The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has directed seven suppliers of bottled water to remove ‘organic’ claims from labelling and marketing material. An eighth supplier has withdrawn...

More people in the US are exercising, but obesity levels are still rising, according to new research from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington. Two studies...

The global trend for marketing of ‘natural’ food and drink products is showing little sign of slowing, according to global market research organisation RTS Resource Ltd (RTS). High profile food scares,...

If American Government officials thought that American meat producers would welcome mandatory country of origin labels (CoOL) to distinguish US meat from meat imports, they might need to think again. The...

The Australian Federal Court has found processors and suppliers of Steggles branded chicken products, engaged in “false, misleading and deceptive conduct” in describing on product packaging and in...

Cereal manufacturer Kellogg’s Australia has been forced to withdraw two television advertisements after a complaint from health advocacy group the Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) was upheld by the Advertising...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced that Australian supermarket group Coles has paid six infringement notices issued by the ACCC for misleading Country of Origin labels....

Australian parents of children with food allergies appear to be complacent about warnings on product labels, regardless of their child’s history of anaphylaxis, according to research published in the...

Australia’s Glycemic Index (GI) Symbol program, which helps to promote the benefits of a low-GI diet, has been showcased as a “global pioneer” at an international health summit, and highlighted as...

Early bird entries for the fifth annual Product of the Year Awards close on 5 July 2013. The annual awards recognise the most innovative products on the Australian market, with the winner selected by more...