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		<title>Tip: Some attention for the home fridge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8211; 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 &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/07/26/tip-some-home-fridge-attention/</link>
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		<title>News: Roundup of food news from June and July</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;t already) seems to have resolved the issues, so &#8211; TOUCH WOOD [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/07/20/news-roundup-of-food-news-from-june-and-july/</link>
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		<title>App News: Update available and news back on track!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another app update for you, our patient users :-) We&#8217;ve had some lovely emails from some of you and the Food Advisor team would like to say thanks for the support.
There&#8217;s good news &#8211; the update for iOS4 and to resolve the bug with the unread news articles is now available from the App Store. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/07/06/app-news-update-available-and-news-back-on-track/</link>
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		<title>App News: Food Advisor update submitted to Apple</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A quick update for everyone:

We submitted an update for Food Advisor Australia to Apple late last week (June 24) which should address the following issues:

the number of unread news articles not resetting correctly
 you&#8217;ll be able to mark all articles as read
and stop the app crashing in iPhone OS4.


Now we wait for approval &#8211; hopefully [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/06/28/app-news-food-advisor-update-submitted-to-apple/</link>
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		<title>News: Roundup of food news for May</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;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&#8217;ll be forced to choose between food safety and flouting the new rules.


Coolangatta/Tweed food businesses should be on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/06/01/news-roundup-of-food-news-for-may/</link>
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		<title>App News: Working on bug with number of news articles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A quick message from the Food Advisor team:
We are working on the problem related to the news articles showing as unread, even though you&#8217;ve read them. Thanks to alert users who notified us; it is annoying to have the red circle and number pop up all the time.
There will continue to be fewer news articles [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/05/20/app-news-working-on-bug-with-number-of-news-articles/</link>
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		<title>News: Victorian farmers question benefits of GM crops after 3 years</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a great article on GM crops in Victoria in today&#8217;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&#8217;s canola crop this year will be GM; that&#8217;s 40,000 hectares.
Read the article &#8211; &#8216;The seeds of discontent&#8217; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/05/12/news-victorian-farmers-question-benefits-of-gm-crops-after-3-years/</link>
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		<title>News: Roundup of food news for April</title>
		<description><![CDATA[April brought some pretty big news for the Food Advisor community. Remember you can follow us on Twitter (@FoodAdvisorAU) for regular updates, and here&#8217;s a roundup of some of April&#8217;s happenings:

Scores on doors to be trialled in NSW &#8211; from July this year it will be mandatory for NSW restaurants and food businesses to display their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/04/30/news-roundup-of-food-news-for-april/</link>
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		<title>News: Pulitzer Prize for NYT food safety report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/04/19/news-pulitzer-prize-for-nyt-food-safety-report/</link>
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		<title>News: Roundup of food news for March</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is brought to you by this month&#8217;s sponsor Urban Food Market: exceptional quality &#124; wholesale prices &#124; direct to you.
Here&#8217;s a roundup of March&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/03/31/news-roundup-of-food-news-for-march/</link>
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		<title>App News: Be a sponsor of Food Advisor Australia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is brought to you by this month&#8217;s sponsor Urban Food Market: exceptional quality &#124; wholesale prices &#124; direct to you.
We have several sponsorship opportunities available in the Food Advisor Australia app and online news blog, http://foodadvisor.com.au/
The types of sponsorship include:

Sponsoring news articles within the app &#8211;  this news is also available on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/03/30/app-news-be-a-sponsor-of-food-advisor-australia/</link>
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		<title>App News: Access Food Advisor news online</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is brought to you by this month&#8217;s sponsor Urban Food Market: exceptional quality &#124; wholesale prices &#124; direct to you.
We are excited to announce that Food Advisor Australia News is now available online.

