The Health Claims Standard in the Food Standards Code significantly expands the range of health, nutrition and related claims permitted on food labels and advertisements.
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Woolworths has nationally recalled its “Select Chicken and Vegetable Pies” 4 pack, which may contain glass. More detail here.
A quick, easy to understand list of FAQs for food businesses is now available at the Food Standards Australia and New Zealand website. View the FAQ / guide here.
Patties Foods ran into a number of difficulties when conducting their Nanna’s berries recall, but the most surprising was the lack of Hepatitis A testing facilities in Australia.
The Federal Parliament’s Economics Reference Committee will undertake a six-month inquiry into food certification schemes, including halal certification.
Eggs produced in NSW must now be stamped with a unique identifying mark to improve traceability.
If the catastrophe that has rocked Patties Foods over the past few weeks doesn’t prompt every company in the food and beverage industry to seriously consider their exposure to risk, then I’m inclined to say that nothing will. That is, of course, until a disaster strikes in home territory; but by then it will be too late. The outbreak of Hepatitis A,…
Taiwan’s government has launched a food safety office as a means to quell public outrage.
The owner of a small business has avoided a “nightmare” by having rigorous food safety procedures in place.
Melbourne-based food manufacturer and distributor Patties Foods has issued a total product recall of its frozen mixed berries after five cases of hepatitis A were linked to the products last week.
