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CHOICE announces the “Shonky” awards for “Australia’s worst” foods

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Australia’s leading consumer group CHOICE announced its 7th annual Shonky awards yesterday crowning the serving sizes of Toblerone chocolate bars and Nature’s Way Kids Smart Natural Medicine range,...

Salt levels in Australian foods rise 9 per cent, despite salt-reduction targets

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Salt levels in Australian food have risen to a ‘deeply alarming’ level according to the Heart Foundation, based on a report by the George Institute for Global Health. The report found that hidden salt...

CHOICE re-ignites Country of Origin food debate in Australia

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Australia’s  leading  consumer advocacy group CHOICE has just published the results of its survey of supermarket  home-branded  food products compared with leading supplier brands for the country...

Choice investigation of coconut water triggers marketing concerns

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CHOICE, the Australian consumer advocacy body, has this week queried the genuineness of claims made about the healthiness of coconut water. In a report issued this week, Choice investigated whether coconut...

Greens push for new Country of Origin Labelling scheme

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Australian Greens Deputy Leader, Senator Christine Milne has foreshadowed a new Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) Bill to be introduced into Federal Parliament by the Greens. The proposed Accurate Country...

Frozen foods growing in popularity in UK and Australia

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Frozen foods continue to grow in popularity in the UK and Australia. The British Frozen Food Federation values the industry at just under 5.4 billion pounds, with a growth of 6.1% year on year. The British...

Juice boxes pack a sugary punch, Australian survey finds

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A wide-ranging survey by Australian consumer advocacy group Choice has found a that quarter of juice box products (also known as ‘juice poppers’) contain 25 per cent or less fruit juice. Choice...

Changes to health claims standard creates labelling loophole, Choice says

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Australian consumer advocacy group Choice has made a submission to Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) claiming that its draft changes to Australia’s nutrition and health claims standard would...

Hard sell and “bizarre advice” in many of Australia’s weight-loss chains, Choice investigation

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In an investigation by Australian consumer advocacy group Choice into Australia’s biggest weight-loss chains, the group claims that people who want to lose weight are often faced with “aggressive sales...

Academic criticises ‘misleading’ environmental label messages

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A Canberra-based law academic has called for tightening of Australian regulations for eco-labelling to stop “greenwashing”. Dr Matthew Rimmer, an ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor at the Australian...