New compliance process eases red tape for small cheese makers

Auckland Council has found 24 eateries did not meet acceptable food safety standards.

South Auckland shop investigated after complaint incites social media furore.

A batch of Beecorner lemon honey has been recalled because it may contain sharp metal.

Listeria levels breached food safety standards in 15.5 per cent of meat samples.

UK Government has been accused of "massively overreacting" by telling people not to eat roast potatoes despite no scientific proof of a link to cancer.

It's the world's favourite chocolate spread, but a report claims one of Nutella's main ingredients is carcinogenic.

A Consumer NZ test of 40 fresh chicken products has found campylobacter in nearly two-thirds of samples. Consumer NZ chief executive

A frightening article shows that a very nasty additive is being used in food despite studies showing it is very harmful, Wendyl Nissen writes.

The newly appointed Food Safety Minister is refusing to comment on a painful food poisoning epidemic that has swept the country, as the stomach bug's source remains unknown.

A major supermarket chain has issued a recall of a breakfast spread over fears it contains traces of peanuts, which could pose a danger for those with a peanut allergy.

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.

Drinking one can of fizzy drink a day can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by a fifth, researchers have found.

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.

A study has linked soft drinks to depression - with diet versions particularly problematic. Coffee, however, appeared to have the opposite effect.

The owner of an Auckland bakery has been sentenced for breaching standards by having a "severe cockroach infestation" in her premises.

There are 18 food additives allowed by Food Standards Australia New Zealand that are banned in other countries.

A high-tech tracking device embedded in a chocolate bar is among hundreds of bizarre objects found in found.

The PM has dismissed accusations of cronyism in the Govt's choice of appointments to boards and working groups.

Coca-Cola has been pulled up by health authorities for the way it recalled flavoured water that made 11 people sick.