The Food Ministers’ Meeting says it accepts the advice from the Food Regulation Standards Committee on the regulatory requirements of foods produced by cell culture and precision fermentation.

In what has been a remarkable year for Bubs Australia, the infant nutrition company has been named Australian Exporter of the Year at the annual Australian Export Awards hosted by Austrade.

The ACCC has given conditional authorisation to Aldi, Coles and Woolworths to engage in a taskforce to explore solutions to addressing the immediate impact of the program’s suspension.

Wine-focused tech accelerator FOMENT is calling for start-ups to apply for its fourth intake round, with the program starting in February. Applications close on 16 December.

The Australian Institute of Packaging is the latest signatory to the Australian Food Pact – a partnership of organisations along the farm-to-fork supply chain committed to halving food waste by 2030.

In response to the impact of severe flooding in southwest and northeast regions of Australia, General Mills is investing in a flood relief program through a $50,000 donation to Red Cross Australia.

Calls for a National Food Donation Tax Incentive have intensified this week with the release of a report outlining its design and implementation analysis at the National Food Waste Summit in Brisbane.

The National Food Supply Chain Alliance says long term supply chain issues, including ongoing natural disasters and labour shortages, means a National Food Security Plan is urgently needed.

Food & Drink Business publisher Lindy Hughson speaks to APCO CEO Chris Foley for an update on the pausing of the REDcycle collection scheme and a system in urgent need of overhaul.

Sustainable packaging enterprise BioPak has teamed up with OzHarvest to produce a limited edition compostable Christmas cup. A QR code encourages donations to the food rescue organisation.

Australian plant-based chocolate and food company, Loving Earth, has officially launched a Birchal crowdfunding campaign following a successful expression of interest phase.

Coles' Rapid Click&Collect service is now available in 400 stores nationwide, after a pilot program saw demand for the service almost double.

Researchers at RMIT University have converted native starches, such as cassava, wheat and maize, to dietary fibre that can be added to foods to make them healthier without changing texture, colour, or taste.

Every Australian needs to prevent 150 kilograms of food going to waste every year for the national target of halving food waste by 2030 to be met.

A new era of “Healthy Hedonism” is inspiring a rethink of what is possible with natural colours, analysis by food colour specialist GNT has found.

A program to help deep tech start-ups develop the skills necessary to commercialise their ideas has been launched by the New South Wales Government and incubator Cicada Innovations.