Better sanitation procedures at retail establishments would reduce the incidence of Listeria contamination and disease outbreaks in the community.

Cedar Creek and Sastek have announced that they have will merge. The combined company will provide software and hardware systems, labelling solutions and services to the meat processing, the fresh produce and processed foods sectors in Australia and New Zealand.

E. faecalis may offer an interesting alternative for the biopreservation of craft dry-fermented sausages.

Using the same concept behind commercial breath-freshening strips, a researcher has developed a new, easier method for clinical taste testing.

A recent NSW drug investigation, titled Operation Yalumba, has nothing to do with the winery.

Rising background levels of ozone in the atmosphere are a likely contributor to the global food crisis, since ozone has been shown to damage plants and reduce yields of important crops, including soybeans and wheat.

Clearer labelling about salt content may make it easier for consumers to monitor their salt intake.

Power from potato peel is just one of the approaches HJ Heinz is using to reduce its environmental footprint and implement its sustainability goals.

Functional food researchers are using nutrigenomics to discover why probiotics work.

Food Safety Consortium research at the University of Arkansas shows that Campylobacter jejuni in poultry is becoming resistant to ciprofloxacin, a synthetic antibiotic used by humans to fight bacterial infections.

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has announced the appointment of Kate Carnell to the position of chief executive.

New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra is considering acquiring Australia’s Dairy Farmers.

Around 2500 international food and health experts will gather in Geneva this week for Europe's premier obesity conference, the 16th European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2008), to assess the latest research from basic science to practical prevention programs and medical treatment.

New Zealand's decades-old food law is due to be updated when the new Food Bill comes into force. In anticipation, 38 councils have agreed to take part in the voluntary release of a key part of the new food regime.

As Wrigley throws off the shackles of being a public listed company via its merger with Mars, Cadbury is now the main bidder for Hershey.