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ACCC launches smart phone app to guarantee refunds and returns over Christmas

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released its free “ACCC Shopper app” for Apple and Android smart phones and tablets to provide instant advice for consumers while they are shopping...

Dick Smith Foods re-launched in new “guilt” campaign concerning Australian-made and owned products

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Australian nationalistic marketing group Dick Smith Foods has announced it will re-launch its brand in a new campaign with a focus on Australian-made and Australian-owned product benefits. According to...

UK traffic labels indicate that orange juice is worse than diet coca-cola

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The new UK traffic light food labelling system has been praised by many as a convenient way to choose healthy food. However, a UK weight loss company, Differ Diets, claims that the system will  be “adding...

Heart Foundation calls for mandatory salt and saturated fat levels in processed foods

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The National Heart Foundation of Australia is calling on the Australian government and the food industry to enforce mandatory nutrition targets to make processed foods healthier. Apart from requesting...

Californians vote to reject GM food labelling identification

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A referendum vote on a proposition (“Proposition 37”) to make labelling of genetically modified food compulsory was defeated this week with 53 per cent of Californians voting against GM labelling. The...

Green light given to contentious UK traffic light labelling scheme

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The UK government has officially launched its traffic light labelling system, which has been subject to much debate over the past year. The red, yellow and green labels have been officially released by...

ACCC to launch consumer guidance on Country of Origin labelling

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Australian Competition and Consumer Chairman Rod Sims announced this week that the ACCC would take new steps to provide consumers with clearer advice about Country of Origin labelling. The ACCC did not...

OPINION: Health-conscious consumers read food labels, but does the label cause weight loss?

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By Joe Lederman, Managing-principal, FoodLegal – www.foodlegal.com.au Do food labels help shoppers stay thinner? Yes, according to a recently released study, published in the “Agricultural...

NHMRC accused of being ‘illogical’ in exclusion of polyunsaturated fats from food chart

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Australian dietitians and cardio-nutritionists are calling on the National Health and Medical Research Council to include polyunsaturated fats as a necessary new food group. Some nutritional experts have...

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...