Health Star Ratings should be extended to cover fast food restaurants across Australia says a new report by The George Institute for Global Health. After analysing more than 1, 500 products from 13 leading...

By Joe Lederman, FoodLegal Managing Principal On 25 November 2016, the Australia New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation (the Ministerial Forum) held its final meeting for 2016. The Ministerial...

An Australian food law expert has criticised the notion that food producers are trying to manipulate the Federal Government’s Health Star Rating scheme to encourage consumers to eat unhealthy processed...

The Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation (the Forum) met in Hobart today and considered a range of food regulation matters. The Forum comprises all Australian and New Zealand...

Australian consumer organisation CHOICE says a food industry marketing technique called the ‘’halo effect’ is misleading customers. Australian consumer organisation CHOICE says a food industry marketing...

Health Star Ratings should be compulsory, Australian health groups say Four leading Australian health groups have called on the new Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley and the Australian government to make...

Health Star Rating System ‘shuns’ vegetables, AusVeg Vegetable industry body AusVeg has said it is “appalled” at the number of vegetables that do not receive a full rating under the new voluntary...

Health Star Rating System ‘shuns’ vegetables, AusVeg Vegetable industry body AusVeg has said it is “appalled” at the number of vegetables that do not receive a full rating under the new voluntary...

Monster Muesli's Berry Muesli, with Health Start Rating labelling Family-owned Australian muesli manufacturer Monster Health Food Co (Monster) is the first food manufacturer in Australia to use the...

CHOICE calculated the Health Star Ratings of stringy cheese products Consumer group CHOICE has used the recently released Health Star Rating Calculator to compare a selection of supermarket favourites. CHOICE’s...