Kellogg Australia has met its 2010 commitment to reduce sodium levels in its Corn Flakes and Rice Bubbles by 20 per cent.
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The problem with gluten is…
One in every hundred Australians are affected by Coeliac disease, but 75 per cent are undiagnosed, meaning that about 160,000 Australians have coeliac disease but don’t yet know it.
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A new dress all starts with a bottle of wine
Scientists from the University of Western Australia have found a new use for red wine: clothing.
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We need plans and education to protect agricultural land: farm group
As the debate over foreign ownership of prime agricultural land and Australia being Asia’s ‘foodbowl’ rages, a new review by a leading farming group has found that the land needs to be preserved.
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Over 80% of Australians against Chinese investment in agricultural land
Yesterday the Federal Government’s plans to make Australia the Asian food bowl were labelled “a waste of taxpayer’s money” by the Wilderness Society, and now a new poll has found over 80 per cent of Australians are also against plans to encourage Chinese investment in agricultural land.
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Farmers to receive up to $15 000 for sustainable projects
A joint project between Landcare Australia and Woolworths will award up to $15 000 for individual farms or organisations to support projects improving water use, the carbon footprint of farming or nutrient management.
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Reliance on transported foods could leave entire towns starving: govt report
A new report from the federal government has found that Australia’s growing reliance on foods transported long distances could be deadly in the case of natural disasters or other crises.
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Coles and Woollies are bullying winemakers too: departing Winemakers’ Federation chief
Amid accusations that Coles and Woolworths are intimidating food manufacturers and produce growers so much they are too scared to even speak up at a Senate Inquiry, a leading Australian wine body has publically criticised the big two.
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Ask and you shall receive – smart consultation leads to better scienc
Worldwide, and especially in Australia, much valuable science is being wasted or stalled through what is known as technology rejection – the public’s hostile reception of new technologies or scientific advice.
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As supermarket power rises, Heinz praises progress
One of the few companies to be openly critical of the supermarket duopoly in Australia, HJ Heinz, has apparently mended fences with Coles and Woolworths.
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Australian food packaging not shelf friendly
More than 70 packaging technologists, engineers and designers came together across three states in one week to look at ways to improve Shelf Friendly Packaging (SFP).
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Latest animal export exposé reminds us to steer clear of factory farm
It has once again been left to an advocacy group, Animals Australia, to highlight the cruel practices involved in cattle slaughter in Indonesia.
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People in regional Australia more likely to consume alcohol, be obese
A new Australia-wide study has found that people living in rural areas are more likely to consume alcohol and be overweight and obese.
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Worst fruit fly outbreak period in VIC: motorists warned to dump fruit
In the midst of one of Victoria’s worst fruit fly outbreak periods, road blocks are being set up to detect any people travelling into the Sunraysia area with fruit.
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Folic acid reduces childhood cancer rates
Folic acid has been proven to reduce the chances of neural tube defects (NTDs) in unborn babies, and now new research has found it could also reduce the most common types of cancers in children.
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Most Australians think we have an alcohol problem
Almost 80 per cent of Australians think that, as a nation, we have a problem with alcohol.
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Federal Government provides $1m funding to improve dairy technology
Dairy Australia has received $1 million from the Federal Government to conduct research to assess energy efficiency on dairy farms nation-wide.
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50 per cent sold with 51 weeks to go before AUSPACK PLUS 2013
AUSPACK PLUS organisers are continuing to surpass their KPI’s for the 2013 exhibition with over 3200 square metres of space already sold and there is still 51 weeks until the show opens.
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There’s nothing black or white about organic agriculture
Food is an emotional topic. Everyone cares about what they eat. Food often has a strong cultural, religious or even political meaning attached to it. Organic food is no different in that respect. People buy organic out of hedonistic values of pleasure and health as well as out of altruistic values of environmental sustainability, social justice and animal welfare.
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Tasmanian government invests $2.5m to speed up battery hen and sow stall bans
The Tasmanian government has announced plans to bring forward bans on battery hens and sow stalls.
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