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... two of australia’s largest fast food chains, mcdonald’s and hungry jack’s, will not be following kfc’s lead by removing toys from their children’s meals ... both told australian food news that they will continue to provide toys with their children’s meals ... a spokesperson for hungry jack’s told australian food news, “the toy has been a fundamental part of its kids’ meal offering for almost 40 years ... “hungry jack’s is a strong supporter of and signatory to the australian qsr industry initiative for responsible advertising to children

... with the new zealand-based dairy multinational fonterra announcing a drop in profits from its organic dairy operations in new zealand this week, australian food news has been investigating the current state of australia’s organic dairy industry ... australia’s “growing and under-supplied” organic dairy market “supply of australian organic dairy has continued to struggle to keep up with demand and in fact has even been importing new zealand organic dairy to supplement local supply in australia ... in the short term, this remains good news for australian organic dairy producers to continue to supply into a growing and under supplied market,” dr monk said ... “even if organic dairy rises to 5% of the total australian or new zealand dairy product market in the coming decade, the likes of fonterra may still view this as too “niche” for such a large company,” dr ... monk said, “organic dairy producers in australia have worked hard and well to establish a credible niche with a sustainable premium in the australian market ... this has been an important element of the success story of australian organic dairy to date and arguably something possibly less evident in new zealand

... in a statement passed on to australian food news, the tasmanian premier lara giddings said, “the tasmanian government has had a strong record on pushing a very hard case with the commonwealth around protecting the biosecurity measures here in tasmania ... ” constitutional law issue australian food law expert joe lederman of the foodlegal firm believes the proposed ban could create a constitutional law test case for the high court of australia if the tasmanian government persists with its ban ... mr lederman said, “there are constitutional law difficulties for a state to maintain a ban if it contravenes wto treaty obligations to which the australian government is a signatory ... ‘aussie apples’ meanwhile, in a fightback against the apple import trade, australian growers are mounting a strong marketing campaign for locally grown apples with an ‘aussie apples’ sticker ... the aim of the campaign is to make it easier for consumers to identify and buy australian-grown apples in supermarkets or greengrocers

... the latest world bank food price report issued on 15 august 2011 has chartered a 33 percent rise in the real cost of food from july 2010 to july 2011, as food security becomes an increasing global concern ... dr barthwal-datta, a postdoctoral research fellow who leads sydney university’s food security research program says, “communities in conflict have less access to food because their agricultural lands are being destroyed and their infrastructure is being destroyed ... ciss is examining how political, economic, demographic and environmental pressures will impact food security dynamics in the region in the coming decades, and the consequences of this for regional stability ... dr barthwal-datta says asia is a region vulnerable to greater food insecurity because a majority of people in the asian region are spending 80 percent of their income on food ... accordingly, food price spikes are potentially devastating and can make buying sufficient food impossible ... “we know that states in the region haven’t been very good at managing their food insecurity problems ... the same time there’s huge potential within the region to move towards greater food security by investing in agriculture and smallholder farmers ... this will not only increase food production but actually support the livelihoods of these people,” dr barthwal-datta says ... australian food news also notes that drought is currently exacerbating agricultural production problems, with unseasonally dry weather in the horn of africa, the southern states of the united states and mexico, south american countries such as peru and bolivia, and hunan province in china

... australia’s premier consumer advocacy group choice has reignited the food debate over whether australia should adopt a traffic light system for front-of-package labelling of packaged foods ... the idea behind traffic lights is to make it visually easier for consumers to choose a healthier food by comparing these colour codes between products ... ten brands tested by choice met australian food regulator fsanz’s definition of “low fat” (no more than 3% fat) and 11 brands met fsanz’s definition for “low sugar” (no more than 5% sugars) ... industry approach the australian food industry, led by the australian food and grocery council (afgc), has been campaigning for an alternative labelling system known as the daily intake guide (dig) ... afgc chief executive kate carnell told australian food news today, “traffic light labels categorise foods as good and bad – but all foods can form part of a balanced diet ... these labels now appear on more than 4,000 supermarket products in australia and outline the amount of energy, fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt in a standard portion of the food and how that translates to average daily intake ... the review of food labelling law and policy, headed by australian health minister, dr neal blewett and published in january 2011 recommended the use of dig labelling over traffic light labelling ... foodlegal bulletin in its april 2011 foodlegal bulletin, food law specialist firm foodlegal highlighted that sweet cereals might become more vulnerable to targeted regulatory moves, compared with government attempts to impose stricter nutrient profile criteria on all food for which health claims were either expressed or implied

