Logistics Council welcomes new infrastructure minister
17 September, 2013Warren Truss's appointment as Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development has been welcomed by the Australian Logistics Council.
Panel to review NZ eel fishery practices
13 September, 2013The New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has assembled an independent panel to review scientific information on fishery practices of the freshwater longfin eel, Anguilla dieffenbachii.
Govt must deliver on five key infrastructure projects: ALC
11 September, 2013The Australian Logistics Council has listed five infrastructure projects it wants the Coalition government to deliver on, in order to improve productivity and efficiency in the freight logistics industry.
Nothing to sneeze at: the importance of allergen labelling
11 September, 2013 by Alice RichardWNIFT&M spoke with Maria Said, President of Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia, about the importance of allergen labelling, allergic consumers' attitudes to processed food and how processors can earn the trust of allergic consumers.
MPI targets sulfite use in raw meat
10 September, 2013The NZ Ministry for Primary Industries has targeted sulfite use in raw meat, with MPI Food Act Officers visiting Auckland butchers and supermarkets to collect raw meat samples for analysis.
Nestlé signs water and hygiene pledge
09 September, 2013Nestlé has signed a pledge to provide access to safe water and sanitation, as well as appropriate facilities to ensure personal hygiene, to all employees in all premises within three years.
In election mode: Labor actually mentioned the food industry (indirectly)
29 August, 2013The Labor party has funding in its budget to bring the supermarkets, processors and farmers to the table to finalise a Food and Grocery Code of Conduct that will ensure fairness across the food supply chain.
Recall could harm Australian vegetable processors, says AUSVEG
27 August, 2013The recall of frozen broccoli from China could impact on Australian frozen vegetable processors, AUSVEG claims. Earlier this week, Metcash issued a recall of a batch of its Black & Gold Broccoli Florets after receiving several complaints of glass fragments in the bag.
Spill costs vegetable oil producer $45K
23 August, 2013A water pollution incident has cost a Rutherford vegetable oil producer $45,000. Atlantic Pacific Foods was convicted on 15 August and fined $15,000 for the offence and ordered to pay $30,000 in prosecutor and investigation costs.
Coalition's manufacturing policy good news for food sector, says AFGC
22 August, 2013The Coalition's manufacturing policy is a step towards enhancing Australia's food and grocery manufacturing sector, the AFGC says.
Fat tax won't prevent the obesity epidemic: Diabetes Council
20 August, 2013A simplistic 'fat tax' is not the answer to the looming type 2 diabetes epidemic, the Australian Diabetes Council claims. Dr Alan Barclay says a 'fat tax' was trialled and abandoned in Denmark as it had negative economic consequences.
CDS not the answer to litter reduction, AFGC says
19 August, 2013The results of the latest National Litter Index show that there are better, cheaper and more effective waste reduction alternatives to a container deposit scheme (CDS), the Australian Food and Grocery Council claims.
Australian Made urges govt to support CoOL
16 August, 2013The Australian Made Campaign has called for the government to commit to stronger support for country-of-origin labelling (CoOL) in the lead-up to the election.
Compliance agreements provide alternative to Imported Food Inspection Scheme testing
15 August, 2013You may not need to have your imports inspected and tested under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS). Instead, a Food Import Compliance Agreement can give food importers formal recognition that their food management system obviates the need for further testing.
Container scheme will cost consumers, AFGC claims
09 August, 2013Northern Territorians will bear the cost of the “flawed” Cash for Containers Scheme, the AFGC claims. The NT Government announced yesterday that it will reinstate the scheme.
