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

Greenpeace: Join the TrueFood Network

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 aВ 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 [...]

February 24, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Reference  One Comment

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