed the introduction of a written agreement issued between Vietnam and New Zealand this month. The primary aim of the agreement is to strengthen the bond of food safety cooperation between both countries. The Food Safety Cooperation...

Thousands of furious students turned their aggression towards their high school campus in the Chinese province of Guizhou last week, as a gigantic food poisoning outbreak made hundreds of them sick. The students of Guizhou’s Puding County’s top high school rioted throughout their dormitories,...

The food safety concerns that have developed between Australia and China have taken a new turn this week, as Australian citrus farmers are beginning to see signs of a disastrous future for the industry. It seems that Asian consumers have far more to worry about than just hepatitis-infected...

The popular roast chicken food-chain “Red Rooster” has recently been accused of deceiving its customer base, by claiming that its food is completely free of any artificial ingredients or preservatives during its latest marketing campaign. The Food Intolerance Network, which is made up of...

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...