... australian food news has been investigating how this media storm was brewed ... the news kerfuffle about coffee and skin cancer appears to have begun with the release in august 2011 of a research paper, published by the national academy of sciences (nac) of the usa ... by contrast to this story, there was another less publicized news story two weeks ago when one of australia’s leading cancer experts, the world-renowned cancer researcher, professor ian frazer, announced a major breakthrough in developing a vaccination for skin cancer ... meanwhile, this week’s story that links a cup of coffee with lowered skin cancer risk bears a strong resemblance to a similar news story several years ago ... additionally, a research paper by other authors published in the journal of investigative dermatology made the news in 2009 linking caffeine consumption with reducing skin cancer risk

... plans by mcdonald’s corporation to expand its store network in china could spell good news for australia’s beef producers ... the fast food chain plans to bring the number of its restaurants in china from 1,356 to 2,000 by 2013 and, according to mcdonald’s australia, australia’s beef producers are well placed to benefit from the expansion ... mcdonald’s australia’s skye oxenham told australian food news, “australia is already one of the largest beef suppliers to the mcdonald’s system worldwide, especially in asia ... so naturally there is potential for australian beef producers to sell more ... “it is worth noting that while china has 1,356 restaurants today (supplied mainly from australian and local beef), we have 3,275 restaurants in japan currently supplied almost solely with australian beef ... korea is another market that is growing extremely quickly and who also use australian beef ... “mcdonald’s australia has been using australian beef for more than 30 years and we are committed to continue to support australian beef farmers ... ” according to mcdonald’s australia, 26 million kilos of australian beef is used by mcdonald’s australia every year, while almost double this amount – 46 million kilos – is exported to mcdonald’s operations in asia, japan, the middle east and the united states

... a new private member’s bill to be tabled this week to australian parliament would, if passed, require australia’s major supermarkets to reveal what percentage of the retail price of their fresh produce goes to the farmers ... senator xenophon’s media advisor, rohan wenn told australian food news, “the bill would allow consumers to see the price the supermarket is charging in contrast with the amount the primary producer is receiving ... ” a spokesperson for woolworths told australian food news that farm gate pricing was looked at extensively by the australian competition and consumer commission (accc) in 2008 in an inquiry into grocery pricing and it was considered to be “not a significant problem”

... the changes, part of the supply-chain revamp the us food maker announced yesterday (26 may), will see the production moved from plants in girgarre, brisbane and wagga wagga ... 7m) in its in baby food plant in the australian town of echuca and in beverage production in brisbane ... the news follows yesterday's (26 may) announcement that heinz will "exit" five manufacturing sites worldwide, with the total loss of 800 to 1,000 jobs ... "heinz is committed to australia, with more than a$20m being invested to upgrade the beverage manufacturing facilities at northgate and a$5m invested to enhance the capabilities of the baby food facility in echuca, victoria," heinz australia said ... growcom ceo alex livingstone said that some of the growers had a long association with the company going back 50 years and it was devastating news for them ... australian food news is australia's leading resource for the food industry, delivering daily news from the grocery, retail and hospitality sectors to 40,000 professionals each month

... ricegrowers ltd has released a scheme booklet for its shareholders, with the australian company's board unanimously recommending that investors vote in favour of a takeover by spain's ebro foods at a shareholder meeting at the end of the month ... au/ftp/news/021723930 ... pdf australian food news is australia's leading resource for the food industry, delivering daily news from the grocery, retail and hospitality sectors to 40,000 professionals each month