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Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory fined after worker injury

Dairy firm fined after worker injury

An Australian dairy firm has been fined AUS$35,000 after a worker severed a finger while trying to unblock a cheese shredding machine.

Bisphenol A on the brink?

Bisphenol A on the brink?

By Rory Harrington

To BPA or not to BPA? While the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) backed the continued use of bisphenol A last week, the real question is whether the verdict was a full-blown reprieve for the controversial chemical or merely a stay of execution.

Allergen-free: time for clarity

Weekly comment

Allergen-free: time for clarity

Claiming 'free from' is not a light statement to make. Lives depend
on it. As scientific progress questions the validity of such
claims, it is time to establish exact guidelines and communicate
these to people for whom ingredients...