You can access the full news article archives, browse our articles and see all comments, plus it&#8217;s a great access point for your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/03/30/app-news-access-food-advisor-news-online/</link>
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		<title>News: Eat Safe Brisbane information sessions for business owners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is brought to you by this month&#8217;s sponsor Urban Food Market: exceptional quality &#124; wholesale prices &#124; direct to you.
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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/03/22/news-eat-safe-brisbane-information-sessions-for-business-owners/</link>
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		<title>App News: Food Advisor Version 2.0.2 &#8211; update now available</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is brought to you by this month&#8217;s sponsor Urban Food Market: exceptional quality &#124; wholesale prices &#124; direct to you.
After listening to feedback, we have made some changes to the app and you can now download this update &#8211; Food Advisor Australia Version 2.0.2. There are a few new things worth pointing out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/03/15/app-news-food-advisor-version-2-0-2-update-now-available/</link>
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		<title>Greenpeace: What is Genetic Engineering?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is brought to you by this month&#8217;s sponsor Urban Food Market: exceptional quality &#124; wholesale prices &#124; direct to you.
Article written by Greenpeace. For more on GE foods in Australia, join the TrueFood Network.
What is Genetic Engineering?
Genetic engineering (also called genetic modification or GM for short) allows scientists to move genes between different [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/03/12/greenpeace-what-is-genetic-engineering/</link>
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		<title>News: Vote to ban GM crop defeated in WA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is brought to you by this month&#8217;s sponsor Urban Food Market: exceptional quality &#124; wholesale prices &#124; direct to you.
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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/03/11/news-vote-to-ban-gm-crop-defeated-in-wa/</link>
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		<title>News: Sydney restaurants to trial &#8220;scores on doors&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is brought to you by this month&#8217;s sponsor Urban Food Market: exceptional quality &#124; wholesale prices &#124; direct to you.
Sydney&#8217;s Canada Bay Council confirmed yesterday it will trial a &#8220;scores on doors&#8221; system for restaurants and cafes in the council area. Restaurants which pass NSW Food Authority inspection will be awarded certificates with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/03/11/news-sydney-restaurants-to-trial-scores-on-doors/</link>
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		<title>Recipe: Grassfed Wagyu Brisket Curry with Home Made Naan Bread &amp; Raita</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is brought to you by this month&#8217;s sponsor Urban Food Market: exceptional quality &#124; wholesale prices &#124; direct to you.
Need some dinner ideas? This should give you some inspiration &#8211; written by Tim Elwin from Urban Food Market.

Since making naan bread at home (see our naan bread recipe), our curry intake has increased dramatically and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/03/09/recipe-grassfed-wagyu-brisket-curry-with-home-made-naan-bread-raita/</link>
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		<title>Follow us on Twitter &#8211; @FoodAdvisorAU</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is brought to you by this month&#8217;s sponsor Urban Food Market: exceptional quality &#124; wholesale prices &#124; direct to you.
Follow us on Twitter &#8211; keep up to date with the app&#8217;s news articles and other relevant news and stories. Of course you&#8217;re welcome to let us know your feedback and suggestions via your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/03/09/follow-us-on-twitter/</link>
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		<title>News: A victory (of sorts) on beef imports to Australia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is brought to you by this month&#8217;s sponsor Urban Food Market: exceptional quality &#124; wholesale prices &#124; direct to you.
People power at work! The Federal Government has bowed to community and industry pressure &#8211; Tony Burke, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, has ordered a risk study be completed on beef imports, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/03/08/news-a-victory-of-sorts-on-beef-imports-to-australia/</link>
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		<title>News: Serious fines for Brisbane area restaurants breaching food safety standards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is brought to you by this month&#8217;s sponsor Urban Food Market: exceptional quality &#124; wholesale prices &#124; direct to you.
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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/03/08/news-serious-fines-for-brisbane-area-restaurants-breaching-food-safety-standards/</link>
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		<title>News: Ban lifted today on beef imports to Australia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is brought to you by this month&#8217;s sponsor Urban Food Market: exceptional quality &#124; wholesale prices &#124; direct to you.
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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/03/01/news-ban-lifted-today-on-beef-imports-to-australia/</link>
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		<title>Sponsor: Grassfed vs Grainfed Beef</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is brought to you by this month&#8217;s sponsor Urban Food Market: exceptional quality &#124; wholesale prices &#124; direct to you
By Tim Elwin, Urban Food Market
I love grainfed beef. I have been brought up on it and believe that it delivers a rich, deep flavour not possible in grassfed beef. However being part of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/03/01/sponsor-grassfed-vs-grainfed-beef/</link>
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		<title>A word about sponsors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As you may know, we have removed banner ads from Food Advisor Australia &#8211; the ads were supplied by a third party and they were of poor quality and mostly irrelevant.  But in order to keep the app free, we have instead sought sponsorship though relevant, high quality companies and organisations who fit in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/02/28/a-word-about-sponsors/</link>
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		<title>Part 4: Popular terms in food and nutrition (S-Z)</title>
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By Food Advisor contributor Catherine Saxelby from foodwatch.com.au
In the fourth and final part of the series, we continue covering the 50 most commonly questioned terms – including nutrients, additives, chemical names and allergens &#8211; that puzzle and perplex shoppers today.
S-Z
Salicylate. An aspirin-like substance which occurs naturally in fruit, vegetables, herbs, honey and tea. In the 1970’s US [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/02/25/part-4-popular-terms-in-food-and-nutrition-s-z/</link>
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		<title>Greenpeace: Join the TrueFood Network</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you would like to receive more information on GE-free products in Australia, join the Greenpeace TrueFood Network. It is free to join and you will be part of a growing community of everyday Australians, chefs, food experts, farmers and community groups uniting to protect our food from genetic engineering (GE).
Join up now (the form works [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/02/24/greenpeace-join-the-truefood-network/</link>
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		<title>News: Choice reports on labelling issues of GM food</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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:
&#8220;Australian supermarkets are now full of foods with ingredients that could be derived from genetically modified [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/02/22/news-choice-reports-on-labelling-issues-of-gm-food/</link>
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		<title>Part 3: Popular terms in food and nutrition (M-R)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
By Food Advisor contributor Catherine Saxelby from foodwatch.com.au
In the third part of this series, we continue covering the 50 most commonly questioned terms – including nutrients, additives, chemical names and allergens &#8211; that puzzle and perplex shoppers today.
M-R
Medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs). Fats of a smaller size (shorter length of their carbon chain) than ordinary fats and oils which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/02/18/part-3-popular-terms-in-food-and-nutrition-m-r/</link>
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		<title>News: Qld councils to publicly rate food businesses for food hygiene and safety</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is some great news for food consumers in Queensland this week &#8211;  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&#8217;s Courier-Mail says:
&#8220;High-end restaurants through to bakeries and the local [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/02/17/news-qld-councils-to-publicly-rate-food-businesses-for-food-hygiene-and-safety/</link>
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		<title>Food Advisor 2.0.1 now available</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you check the app store on your iPhone or iTunes you should be notified of a new version of Food Advisor.
The new version has the following changes
- **Banner ads removed** (actually this happened a while ago)
- Search results are now ordered by distance &#8211; e.g. search for pizza will show nearest pizza restarants you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/02/16/food-advisor-2-0-1-now-available/</link>
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		<title>Part 2: Popular terms in food and nutrition (G-L)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
By Food Advisor contributor Catherine Saxelby from foodwatch.com.au
Welcome to the second part of the series where we cover the 50 most commonly questioned terms – including nutrients, additives, chemical names and allergens &#8211; that puzzle and perplex shoppers today.
G-L
Glycaemic Index  (GI). A measure of the effect of a food on blood glucose levels. Values range from 0 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/02/11/part-2-popular-terms-in-food-and-nutrition-g-l/</link>
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		<title>Health food aisle label concerns &#8211; news article</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s input from consumer group Choice, nutritionists and the Australian Food and Grocery Council among others in the article, but for more information you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/02/09/health-food-aisle-label-concerns-news-article/</link>
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		<title>Tip: Customising Food Advisor data</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
In the Sources tab of Food Advisor Australia you can customise the data shown in the Map view, as well as search results.
Note: Sponsor data cannot be turned off.
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		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/02/08/tip-customising-food-advisor-data/</link>
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		<title>We listened &#8211; banner ads removed, paid version coming</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who responded to our survey.
We have decided two things:

