The Australian Greens are continuing to press for greater food industry regulation to combat obesity, following the publication of a study in the latest Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health...

Bans on advertising food products during times when families are watching television together should not be imposed in Australia because it’s a “family choice” issue, the Australian Food...

Various public health experts have called for the government to take drastic steps in limiting the advertising of junk food in an attempt to combat obesity. At the same time, calls have been made to remove...

The EU Council of Ministers has ruled that dairy manufacturers cannot use labels that claim that their products strengthen children’s teeth.Formally accepting a European Commission decision, ministers...

Advertising of high fat, sugar or salt foods on children’s television has “virtually ceased” in Australia following the success of the Australian Food and Grocery Council’s (AFGC)...

Campbell’s® Select Harvest® soups were ranked the top new food and beverage product of 2009, according to a report released by Information Resources Inc. (IRI). IRI’s annual New Product PacesettersTM...

A new national coalition of health and community organisations from across Australia was announced today to reduce alcohol-related harm. Comprising an initial 26 major organisations with a focus on public...

Forget TV and billboards, the hottest place to advertise is online! Joining the ranks of dancing babies, sneezing pandas and dance-crazed bridal parties, Procter & Gamble’s Bounty “Bring...

At the Australian FoodLegal Symposium, which took place on February 23, manufacturers and health experts alike called for food firms to take greater responsibility for creating healthier offerings, especially...

Health campaigners have slammed the decision by sports associations to sign up companies and brands related to junk food as sponsors. Mars Inc yesterday (9 March) announced it had signed a four-year sponsorship...