by Changing Habits | Sep 29, 2009 | Chemicals In Food, Healthy Eating |
Milk products compared Non-dairy additives More than a third of branded “milk” products contain non-dairy additives, such as minerals, vitamins, or vegetable or fish oil. Under the Food Standards Code the manufacturers are not allowed to call these...
by Changing Habits | Sep 23, 2009 | Chemicals In Food, Children's Health, Healthy Eating |
In accordance with a Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) proposal, it has been Legislated that all wheat flour intended to be used for making bread be supplemented by Millers with Folic Acid by 13th September 2009. This requirement applies to both wheaten...
by Changing Habits | Sep 16, 2009 | Chemicals In Food, Food Labelling, Healthy Eating |
ALDI first to sign up to olive code: AUS By FoodWeek Online ALDI Australia has become the first grocery retailer to sign up to the Australian Olive Association’s Industry Code of Practice. The Code of Practice guarantees the authenticity and quality of...
by Changing Habits | Sep 4, 2009 | Chemicals In Food, Children's Health, Healthy Eating |
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...
by Changing Habits | Sep 4, 2009 | Chemicals In Food, Healthy Eating |
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...
by Changing Habits | Sep 2, 2009 | Chemicals In Food, Healthy Eating |
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...
