Keep those hands clean on the election trail – important health advice from the Food Safety Information Council (24 April 2019)
Media release With much handshaking and baby kissing happening over the next few weeks, the Food Safety Information Council today released its... Read More
Food additives
Our member Food Standards Australia New Zealand approves the safe amount of food additives in food. find out more
Cathy Moir announced as new Chair of the Food Safety Information Council (10 April 2019)
Cathy Moir is the new Chair of the Food Safety Information Council replacing retiring Chair Rachelle Williams. Cathy Moir is a long-term... Read More
As Autumn kicks in, people are warned not to pick or eat wild mushrooms because of deadly deathcap mushroom risk (3 April 2019)
With eight people recently hospitalised in NSW due to wild mushroom poisoning, the Food Safety Information Council today warned people not to... Read More
Avoiding Listeria-laced lunchboxes and other back to work and school food safety tips (23 January 2019)
The Food Safety Information Council today launched their back to work and school food safety tips. The focus this year is on... Read More
Guess who’s coming to dinner – avoid the listeria risk at Christmas time (13 December 2018)
The Food Safety Information Council and Tonic Health Media today launched their advice for people to check if any of the family... Read More
Australians urged to buy accurate meat thermometers – Australian Food Safety Week 10-17 November 2018 – food poisoning take it seriously (14 November 2018)
The Food Safety Information Council today reminded people to make sure their meat thermometer is accurate following a test by Choice that... Read More
One in three Australian households at risk of potentially deadly Listeria infection
Food poisoning – take it seriously Australian Food Safety Week 10 -17 November 2018 The Food Safety Information Council today released national... Read More
Our 2017-18 Annual Report now available click here
The Food Safety Information Council’s 2017 -18 Annual Report is now available see it here Revised 2017-18 Financial report as accepted at... Read More
Food allergies
Food allergies can be life threatening. For more information about food allergies see this link to our fellow charity Allergy and Anaphylaxis... Read More