CHOICE welcomes the Federal Government’s options paper on added sugar today which includes options for strong measures for sugar labelling like visual labelling of teaspoons of sugar on sugar-sweetened
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Choice calls for clearer labelling on alcohol
Consumer group Choice has called for improved labelling on alcoholic drinks to help people compare their kilojoule options on beverages.
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Billboard calls for Assistant Treasurer to end the free-range uncertainty
A consumer-funded billboard has been unveiled in the Victorian electorate of Assistant Treasurer the Hon Kelly O’Dwyer by CHOICE, calling for the delivery of standards amongst free-range eggs to meet consumers’ expectations.
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Most Aussies want free roaming hens according to Choice
Consumer advocacy group Choice has released its latest research highlighting consumers’ desire for a strong and meaningful free-range egg standard in Australia that would recognise the need for hens to regularly go outside, have room to move inside and outside, and for farmers to undertake animal welfare practices.
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CHOICE spits the dummy over infant formula shortages
Consumer advocacy group CHOICE has provided a list of suggestions that the Federal Government could use to ensure Australian mums have access to infant formula for children under the age of one
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CHOICE taking action on misleading labels
An investigation run by CHOICE has found that manufacturers behind products such as Paddle Pops, Tiny Teddies and Shapes are misleading parents by using self-made school canteen certification on packing to imply that their junk food is a good option for school lunchboxes.
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Coles on top in origin battle: CHOICE
CHOICE has analysed over 320 packaged supermarket products and found most do not reveal where the ingredients were sourced.
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New Country of Origin labels cause controversy
While the overall consensus is that the new label designs are better than the old, not everyone is completely satisfied.
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Ministers get cracking on free range eggs
The Consumer Affairs Ministers have agreed to develop an enforceable national information standard for free range eggs.
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Health-related marketing can be deceiving: CHOICE
CHOICE is targeting food companies that serve up health-related marketing messages, despite a poor HSR.
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Kellogg’s to roll out Health Star Ratings
Health Star Ratings will appear on Kellogg’s cereal from early June and will be on the full cereal range by the end of 2015.
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CHOICE wants mandatory palm oil labelling
CHOICE’s latest food labelling research has found 70 percent of Australians want clearer palm oil labelling.
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CHOICE targets manufacturers “refusing” to roll out health star ratings
CHOICE is calling on Kellogg’s and six other food manufacturers to roll out the front of pack health star rating on their products.
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Consumers should be the judge of food labelling improvements: CHOICE
Choice has called on the Government to test any changes to food labelling with consumers to ensure they are clear and meaningful.
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Choice sizes up food packaging
Choice has targeted front of pack quantity statements, urging consumers to “look past the flashy brands and bright sales signs.”
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Choice calls for further simplification of ‘made in’ claims
Consumer watchdog Choice is calling for a simplified country of origin framework for food products.
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Packaging needs to display quantity on the front: CHOICE
CHOICE is calling on policy makers not to remove the requirement that product quantity information be on the front of packaging.
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Choice questions marketing tactics of powdered milk brands
Choice says that Aspen, Nestle and Nutricia’s “junior milk” milk products are using questionable marketing tactics.
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Health Star labelling: how transparency helped Tucker’s Natural get five stars
Only three out of 260 foods were given five stars in the front-of-pack Health Stars Rating Scheme.
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Health Star Rating gets sign off by food ministers
Food and health ministers from federal, state and territory governments have signed off on the Health Star Rating Scheme, and consumer watchdog Choice is calling on food manufacturers to start rolling out the rating across their product lines.
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