Foraging for wild food is becoming a popular activity, and is strongly promoted by influencers on social and conventional media, but gathering... Read More

Seafood is generally safe and healthy, but each year Australians are affected, and even hospitalised, from illnesses such as bacterial and fish... Read More

Naturally high levels of iodine in brown seaweed mean that people can become ill if they consume a large quantity of this... Read More

Wild mushrooms are ‘mushrooming’ around Australia this Autumn after wet weather, so today the Food Safety Information Council is warning people to... Read More

As students return to University, the Food Safety Information Council is urging them to follow simple food safety tips to avoid being... Read More

As students return to University, the Food Safety Information Council is urging them to follow simple food safety tips to avoid being... Read More

Simple noodles recipe

There has been recent concern about microplastics in food. Our member Food Standards Australia New Zealand has recently issued this advice for... Read More

As we start to return to work and school, the Food Safety Information Council is encouraging families to be both food safe... Read More

These sweet potato and corn fritters are handy for work or school lunches and best consumed immediately, within 1-2 days. They can... Read More