Australia

Contaminated Beef Mars Australia’s Usually Clean Track Record

The ground beef product that was recalled last week by two South Carolina-based manufacturers was imported from Australia and contaminated before it arrived, according to one of the importers. After

By Gretchen Goetz

/ 24 May 2012

Australia Relaxes Code to Permit Some Raw Milk Cheeses

Australia is set to OK the sale of some hard, grating cheeses made from unpasteurized milk, but Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) says raw drinking milk “presents too high

By News Desk

/ 13 May 2012

Australia, New Zealand Raise Concerns Over 'Big Six'

The governments of Australia and New Zealand, major beef exporters, expressed written concern last week to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service over their new non-O157 E. coli policy,

By News Desk

/ 7 Dec 2011

Australia's Privatized Meat Inspection Questioned

An alternative meat inspection program used by Australian exporters maintains sanitation standards equal to those of the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), according to a notice of

By News Desk

/ 6 Mar 2011

Man Fined in Australia for Raw Milk Sales

An Australian court has fined a New South Wales man $53,000 for various food safety violations, including selling unpasteurized dairy products “deliberately mislabeled and camouflaged as cosmetic products” when

By News Desk

/ 8 Feb 2011

Australia Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 60

A Salmonella outbreak in Australia has sickened at least 60 people and is linked to custard-filled pastries. According to Australia’s ABC news, public health authorities are testing samples from

By News Desk

/ 6 Feb 2011

Standards Panel Wants to Retain Honey Toxin Levels

Like many foodborne illnesses, toxic honey poisoning can be a killer. Symptoms include vomiting, delirium, giddiness, increased excitability, stupor, coma, and violent convulsions. And it can be a quick tipping

By Dan Flynn

/ 17 Oct 2010

Australian Restaurant Fined for Unsafe Aioli

A restaurant in New South Wales, Australia had to pay a penalty when 170 people fell ill with Salmonella after eating there earlier this year. Investigators with the New South

By Alexa Nameth

/ 23 Sep 2010

Study: Feedlot Beef ‘Greener’ than Grass-Fed

According to a University of New South Wales study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, Beef produced in feedlots has a smaller carbon footprint than meat raised exclusively

By Alexa Nameth

/ 21 Jul 2010

AU/NZ & EU Actions to Advance GM Crops

Genetically modified (GM) crops may be continuing to advance on two continents. In Europe, the European Union is on the verge of letting member countries decide on their own about

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Jul 2010

Australia Set to Phase Out Bottles with BPA

Major retailers and the Australian Government have reached an agreement that will see a phase out of baby bottles containing Bisphenol A (BPA). The agreement ends months of negotiations between

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Jul 2010

AU/NZ Accepting Comments On COOL

Ministers responsible for food safety in Australia and New Zealand are accepting comments until Friday on part of draft Intergovernmental Agreements that will help consumers and the food industry better

By Dan Flynn

/ 11 May 2010

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Australia

Contaminated Beef Mars Australia’s Usually Clean Track Record

Australia Relaxes Code to Permit Some Raw Milk Cheeses

Australia, New Zealand Raise Concerns Over 'Big Six'

Australia's Privatized Meat Inspection Questioned

Man Fined in Australia for Raw Milk Sales

Australia Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 60

Standards Panel Wants to Retain Honey Toxin Levels

Australian Restaurant Fined for Unsafe Aioli

Study: Feedlot Beef ‘Greener’ than Grass-Fed

AU/NZ & EU Actions to Advance GM Crops

Australia Set to Phase Out Bottles with BPA

AU/NZ Accepting Comments On COOL

Your Support Protects Public Health