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Cyanide concern prompts snack food recall

<i>Steve Mackenzie:</i> Crunch time looms for hospitality trade

The hospitality business is about to get a shake up by way of a long-awaited Food Bill that will focus on food safety, writes Steve Mackenzie.

Contaminated whitebait warning

Whitebait caught from sewage-contaminated rivers could end up on the plates of unsuspecting diners at restaurants and cafes.

No surge in 'backyard butchers' - NZFSA

NZ products not blacklisted by China

Toxin still found in honey samples

Pesticide levels in NZ food unacceptable - lobbyists

Pesticide residue in NZ fruit and veg are at worst ever levels, say pro-organic food lobbyists, with one saying new figures "are the worst I have ever seen".

Vegetable growers using banned chemical

PSA calls for more openness in Govt merger plans

Key confirms public service mergers likely

Spotlight on detox diet

The extreme Lemon Detox Diet, popularised by singer Beyonce, is under investigation in New Zealand for promoting dangerous weight loss.

Sea slug study can't find cash

Toxic sea slugs could be living in the waters around New Zealand but money to study them is proving harder to find than the slugs themselves.

High sugar levels stopped honey export

Fonterra warns online milk powder buyers

First it was baby formula - now it appears NZ-sourced Fonterra milk powder is also being sold online in China.

NZFSA seizes $1m honey order

China sales lead to NZ baby milk rationing

NZ supermarkets are rationing baby formula because of fears of a shortage caused by Chinese buyers selling it in bulk to parents back in their homeland.