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Recent rain in drought-affected far west New South Wales, has been a relief for many graziers in the region. But for one Broken Hill sheep grazier, it’s been a mixed…
Online entries for the 2014 Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards (RMFFA) close on 30 May, including the categories for extra virgin olive oil, table olives and flavoured oil. This year’s…
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has started proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against local supermarket giant Coles over an alleged breach in the country’s consumer laws.
The Department of Agriculture has been notified by the European Commission of an audit of Australia’s organic export system, being conducted from 16 June-27 June 2014. The audit is to…
If you’re confused by food labels, you’re not alone. But don’t hold your breath for an at-a-glance food labelling system that tells you how much salt, fat and sugar each…
It will be a below average yield of olives across Lower Eyre, but a high yield of oil this year from local olive groves. Olive press and Moonlight Estate olive…
A political push for country of origin food labelling is growing, with Labour moving to make it part of new food legislation. Labour food safety spokesperson Damien O’Connor is proposing…
Olive oil is a staple in the kitchen. Chances are, you have a bottle or two tucked away in the pantry somewhere. Well the truth is you can never have…
Consumption of sunflower oil rose 9.7% last year while that of olive oil fell nearly 1%, but olive oil remains by far the most used edible oil in Spanish households,…
Functional foods weathered the global economic recession better than most food categories despite a high product failure rate, according to a US-based branding and market expert.