It's easy to tell when the food comes in a packet with a use-by date on the top - but what about when it doesn't?

Prepare to have your mind blown when you find out what the 'chocolayer' inside a KitKat bar contains.

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

It is easier to make an unhealthy choice than a healthy one.

McDonald's has revealed the reason they make Chicken McNuggets in just four different shapes, and that each shape has a name.

Reports from the food safety community are increasingly suggesting we need to look at food items other than meat for the source of food poisoning.

Healthy eating feels like the last thing we can be bothered about.

The researchers found we're also influenced by descriptive language - something skilful menu writers have long known.

Most of us are confused about diet because we're always trying to pin the blame on one nutrient, says an expert.

Eating processed foods with little nutritional value may be making us mad as well as sick, new research shows.

New Zealand brand The Collective has been caught up in a major yoghurt recall in the UK.

Chairman of My Food Bag Kevin Roberts has increased his stake in the home meal delivery service to five per cent.

A woman has been left bewildered by a strange grey clump found in a packet of hokkien noodles.

Consultants who sell the machines have spoken out about working for Thermomix.

Everyone loves a rice cracker because they are light and crunchy, low in calories and gluten free.

It's feijoa season. Here are 10 top ideas for making the most of them.

In a rare glimpse into the world of fried chicken, KFC has shared the steps it takes to make its famous fast food.

Neither of us wants to see a rat foot or blowfly eggs in our food. We may not see eye to eye on the issues of brains and innards in our food, but I'll take the wins where I can, writes Lynley Tulloch.

My Food Bag moved from curious start-up to storming transtasman success this year.

The granddaughters are on their way for Christmas so my husband popped these into the trolley when I wasn't looking, writes Wendyl Nissen.

A NZ health organisation is urging restaurants to offer healthier meals for children after research revealed a lack of nutritious food options.

Phenomenon started by chef Nadia Lim has grown faster than Trade Me and is now NZ's third largest food retailer.

Kiwi food manufacturer Hansells has been taken over and is now reliant on supplier and Thai rice baron Varapong Supachok.

When you're cutting dairy out of your diet it can be find to hard replacements for those comforting little puddings.

China is taking steps to genetically engineer its own food supply rather than growing it the boring old traditional way.

The imported frozen berries linked to a Hepatitis A health scare have been identified and recalled.

Opposition parties lobbying for country of origin labelling after four cases of hepatitis A were linked to frozen, imported berries.

The pioneer of the world's first lab-grown burger expects cultured meat to eventually replace traditionally-farmed beef.

The label may trumpet this as organic, but where's the proof?

New Zealanders appear to be developing a taste for a sugar tax on soft drinks, according to new poll results.