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.

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.

Now we all know he's famous for adventuring around the world and eating bugs but guess what?

Baje Charman is a Weet-Bix connoisseur. For 11 of her 13 years she's started her day with a tummy full of Weeties - but that could be about to change.

A fresh oil crisis is brewing after a severe drought in Spain, but this time it will be hitting kitchens rather than the garage forecourts.