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Will the July 2018 deadline for compliance with the new Nutrition Facts panel stand? Will federal GMO labeling regulations stop GMO-related lawsuits? And will the FDA nail down ‘natural’ anytime…
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A British based company has replaced ocean destroying plastic microbeads with milled olive stones in an environmentally friendly hand wash made from ground olive kernels. You can read more about…
Read MoreEntries are now open for the 2017 Royal Adelaide Olive Awards, with organisers preparing for another highly competitive event. Last year saw the 20th anniversary of the competition, marked by…
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Australia’s competition scene has now gone global, with the announcement of the inaugural Australian International Olive Awards. Replacing the Australian National Olive Competition, the AOA’s annual competition this year becomes…
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The government has launched negotiations to open new markets to Australian farmers through a free trade agreement (FTA) with Peru. Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said that the industries expected…
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It started with Hunter region olive oil meeting a hot pan. Then the East Maitland potatoes, spices, curry leaves, Mount Vincent eggplant, and coconut milk helped create a sizzling aroma…
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Recently I was presented with a menu that offered bread served with EVOO. My companion immediately queried this acronym. I hesitated and then realised it is, of course, the ‘now’…
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Keeping the Sydney Opera House healthy and clean is an act of love by Steve Tsoukalas for the “other woman” in his life. Over the past 12 years, the 72-year-old…
Read MoreThe ACCC is running a free webinar for Australian food businesses, looking at the new Country of Origin Food Labelling (CoOL) Information Standard. ACCC Deputy Chair Dr Michael Schaper will…
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A team of ecologists at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) in the UK have released a study in which they constructed a scientific model which may be able…
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