Food labels need to be easy to comprehend and should only contain important product information relating to health, nutrition and safety.
25/05/2010
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) and Woolworths Limited have announced a joint study into ways of measuring the climate change impact of food, beverage and grocery products.
30/01/2008
According to AFGC, while Australia's food and grocery companies are already reducing waste, it has urged all states and territories to adopt a similar approach to minimise food waste.
03/05/2010
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has announced the appointment of Dr Geoffrey Annison to the position of deputy chief executive.
30/07/2007
The Australian Food and Grocery Council has expressed concern over calls to implement national container deposit legislation.
25/02/2008
THE Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has said Australia’s food labelling laws need to be simplified in Australia.
11/03/2010
AFGC highlighted that activist groups are now using food labels as a battleground for issues as diverse as deforestation, animal welfare and human rights.
30/04/2010
The recognition and support for food processing in the Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme amendments is welcome news for Australia’s largest manufacturing sector, the AFGC says.
25/11/2009
THE Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) said the Federal Government's decision to make Queensland the host state for the national heavy-vehicle regulation will help steer transport regulation in the right direction.
01/03/2010
Australia’s State and Territory leaders have been urged by the AFGC to endorse new reforms to streamline transport and logistics networks to provide greater efficiencies for the food and grocery industry.
09/12/2009
The Australian Food and Grocery Council has called on Environment Ministers to reject calls for a national container deposit system ahead of discussions at the Environment Protection and Heritage Council meeting in Melbourne on Thursday 17 April.
16/04/2008
Australia’s peak food and grocery manufacturing representative body welcomed the release of the Senate Inquiry into the Management of Australia’s Waste Streams, advising the Senate that it could not support Senator Fielding’s Drink Container Recycling Bill.
05/09/2008
The Federal Government should follow South Australia’s lead and develop a long-term plan to boost the food and grocery industries' international competitiveness and growth, according to the AFGC.
22/02/2010
The media watchdog’s decision not to ban food and beverage advertising under new children’s TV standards has been welcomed by the nation’s leading organisation representing food and grocery manufacturers, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC).
03/09/2009
The establishment of a national trade measurement system will bring Australian requirements for weights and measures on pre-packaged goods into line with other OECD countries, including New Zealand and Europe.
21/05/2010
The Green Shopper survey showed that only 13 per cent of Australians buy environmentally-sustainable food and groceries from the supermarket.
31/05/2010
In last week's Budget, the Government committed new funding to the Food and Health Dialogue to develop a rationale for food reformulation.
17/05/2010
Food and grocery manufacturers in Australia have welcomed the prospect of new stability and certainty for retailer Coles Group, with the announcement of a new owner.
10/07/2007
As part of World Salt Awareness Week, the AFGC and food manufacturers are working with AWASH to obtain more information on salt in processed foods and on salt reduction plans across specific product ranges.
01/02/2010
Over the past three years, the number of products with Daily Intake Guide (DIG) front-of-pack labelling has increased by more than 3,000% from 58 in 2007 to more than 2,000 in 2009 according to new industry research.
25/01/2010