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... two of australia’s largest fast food chains, mcdonald’s and hungry jack’s, will not be following kfc’s lead by removing toys from their children’s meals ... both told australian food news that they will continue to provide toys with their children’s meals ... a spokesperson for hungry jack’s told australian food news, “the toy has been a fundamental part of its kids’ meal offering for almost 40 years

... it also said that the concentrate is used only in beverage dispensing machines used in fast-food chains, and it was to be diluted before sale after which a kilogram would only contain 0

... sa health minister john hill has announced moves to require all major fast food retailers in south australia to display kilojoule information on their menu boards, websites, leaflets and menus ... the new regulations (under the food act 2001) would require food chains with 20 or more stores in sa, or 50 or more stores nationally, to state the kilojoule content of each item clearly and legibly alongside the price of the product, as well as prominently featuring the average adult daily energy intake of 8700kj, and any outlet failing to provide the information as required could be fined and, if successfully prosecuted, named on the department of health website ... minister hill said the new rules would level the playing field for traditional fast food outlets as well as the larger chains of cafés and coffee shops, bakeries, juice bars and ice cream parlours ... “we all want to eat healthily and feed our families food that is nutritious as well as affordable – but sometimes it’s hard to know what the best choice is ... “nearly half of the meals served commercially are in the fast food sector and this food is often high in fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt and can be sold in very large portions ... “i don’t want to tell people what to eat or not eat, but i do want them to have access to information about the food they buy so they can make their own decisions ... 64 billion fast food or takeaways were served by nearly 17,000 outlets in australia, making up 44 percent of all meals served in the commercial food service sector

... much of this money is not, however, spent supporting local economies, but goes into global corporate food chains that destroy local culture and economies by being more concerned with their bottom line than they are with people or planet ... in the end of food, paul roberts writes that in the 1950s, farmers received about half the retail price for the finished food product ... eric schlosser, author of fast food nation, notes that, on any given day, one out of four americans opts for a quick and cheap meal at a fast-food global corporate chain, without even considering that they have traded convenience for health, landscape, values, or sustainable economy ... the numbers get worse: more than half of the american population eats fast food at global corporate chains at least once a week and 92 percent eat at them every month ... the world trade organization's guidelines regulating government subsidies enables global food corporations such as pepsico, kraft, mars, coca-cola, mcdonald's, burger king and walmart to source their ingredients globally, giving them the power to force down prices, which drives more and more farmers off the land ... this runs deep: people aren't even taking the time to chew their food anymore ... david kessler, author of the end of overeating, notes that whereas americans, in the past, typically chewed a mouthful of food twenty-five times before it was ready to be swallowed, the average american now chews only ten times ... and boomers are eating a lot of prepackaged and take-out foods because they don't have time to prepare food at home anymore ... in 1900, the typical american family spent six hours a day in food prep and cleanup ... it's slow food, a garden, yoga, bicycling and so much more

... a spokesman from the german federal ministry for food, agriculture and consumer protection declined to comment on these reports ... com that minister aigner would be meeting with the food, agriculture and consumer protection ministers from germany’s 16 federal states (landers) tomorrow to “clarify all questions ” relating to the food contamination scandal ... dioxin-contaminated liquid eggs are known to have entered the food chains in the uk and denmark ... saturday’s development came just 24 hours after federal ministry released an anti-dioxin action plan calling for the tightening up of rules on animal feed and food manufacturers and as it confirmed that the majority of affected farms had been re-opened ... the plan would compel manufacturers to have “strict separation of production flows” for materials for industrial and feed/food uses

... the incidents have raised questions about the ability of the company’s largely teenaged workforce to deal with violent incidents of this sort, and whether fast-food chains operating late at night have an obligation to upgrade their security precautions

... competition law should be geared towards protecting suppliers up the food chain, not just end consumers, according to the un special rapporteur on the right to food ... prof olivier de schutter, who was appointed un special rapporteur on the right to food in march 2008, says this is problematic as it concentrates attention on the demand side ... “the consumer welfare standard pays insufficient attention to the potential harms suffered by small farmers, even though they are the ones most obviously affected by excessive concentration in the food chains,” he wrote in the briefing note ... de schutter says it should be remembered that the right to adequate food is not only about poor people being able to buy food ... “where abuses of dominant positions lead to such consequences [where farmers buying-power is affected] competition regimes should be improved to comport with general human rights principles of equality and non-discrimination, and to facilitate the realization of human rights, including among others the right to food, the right to work, and the right to development,” he wrote

... new south wales premier kristina kenneally yesterday announced that menus for fast-food outlets across nsw will be required to display kilojoule information on their printed and menu boards, as of february 1st 2011 ... businesses such as major fast food, bakery, coffee and doughnut chains will now be required to ‘clearly and legibly’ display the kilojoule content on their menu board, as well as prominently featuring the average adult daily energy intake of 8700 kilojoules ... the regulations will apply to any food outlet with twenty or more stores in nsw, or 50 or more stores across australia ... the move follows a similar decision to put nutritional information on victorian menus by 2012, but will affect smaller chains, with the victorian regulations covering only restaurants with 50 or more outlets in the state or 200 nationwide ... the decision follows outcomes from the fast food forum in august this year, hosted by premier keneally in august and co-chaired by former nsw premier and healthy food advocate, bob carr, and executive director of the sydney business chamber, patricia forsythe ... the fast food forum brought together government, industry, public health professionals and stakeholders to discuss food content and how to give consumers better nutritional information at the point of sale ... it’s clear that people want to make an informed choice about their food,” keneally said ... “more and more nsw families are eating fast food, and if they’re not preparing food themselves, they want more information about what they are eating ... nsw consumers will now have the benefit of clear information about the kilojoule content of the food they order from fast food businesses ... ” previously, most fast-food chains made their nutritional information available online, and through in-store nutrition leaflets ... nsw primary industries minister steve whan said the new rules would establish a level playing field across traditional fast food chains as well as café and coffee chains, bakery chains, snack food chains, juice bars and ice cream chains

... city to crack down on the dubious practice of fast food companies luring children into eating unhealthy meals by giving away gimmicky toys ... across the industry, promotional spending on children's toys to promote junk food tops $1 ... can you imagine what this must be contributing to childhood obesity? what about diabetes and heart disease later in life?san francisco understands that feeding junk food to your children is not a smart way to have a healthy city (or state, or nation for that matter) ... there's a point at which local communities and cities need to send a message to corporate america: "you will not be allowed to harm our children any longer!"i just wish more cities had the courage to stand up to the powerful fast food chains and say enough is enough ... but you can't use toys to trick children into asking for food that we now know is strongly contributing to an epidemic of obesity and disease

... "we expect strong growth in 2010 earnings due to high average selling price of crude palm, the one-time income from the sale of the oleochemical business and strong growth at the food division," zulkifli said ... the rest comes from its food business via qsr brands , which licenses fast food chains including kfc