Australia’s reputation as an outstanding food producer is at risk. We are proud to be two of Australia’s leading chefs and food industry spokesmen. Making and serving fresh and tasty food is a great pleasure for us. We have built our lives and careers around this passion. But we are disturbed by the prospect that [...]

The crop of genetically modified wheat destroyed by Greenpeace activists in Canberra today was rated by the federal government regulator of genetically modified organisms as posing a “negligible” risk to either people or the environment. This is in contrast to Greenpeace’s claims that the crop consisted of “untested and potentially unstable GM organisms”. The crop [...]

A GREENPEACE report on genetically modified (GM) wheat, due to be released tomorrow, will “irresponsibly create fear and undertake scaremongering”, critics say. Agrifood Awareness Australia chief executive Paula Fitzgerald said to those who did not have an understanding of the Australian grains industry the report on GM wheat would appear credible. However, she said it [...]

Agriculture ministers for the world’s richest nations are meeting in Paris this week to debate the best ways to tackle unprecedented volatility in food prices. But while farming officials for the Group of 20 nations may agree that markets need more transparency and predictability, opinion is still split over more controversial topics, including governments’ policies [...]