Food safety
A red food dye was just banned in the US. Do we need to be worried about it?
Does Australia still use the vivid cherry-red dye, and what could a ban mean for other artificial colours?
- Nell Geraets
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Food-safety violations land 47 Brisbane venues in court
Rats, filth and hand basins without clean water were just some of the reasons hospitality venues were slugged more than $920,000 in penalties last year.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
Inside the lab that tests food, detects salmonella and analyses athletes’ urine samples
Scientists at the National Measurement Institute test about 30,000 samples a year, predominantly food for nutritional value, allergens, safety or place of origin.
- Madeleine Heffernan
The proof is in the plum pudding: bid to buy up WA produce
Stonefruit WA chair Anthony Caccetta has encouraged shoppers to buy fruit from “trees down the road, not across the Nullabor” as 250 lines of produce fail border controls.
- Claire Ottaviano
‘Free-range’ label to stay when chickens locked down to contain bird flu
A new strain of bird flu has infected the rest of the world and could enter Australia at any moment. When it does, poultry producers will be on red alert.
- Mike Foley
One dead, dozens sick in E.coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders in US
The news comes in an already tough year for the Chicago-based McDonald’s chain.
- Jonel Aleccia
Something spicy in the state of Denmark: Banned noodles back on sale
Samyang contested the ban, and on Thursday celebrated the reversal by feeding its noodles to social media influencers on a ferry in Copenhagen’s harbour.
- Isabelle Yr Carlsson and Tom Little
Churchgoers stop teen who entered with gun during children’s service
The livestream of the Catholic mass is no longer accessible on the church’s social media pages but a recording shows chaos unfolding.
- Ben Brasch
- Exclusive
- Mushrooms
Imported mushrooms may contain deadly bacteria, but they are hardly being screened
Mushrooms imported to Australia have been linked to serious and fatal outbreaks of listeria and salmonella, but are going largely unchecked by federal authorities.
- Chris Vedelago and Marta Pascual Juanola
‘Often I just don’t eat’: Food allergies a challenge when Joel dines out
Waitstaff should be trained in food allergies just like they are trained in the responsible service of alcohol, advocates say.
- Mary Ward
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