Australia must urgently adopt a National Food and Grocery Agenda to ensure the nation’s long-term health, food supply and to protect thousands of jobs, the leading organisation representing Australia’s...
The Consumer Affairs Minister, Chris Bowen MP, yesterday released the draft industry code to implement a mandatory unit pricing scheme.
“This code – once enacted – will create a nationally‑consistent...
The alcopops tax has failed to receive enough votes in the Senate after Family First Senator Steve Fielding sided with the Coalition.
The Bill was initially passed 32-31 after National Senator Nigel Scullion...
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) today welcomed the federal government’s positive response to the Productivity Commission’s Annual Review of Regulatory Burdens on Business: Manufacturing...
A parliamentary committee has today urged the Senate to pass the controversial alcopops tax hike, despite admitting it was unsure if the measure had any impact on binge drinking since being introduced...
The Rudd Government is planning to invest the money raised from the controversial alcopop tax for a number of initiatives beyond tackling alcohol abuse, including increasing focus on healthy eating.
Among...
A coalition of major health bodies has called for tougher rules on alcohol marketing, citing new research from the US which reportedly found a causal relationship between owning alcohol branded merchandise...
New legislation has been introduced in a bid to strengthen the powers of America’s food safety regulator in the wake of two major food contamination issues in the past year.
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin,...
The Scottish Government this week published its framework for tackling Scotland’s alcohol misuse problem, with a minimum price to be applied on alcoholic products.
The strategy was launched by Health...
The Rudd Government has altered their alcopop tax legislation to ensure the 70 per cent tax hike applies to ‘malternatives’ – products which taste like alcopops but use the alcohol extracted...
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