A market researcher last week presented evidence to a FoodLegal symposium that Australian consumer perceptions of the Health Star Rating (HSR) system had mistaken perceptions of the star ratings. Mr Mark...

Consumer advocacy group CHOICE has launched a campaign against a proposal seeking the removal of quantity statements from the front of pack on consumer goods packaging. CHOICE spokesperson, Tom Godfrey,...

A range of food agenda items were discussed on December 7, 2012 when Australian and New Zealand food Ministers met to give the nod of approval to the Health Claims Standard, which Australian Food News...

The Australian State and Territory food ministers, under the umbrella of the Federal Government’s Forum on Food Regulation, propose to investigate a suitable front-of-pack nutrition labelling model as...

A leading US health body, the Institute of Medicine, yesterday called for front-of-pack labelling focussing on saturated fat, trans fat, sodium and total caloric information.A report by the Institute of...

All eight US food manufacturers participating in the Smart Choices Program labelling scheme have agreed to drop the logo from their products amid claims the label could mislead consumers. The eight companies...

The roll-out of food labels designed to help US shoppers eat more healthily has been halted after food safety officials started an investigation on whether nutrition claims within the labels were misleading. The...

America’s food watchdog is testing nutrition claims found on the front of food packaging after complaints of misleading health claims, the regulator informed food companies earlier this week. The...