Another good reason not to drink fizzy drinks.
Waiter, there’s a frog in my Pepsi!: USA A Florida man who cracked open an ice cold can of Pepsi found dismembered remains of a frog, the US Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday. “It has been verified, and it was indeed a frog,” Charles Watson, a spokesman at the US food inspection authority, […]
NSW Government aiming to ban high-caffeine energy drinks.
Energy drinks with dangerously high levels of caffeine are being sold to children because of a loophole in Australian law, the NSW government says. Five Year 7 students from Quakers Hill, in Sydney’s west, reportedly suffered side effects including dizziness and nausea after consuming the drinks on their way to school on Wednesday. Primary Industries […]
Manuka honey secret unlocked: NZL
Singaporean research has revealed that a special molecule acts to augment the antibacterial activity of methylglyoxal in manuka honey – a process known as synergy. The research was commissioned by Watson and Son, a major New Zealand producer of manuka honey, in collaboration with Professor Peter Molan of Waikato University’s honey research unit. The […]
Green light for raw cheese products: NZ
New Zealand’s cheesemakers will be able to use a range of raw and unpasteurised milk products in their manufacturing processes under new standards being introduced next month. Potential health issues have prevented that in the past, and only a small range of raw milk cheeses can currently be imported, while none can be made in […]
Hello! Who buys the the food? It’s not the kids it’s the parents!
Junk food ads aimed at children set to stay: AUS The communications watchdog has been accused of ignoring the health of our children after it decided against tougher rules for junk food ads on TV. The Australian Communications and Media Authority has decided against ratcheting up the rules governing junk food advertising, saying there’s […]
Mandatory Fortification of Folic Acid in Bread and Flour
Folate vs. Folic Acid September 13th 2009 is ear marked as the date that Food Standards Australia and New Zealand have put into place the mandatory fortification of folic acid in all wheat flour used for bread making. On the surface this may sound like a good thing but there are major players in the […]
Do Low Fat Food Make You Fat?
My father always says; “I like that man he thinks like I do”. That’s how I feel about Dr Kerin O’Dea and all her amazing research on food. Cyndi O’Meara A free public lecture at UniSA this week will investigate whether the low fat food market is one of the drivers of the obesity epidemic. […]
Media Release- Pies, Bacon, Eggs and Chips
Cyndi O’Meara, Nutritionist, Author and International Speaker says Bacon and Eggs and Pies are good for us. If you love to indulge in the Aussie favourites of meat pies and hot chips but feel bad about it – well feel guilty no more. It may actually be better for your health. Well known Sunshine Coast […]
Food Labelling Laws are a Joke!
South Australian Independent Senator Nick Xenophon says that weak food labelling laws are costing Australian farmers their jobs. A bill needs to be presented to the Senate which would eliminate loopholes that currently allow foreign produce to be labelled as ‘Made in Australia’. Senator Xenophon says under current law, manufacturers can label their product […]
ABC Australian Story- Back to earth.
Before this weeks ABC Australian Story went to air I had phone calls from friends telling me that I should watch it. After the story went to air I had friends, family and acquaintances texting, phoning and e-mailing, asking whether I saw the story on Dr Marteen Stapper and that I should contact the participants in the […]
A chemical assault on children.
I went to school in the 60’s and 70’s, I went to an all girls school with 600 students. For tuck shop we had meat pies, vanilla slices, chocolate & eacute;clairs and on the way home from school we’d stop at the local fish and chip shop and order 20 cents worth of chips and […]
