An anti-gay group in Russia believes a milk carton featuring a rainbow on the packaging encourages homosexuality and is now campaigning for it to be removed.
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UN not doing enough for food security: Rudd
Kevin Rudd has slammed the UN food agency for failing to do enough for food security and warned that fears around a repeat of the 2007-08 food crisis are justified.
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Zimbabwe urged to lift ban on GM food
The Zimbabwean government is being urged to lift its ban on genetically modified (GM) food.
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Australian, Italian researchers developing “super spaghetti”
Australian researchers are joining with experts from the land of the pasta to create a new “super spaghetti,” which would provide extensive health benefits for consumers.
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Global packaging market expected to reach $329 billion in 2012
New research indicates that the global food and drink packaging market will have a value of $329 billion in 2012, according to a new report.
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McDonald’s reveals controversial plans to open vegetarian outlets
McDonald's has announced plans to open two vegetarian outlets in India but the intended locations for the restaurants has been met with criticism.
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An affront to the rule of law: international tribunals to decide on plain packaging
The Australian High Court has found that the Gillard Government’s Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011 does not breach that section of the constitution that prohibits federal legislation acquiring property except on just terms.
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Packaging-free grocery store opens in Austin, Texas
With excessive packaging increasingly coming under fire, is it any wonder that one ingenious store decided to do away with it altogether?
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U.N. Food Chief: G20 must act on worries around rising food prices
The head of the U.N.’s food agency has called on the Group of 20 nations to coordinate action and address rising global food prices as concerns grow that we are headed towards another food crisis.
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Public Demand Increases for White House Beer Recipes
An American beer-lover has made a request under US Freedom of Information laws for the White House to disclose the recipe of its home brewed ale.
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Migration bill will hurt us: produce industry
Australia’s largest representative body for the produce industry has slammed a draft migration bill, saying it shows the federal government will unnecessarily target the industry.
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Little World Brewers boosts sales by 26pc
Little World Beverages (LWB), the boutique beer company recently acquired by Lion, has delivered a 26 per cent growth in profits, an achievement which is sure to impress its new owner.
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The new Sicily: DPI heat maps used to produce quality blood oranges in Australia
The Italian influences on Australia’s eating habits have become so ingrained in our diets that we forget where they started.
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Nestlé Indian factory expansion to create 250 jobs
International food giant Nestlé is making some changes to its businesses in India and the US.
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Chile government bans toys with children’s fast food meals
Chile has followed in the footsteps of Australian fast food retailers by removing the toys from children’s meals.
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UK dairy farmers protest price cuts
Dairy farmers in the UK who are facing similar price cut impacts as Australian farmers have vowed to continue protesting about the returns they receive.
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Australian meat included in attempted Chinese smuggle operation
Chinese media is reporting that meat smugglers have tried to get Australian products across the border.
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World food prices drop to 8-month low
World food prices dropped to their lowest level in eight months, according to a U.N. Agency.
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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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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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