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...

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...