The Freddo Frog, one of the most iconic Australian confectionery products, is celebrating its 80th birthday with an online campaign that has ignited the debate over self-regulation of advertising less...

A decision last week to vote down a Senate bill to protect children from food advertising has been welcomed by Australia’s leading organisation representing food and grocery manufacturers, the Australian...

A new study by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) researchers contradicts the theory that children living near a fast food outlet are more likely to be overweight and those living...

Sixteen major food and beverage manufacturers have now signed up to the Australian Food and Grocery Council’s Responsible Children’s Marketing Initiative, as the AFGC announced full details...

The use of toys and competitions to entice fast-food purchases has been criticised by the Obesity Coalition following a survey suggesting that consumers are keen on regulation of such practices. The new...

In a bid to tackle Australia’s obesity crisis, Mars has responded by reducing the size of its popular Mars bar, but without reducing the price. Among a whole line of products also facing reduction...

Australia’s food industry has been warned to make concrete changes in the reformulation of food products, and if fails, the Federal Government should consider regulations. The Standing Committee...

Consumers eat a double hamburger for lunch then carefully munch on a few lettuce leaves for dinner. Some go for a run and light up a cigarette as they recover. Others choose a low-fat meal and wash...

The bid to ban the advertising of ‘junk food’ to kids paints an unfair picture of the fast-food industry, according to McDonald’s. The Coalition on Food Advertising to Children (CFAC),...

The issue of preventative health was a key topic of discussion on day one of the Australian Food and Grocery Council’s Highlands Senior Executive Forum 2009*, currently taking place at the Hyatt...