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  1. Tasmanian government chasing $1m in meal costs after prison kitchen slip-up
    By Lucy MacDonald

    The Tasmanian government is hoping to recover the more than $1 million it has spent on food for the Risdon Prison population after its new $20 million kitchen's floor was deemed too slippery to safely use.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-03/ris

    #Prisons #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #StateandTerritoryParliament #StateandTerritoryGovernment #LucyMacDonald

  2. Butcher backs meat producers as Woolworths to stop selling Tassie beef
    By Duncan Bailey

    A Tasmanian butcher promotes the importance of shopping local following Woolworths's decision to stop selling Tasmanian beef in stores across the country from 2027.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-31/tas

    #BeefCattleFarming #Farmers #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #Agribusiness #DuncanBailey

  3. China investigates vegetables dipped in formaldehyde
    By Allyson Horn

    The safety of China's cabbages, which are exported across the world, has been thrown into question after the vegetables were found to be dipped in the cancer-causing chemical formaldehyde.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-30/chi

    #FoodSafety #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #WorldPolitics #AllysonHorn

  4. Residents gear up to keep McDonald's out of 'slow' town
    By Malcolm Sutton

    Advocates for Goolwa's eateries and heritage attractions say the site of a former automotive repair business has been targeted for the town's first fast-food outlet.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-22/goo

    #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #CommunityandSociety #FoodandDrink #MalcolmSutton

  5. Director faces investigations following Mundella collapse
    By Jon Daly

    The collapse of a well-known WA dairy processor and associated companies has left unsecured creditors empty-handed. Now liquidators are set to investigate possible insolvent trading and hundreds of potentially "unreasonable transactions" by the director.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/mun

    #DairyFarming #CompanyNews #Agribusiness #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #JonDaly

  6. What makes a great Aussie banger? The sausage kings aim to find out
    By Jessica D'Souza

    Chocolate, pistachio, baked beans and maple are just some of the inventive ingredients that can find their way into sausages at Rockhampton's sausage showdown where judges will snag a winner.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-15/but

    #FoodandDrink #HospitalityIndustry #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #JessicaDSouza

  7. After 80 years of dairying, no-one wants this farm's milk.
    By Jennifer Nichols

    Despite Queensland importing half its milk, Jason Rozynski fears he will have to slaughter his 600 cows if a processor won't buy his milk.

    abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-08-

    #DairyFarming #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #Economy #JenniferNichols

  8. Putting Territory beef 'that tastes like beef' onto menus
    By Matt Brann

    A family-run abattoir in the Northern Territory is celebrating 10 years of business, while another boutique abattoir near Katherine gets ready to supply a new steakhouse.

    abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-08-

    #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #BeefCattleFarming #LocalFoodSystems #MattBrann

  9. Child workers are the chocolate industry’s 'dirty secret'
    By Adele Ferguson, Chris Gillett, and Madi Chwasta

    For decades, major chocolate companies have pledged to eradicate child labour. Four Corners discovered that in Ghana, the promises don't always match the reality.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/cho

    #Poverty #FoodandDrink #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #HumanRights #AdeleFerguson #ChrisGillett #MadiChwasta

  10. Horse meat has been sold as minced beef or lamb in Australia, documents show
    By Adele Ferguson, Chris Gillett, and Madi Chwasta

    Government documents show hundreds of businesses operating in Australia have breached food safety laws, with one politician warning "you could be eating a minced horse".

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-28/hor

    #FoodSafety #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #GovernmentandPolitics #StateandTerritoryGovernment #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #AdeleFerguson #ChrisGillett #MadiChwasta

  11. From eggs to seafood to spices and spirits, testing reveals truth behind labels
    By Adele Ferguson, Chris Gillett, and Madi Chwasta

    A Four Corners investigation has uncovered products whose labels did not match independent scientific testing, raising serious questions about the integrity of Australia's food supply.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-27/foo

    #FoodandDrink #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #FoodSafety #AdeleFerguson #ChrisGillett #MadiChwasta

  12. More action needed to protect female tradies from 'nasty sexism', experts say
    By James C Taylor and Olivia Nunes-Malek

    Record numbers of Queensland women are starting apprenticeships in male-dominated industries, but experts say employers and governments need to do more to keep them in the trades.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-27/mor

    #SmallBusinesses #Apprenticeships #RegionalCommunities #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #Work #GenderDiscrimination #JamesCTaylor #OliviaNunesMalek

  13. The UK is banning high-caffeine drinks for under-16s. How does coffee compare?
    By Dannielle Maguire

    The British government wants to ban the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to people under the age of 16. But how do they compare to coffee, tea and other beverages many people regularly consume? And what's the situation here in Austalia?

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-25/uk-

    #AdolescentHealth #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #DietandNutrition #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #DannielleMaguire

  14. Dairy giant Lactalis to close Longwarry factory by 2027
    By Warwick Long and Emma Field

    Lactalis has announced it will close its dairy factory in Longwarry, in Gippsland, with a phased transition of production to other sites.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-22/lac

    #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #DairyFarming #WarwickLong #EmmaField

  15. Taco Bell lettuce identified as a source of US diarrhoea outbreak

    A record number of cyclospora cases have been reported in more than 30 US states, but experts say not every illness is likely to have been caused by a single source.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-18/tac

    #FoodSafety #DiseasesandDisorders #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #Poisoning

  16. Australian distillers battle to bottle evaporating cooper trade
    By Erin Somerville

    This ancient trade of coopering is fast evaporating as distillers look abroad to help keep their flavours top shelf.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-17/coo

    #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #Trade #Drinks #FoodandDrink #Agriculture #ErinSomerville

  17. Tasmanian government proposes buying Boag's Brewery site
    By Jessica Moran

    The Tasmanian government wants to buy Launceston's Boag's Brewery site and says it has "in-principle" support from the Japanese parent company to explore the idea.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-15/tas

    #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #Businesses #JessicaMoran

  18. New varieties set Australian coffee industry up for expansion
    By Sophie Johnson

    Australians are among the world's biggest coffee drinkers but less than 1 per cent of the coffee consumed nationwide is grown locally. That could be about to change.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-09/exp

    #TeaandCoffeeGrowing #FoodTechnology #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #SophieJohnson