Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Tip: Some attention for the home fridge

How do you organise your fridge? By size, with tall bottles and containers together? Meats on one shelf, dairy on another? Where do leftovers go – wherever they fit?  I recently came across this article from thekitchn.com which had a great tip for organising your home fridge the way professional kitchen fridges are organised – [...]

July 26, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: News, Reference  No Comments

News: Roundup of food news from June and July

The Food Advisor team would like to send another thank you to our users for tolerating the various issues with the app over the past couple of months. The most recent update (check the App Store on your iPhone for it if you haven’t already) seems to have resolved the issues, so – TOUCH WOOD [...]

July 20, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: News  No Comments

News: Roundup of food news for May

Here’s a taste of what happened in food news during May:

Melbourne cafe owners are extremely unhappy with new Melbourne City Council regulations which state that rubbish and recycling bins must be stored indoors overnight. Many say they’ll be forced to choose between food safety and flouting the new rules.

Coolangatta/Tweed food businesses should be on the [...]

June 1, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: General, News  No Comments

News: Victorian farmers question benefits of GM crops after 3 years

There is a great article on GM crops in Victoria in today’s The Age. It provides a clear overview of the issues around the use of the crops, as well as benefits and criticisms. About 20% of Victoria’s canola crop this year will be GM; that’s 40,000 hectares.
Read the article – ‘The seeds of discontent’ [...]

May 12, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: News  One Comment

News: Roundup of food news for April

April brought some pretty big news for the Food Advisor community. Remember you can follow us on Twitter (@FoodAdvisorAU) for regular updates, and here’s a roundup of some of April’s happenings:

Scores on doors to be trialled in NSW – from July this year it will be mandatory for NSW restaurants and food businesses to display their [...]

April 30, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: News  No Comments

News: Pulitzer Prize for NYT food safety report

Reporter Michael Moss and New York Times staff were awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting last week for their work exposing oversights in US food safety regulations which allowed E. coli contamination to occur ground beef burgers. Moss profiled one particularly sad and awful case of a 22-year-old woman who became paralysed from the waist [...]

April 19, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: News  No Comments

News: Roundup of food news for March

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Here’s a roundup of March’s food news from around the world:

The New York Times reports the City will soon require restaurants to display letter grades issued to them by city safety inspectors. There are [...]

March 31, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: News  No Comments

News: Eat Safe Brisbane information sessions for business owners

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Brisbane City Council will hold information sessions throughout April for food businesses to learn more about the upcoming Eat Safe program. The sessions will be held at various locations in the council area, some [...]

March 22, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: News  No Comments

News: Vote to ban GM crop defeated in WA

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What would you do if your neighbour starting farming GM canola and you wanted to keep your crop GM-free? The ABC reported that in a close vote (26 to 24) a motion to ban cultivation [...]

March 11, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: News  No Comments

News: Sydney restaurants to trial “scores on doors”

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Sydney’s Canada Bay Council confirmed yesterday it will trial a “scores on doors” system for restaurants and cafes in the council area. Restaurants which pass NSW Food Authority inspection will be awarded certificates with [...]

March 11, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: News  No Comments

News: A victory (of sorts) on beef imports to Australia

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People power at work! The Federal Government has bowed to community and industry pressure – Tony Burke, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, has ordered a risk study be completed on beef imports, [...]

March 8, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: News  2 Comments

News: Serious fines for Brisbane area restaurants breaching food safety standards

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Last month we heard that Brisbane City and Logan Councils in Queensland will soon implement Eat Safe, a program where restaurants must advertise the star rating they receive after hygiene and safety inspections. These [...]

March 8, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: News  No Comments

News: Ban lifted today on beef imports to Australia

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Today the Federal Government lifted a ban on importing both processed and fresh beef from countries that have recorded cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease. This change has [...]

March 1, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: News  No Comments

News: Choice reports on labelling issues of GM food

Consumer group Choice last week released an investigation into the prevalence of genetically modified (GM) foods in Australia and found that the labelling regulations make it extremely difficult for consumers to know when they are buying GM foods.
The reports says:
“Australian supermarkets are now full of foods with ingredients that could be derived from genetically modified [...]

February 22, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: News  4 Comments

News: Qld councils to publicly rate food businesses for food hygiene and safety

There is some great news for food consumers in Queensland this week –  Brisbane City Council will be the first council in the state to introduce a rating system for eateries based on food hygiene and safety standards. The scheme is called Eat Safe and today’s Courier-Mail says:
“High-end restaurants through to bakeries and the local [...]

February 17, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: News  One Comment

Health food aisle label concerns – news article

A member of our team caught an interesting article in the weekend papers warning supermarket health food aisles are increasingly stocked with sugary, fattening snacks containing as many as 16 food additives.
There’s input from consumer group Choice, nutritionists and the Australian Food and Grocery Council among others in the article, but for more information you [...]

February 9, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: News  No Comments