We will create a paid version of Food Advisor without banner ads, this will take a while
Until then we will remove the banner ads from the free version

NOTE the sponsor listings will continue to be shown in the free version.  The paid version [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/02/07/we-listened-banner-ads-removed-paid-version-coming/</link>
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		<title>Have your say &#8211; Ads on Food Advisor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First of all thank you for being a user of Food Advisor Australia, formerly FoodWatch NSW.
This new version of Food Advisor contains features as requested by users such as the ability to search and browse &#8211; and of course new data sources.  One of the most requested features was more frequent database updates &#8211; which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/02/02/have-your-say-ads-on-food-advisor/</link>
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		<title>Part 1: Popular terms in food and nutrition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
 

By Food Advisor contributor Catherine Saxelby from foodwatch.com.au
If you&#8217;re concerned about healthy eating, you may have wondered, &#8220;What’s additive number 282?&#8221; or &#8220;What are trans fatty acids?&#8221; In the supermarket, you may think, &#8220;What is PKU and why is there a warning about it on diet foods?&#8221;
In the following series, we cover the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/02/01/50-most-popular-terms-in-food-and-nutrition/</link>
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		<title>Tip: Searching for restaurants, food types and brands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the search tab of Food Advisor Australia you can search the entire database including restaurant names, brands and food types.
For instance, you could search for:

a type of food or drink: coffee,
a full or partial restaurant name: Tetsuya,
or a food brand: King Island.

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		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/01/30/example-food-advisor-searches/</link>
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		<title>Welcome to Food Advisor Australia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mogeneration is excited to welcome you to Food Advisor Australia, formerly known as Food Watch NSW. This app provides essential information about restaurants and food brands in Australia. We listened to your feedback and this version is much improved with the most frequently requested features.
We suggest you take some time to look through the features [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodadvisor.com.au/news/2010/01/30/welcome-to-food-advisor-australia/</link>
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