When I reviewed Super Juice and found it had more sugar in it then Coca Cola, the reaction was one of shock as people absorbed the knowledge that something we always thought was healthy - fruit juice - can contain such a mother load of sugar.
My mission this week was to find instant noodles that my daughter could eat because, apparently, being the daughter of the "processed food lady" is boring, limiting and completely unfair.
The debate over importing Australian tomatoes which have been zapped with radiation has been driven by fierce trans-Tasman rivalry rather than legitimate food safety concerns, growers across the ditch say.
Organisers of a red meat industry meeting in Christchurch tomorrow are seeking a written mandate from farmers, including a commitment to a possible new entity.
Fonterra will launch its own infant formula brand in China this year as it looks to grab a slice of the booming market for the product in the Asian superpower.
Each week, Wendyl Nissen takes a packaged food item and decodes what the label tells you about its contents
Easter egg manufacturers are likely making more of a profit this year than in Easters past, an analyst says.
Wendyl Nissen discovers that there is more sugar in this 'super juice' per 250ml than there is in Coke.
Each week, Wendyl Nissen takes a packaged food item and decodes what the label tells you about its contents
Organic jelly beans. Organic potato chips. Organic vodka. "Organic" is a term perceived as healthier than conventional products, no matter what they are
McCormick Produce Partners Sour Cream & Chive Potato Mash - $1.89 for 40g.
A Henderson tofu maker has become the first Auckland employer to sign up to the living wage campaign, promising to pay its six factory workers at least $18.40 an hour within a year.
A public health expert has called on the Government to regulate the amount of salt in commercial foods.
Imagine opening your fridge, discovering you're out of milk but knowing an email has been sent to your local store ordering a fresh bottle.
Ikea has been drawn into Europe's widening food labelling scandal as authorities said they had detected horse meat in frozen meatballs labelled as beef and pork.
The likelihood of paying two or three dollars for a disappointingly stringy avocado is proving to be higher than usual this summer.
Food prices are not becoming more expensive as the increase in cost tracks the rate of inflation, an economist says.
Key intermediaries involved in the trade of horsemeat appear to have used a similar secretive network of companies to convicted arms trafficker Viktor Bout.
It is "highly unlikely" horse-flesh has been introduced into beef products illegally in New Zealand, the meat industry said yesterday as a contamination scandal widened in the UK.
Frozen lasagnes sold by British supermarkets contained up to 100 per cent horse meat and are being tested for a banned equine drug, food officials have revealed.
Scientists say they have seen the future of genetically modified foods and have concluded that it is orange or, more precisely, golden.
It's always interesting to see how corporations and governments respond to a food safety crisis, writes Sue Kedgley.
I was asked to look into Nutella by a reader whose children consume "vast quantities" of this spread every day and who is concerned it might be bad for them, despite the fact that it is made out of hazelnuts.
Marmite lovers should find out next month the date for its return to supermarket shelves.
Food watchdogs in Britain have launched an urgent inquiry into beef produce after a number of products were found to contain horse meat.
Increasingly consumers don’t connect their food and where it comes from.
Despite the Marmite drought, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has reported a lift in annual sales for its New Zealand-based businesses, which include Sanitarium.