More than 75% of Australians support a ban on junk food advertising in children’s television, and almost 20% support a total ban, according to a poll by the Australian National University on attitudes to food security.
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Mixed opinions from farmers over Coles’ boutique food plan
Victorian Farmers have criticised a plan by Coles to sell boutique food brands in regional stores, but the representative body for Western Australian farmers has welcomed the idea.
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Coles and Woollies wiping out regional grocers: lobby group
The Senate Inquiry into Coles and Woolworths’ anti-competitive behaviour is not impacting their mission to take over the grocery sector entirely, and the independents are desperately calling on the federal government to step in.
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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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Government’s encouragement of Chinese agricultural investment “a waste of taxpayers’ money”
The Wilderness Society has slammed the Federal Government’s plan to attract Chinese investment to agricultural development in northern Australia, labelling it a waste of taxpayers’ money.
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Australian meat exports contaminated: biggest export market at risk
A batch of mince contaminated with E.coli discovered in South Carolina may have come from Australia, amid revelations that up to 13 shipments of Australian meat has been rejected by the US in the past year.
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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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Company behind deadly listeria outbreak files for bankruptcy
A US company linked to a listeria outbreak which infected 146 people and killed at least 30, has filed for bankruptcy.
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Where does the food sold in Australian supermarkets really come from?
One in every four grocery items now sold in Australian supermarkets is private label and of those, about one in two is imported.
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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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Potato farmers call for investigation into McCain’s
McCain's has been accused of ripping off Tasmanian potato farmers, and a leading agricultural group wants the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to investigate.
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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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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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Big Olive Company fined for misleading “extra virgin” labelling
A South Australian company has been fined $13 000 for misleading labelling, after it’s olive oil was not extra virgin as claimed.
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Junk food ads aimed at children fall 60 per cent
Children are seeing 60 per cent less junk food advertising during their television programs, following suggestions from the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) that the practise should be stopped, and calls from health groups to ban ads aimed at those under 12.
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New regulations to ensure welfare of animals in NSW abattoirs
New South Wales has unveiled new regulations in state abattoirs to ensure the wellbeing and welfare of animals.
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Are Coles and Woollies bullying the major TV networks too?
While everyone in the Australian food manufacturing industry is aware of the bullying behaviour of the major supermarkets, it seems they are also now impacting Australian TV networks, which are declining to screen ads criticising Coles and Woolworths’ stake in pokie machines, but refusing to say why.
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