The Race to Replace Palm Oil — What's Actually Coming to Shelves

The Race to Replace Palm Oil — What's Actually Coming to Shelves

The Race to Replace Palm Oil — What's Actually Coming to ShelvesGoodnessly
Published on: 04/08/2026

Palm oil is in an enormous share of packaged food — biscuits, chocolate, instant noodles, bread, margarine — because it's cheap, stable at room temperature, and trans-fat free.

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Australia Just Proposed Allowing 500x More "Forever Chemical" Residue on Berries

Australia Just Proposed Allowing 500x More "Forever Chemical" Residue on Berries

Australia Just Proposed Allowing 500x More "Forever Chemical" Residue on BerriesGoodnessly
Published on: 26/07/2026

Australian regulators have proposed allowing up to 500 times more residue of a pesticide called isocycloseram on some berries. The pesticide is classified as a PFAS "forever chemical" by international bodies, and its label is required to carry one of

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The EU Just Banned "Forever Chemicals" From Food Packaging — Where Does Australia Stand?

The EU Just Banned "Forever Chemicals" From Food Packaging — Where Does Australia Stand?

The EU Just Banned "Forever Chemicals" From Food Packaging — Where Does Australia Stand?Goodnessly
Published on: 20/07/2026

If you've ever wondered why your takeaway box doesn't go soggy, or why a bakery bag doesn't leak butter, the answer is often PFAS — a family of thousands of synthetic chemicals used for decades to make packaging grease-, oil- and water-resistant.

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New Zealand Just Restricted Glyphosate on Wheat, Barley and Oats — What About Australia?

New Zealand Just Restricted Glyphosate on Wheat, Barley and Oats — What About Australia?

New Zealand Just Restricted Glyphosate on Wheat, Barley and Oats — What About Australia?Goodnessly
Published on: 14/07/2026

In our last post on glyphosate, we covered why oats, wheat and barley carry some of the highest glyphosate residues of any food — not because of genetic modification, but because of a pre-harvest spraying practice called desiccation.

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