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UPDATED: Potential Hep A contamination of fruit – experts respond
The Ministry for Primary Industries is warning consumers there is a small chance that fruit from a Hawkes Bay packhouse […]
Continue readingFonterra cream products contaminated with E.coli
Milk producer Fonterra has recalled 8,700 bottles of its Anchor fresh cream after testing revealed a batch of the cream […]
Continue readingFood safety report spurs government action
An independent report into the Fonterra botulism scare has been released and the central government has accepted the recommendations put […]
Continue reading‘How safe is our food?’ – Sunday Star Times
In the wake of Fonterra’s contamination scare, Adam Dudding takes a big picture look at food safety in New Zealand […]
Continue readingPlants in our diet unlikely to regulate genes – study
In the latest twist in the recent scientific discussion over whether double stranded RNA from plants in our diet can interfere […]
Continue readingFSANZ defends stance on gene ‘silencing’ – experts respond
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has responded to criticism alleging products relying on a new gene silencing technology are entering the […]
Continue readingDoes irradiating tomatoes kill their nutrition value? – Expert responds
Media attention has this week focussed on irradiated Australian tomatoes and capsicums which could be imported into New Zealand from […]
Continue readingMelamine leaching from plastic tableware – experts respond
Tableware made from melamine-containing plastics may leach some of the compound into food if it is served hot, according to […]
Continue readingAustralian heatwave – experts respond
The Australian Science Media Centre has collected extensive commentary from experts on a range of issues relating to the heatwave […]
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