Authorities in an Australian state have issued a warning about two food products that contain an ingredient found in rat poison after five people fell sick.
Queensland Health and Queensland
The Victorian Government in Australia has announced a new food safety agency in an attempt to create a more streamlined regulatory system.
Initial reaction from two dairy industry groups against
Australia, Canada and Ireland have recently made financial contributions to a program that helps other countries improve food safety.
Australia is providing $4 million (U.S. $2.6 million) through
An Australian woman has been sentenced to life in prison for serving her relatives a meal that included death cap mushrooms.
Erin Patterson, aged 50, also received a non-parole period
The latest data on foodborne illness in Australia has revealed Salmonella caused more than half of reported outbreaks.
In 2019, state and territory health departments in the country received 55,
An Australian woman has been found guilty of murder after serving her relatives a meal that included death cap mushrooms.
Erin Patterson was also convicted of one count of attempted
A survey in Australia and New Zealand has found food poisoning was the most important food safety issue for consumers in 2024.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand’s (FSANZ) Consumer
Researchers have described how the rollout of Listeria sequencing to states in Australia led to an overall decline in turnaround times.
A study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases saw scientists
Fijian Import & Export Co. Inc., based in Hayward, Calif., is recalling approximately 127 pounds of ready-to-eat meat pie products imported from Australia that were not presented for import reinspection,
More than 60 people fell sick in a food handler-related norovirus outbreak in Australia.
The outbreak affected six events where attendees consumed food provided by a single catering business in
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comments on a review of egg safety standards that came about after a large Salmonella outbreak.
Proposed changes to the Australia
Several retailers in Australia have issued recalls because of the risk of E. coli contamination in fresh produce.
Spinach and mixed salad items have been recalled in multiple states following
