food

US demand for Austrian beef rises 75 percent as drought leaves US herd at lowest level since 1950s

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The United States has an “insatiable appetite” for beef and is currently Australia’s biggest export market ahead of Japan and China. In the first half of this year, Australia exported 155,430 tonnes of beef to the US, up 75 percent from the same period last year and the highest since 2015. And it’s not just … Read more

Health star labels come close to being mandatory. But food companies can still (legally) game the system

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On Thursday, Australian and New Zealand food ministers at state, federal and national levels met to discuss what’s next for health star ratings for packaged foods. Now, after the food industry made slow progress in meeting the target to voluntarily put health stars on more products, ministers are tightening the screws. In an important step, … Read more