Food safety
Rat in broth wipes a fortune off Chinese restaurant chain’s value
For one Chinese restaurant chain, an item found by a customer at one of its outlets has proved to be particularly costly: a rat.
- by Tiffany May
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Food
Mystery surrounds orange that turned purple overnight
A Brisbane mum has been left perplexed after an orange turned purple overnight.
- by Lucy Stone
Opinion
Capilano Honey Limited
Buying fake honey as simple as a Google search
If you think it’s hard to pass fake honey off as the real thing, try typing “rice syrup pass” into Google and the results will shock you.
- by Adele Ferguson
Food safety
Honey fraud a threat to nation's reputation
Accreditation and testing are at the heart of the scandal - and are the key to its resolution.
ACCC
ACCC seeks $10m fine for Heinz over 'reckless' marketing of kids snack
The consumer watchdog has called for the food giant to be hit with a hefty fine after it claimed one of its sweet snacks was beneficial for young children.
Food safety
Woombye cheese recalled over e coli concerns
A Sunshine Coast company has been forced to recall one batch of cheese
- by Lucy Stone
Food safety
Victorian death linked to listeria outbreak
A recall of frozen vegetable products due to fears they contain deadly bacteria listeria could have come too late for one Victorian, who died in February.
- by Aisha Dow
Food
Thaw point: Experts warn on eating frozen vegetables while still frozen
Food safety experts say a common misconception that it is safe to eat vegetables while they're frozen has contributed to an Australia-wide product recall.
- by Anthony Colangelo
Canberra
Restaurants, eateries caught tipping waste into stormwater system
Three businesses have been issued warnings and warned to make improvements or face further action.
Consumer rights
Miss Maud forced to recall sixteen products after metal found in biscuit
According to a statement, anyone with Flying Dutchman Biscuits dated best before “6 Sep.18” and best before “15 Sep.18” should not consume the products.
- by staff writers
Exclusive
Guard hospitalised after food laced with metal at prison north of Brisbane
Prisoners work in the kitchens at Woodford Correctional Centre to earn money. Security has been ramped up after the incident.
- by Toby Crockford