The Chairman of Australia’s competition watchdog has come out swinging over competition in local markets including the food industry.
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Confronting corporate power in the food system
The Federal Government’s current national food plan process is heavily dominated by business interests. It is built on flawed assumptions that the market can provide the solutions that our broken food system sorely needs.
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Consumers misled over serving sizes: Choice calls for reform
Consumer watchdog Choice is calling for an overhaul to current labelling standards, after research revealed some manufacturers are misleading consumers over portion sizes to make their products seem healthier.
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Govt not amused by big tobacco’s plain packaging “sick joke”
The federal health minister has slammed big tobacco’s “sick joke,” which has seen the first two companies rolling out the plain packaging for cigarettes in ways that do not comply with the new standards.
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Bulmers introduces new flavour with ‘Ginger Pride’ campaign
Bulmers has launched a tongue-in-cheek Facebook campaign to promote their new ginger-flavoured cider.
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Progress on health claims standards in Australia not without critics
There has long been contention regarding the regulation of health claims that are applied to food, but the proposed introduction of a Health Claims standard into the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code has also raised concerns.
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Coca-Cola Amatil spending $46 million to re-enter beer market
Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has confirmed it will be re-entering the Australian beer market with a $46 million investment in the Australian Beer Company.
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Branding drives children to make healthy choices too: study
Branding that’s targeted at children can make healthy food a more attractive option than unhealthy food, according to a new US study.
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Frankenfood or crops of the future? Gaps in the perception of GM food safety
Humans have always faced tricky safety problems with food because we eat plants, which are the most ingenious pesticide chemists on the planet.
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Dick Smith only wanted controversy: News Ltd
News Limited has offered its perspective on debate over its decision not to include marketing material from Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith in its papers.
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Four’N Twenty expands product range to combat market pressure
Iconic Aussie pie maker Four’N Twenty is diversifying its product range, as the pressure of the supermarket price wars increases and food manufacturing jobs continue to be lost.
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Would you eat deep-fried butter?
It’s a well known fact that Americans like their deep fried food; in fact, if this year’s state fairs are anything to go by, they will pretty much deep fry anything.
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High Court rejects tobacco industry’s plain packaging appeal
The tobacco industry’s appeal against mandatory plain packaging was dismissed by the High Court this morning and the legislation will take effect from October.
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Govt needs to stop Coles and Woolworths dominance: lobby group
The representative body for smaller grocery retailers in Australia are again calling on fairer competition in the sector, releasing a report outlining the consequences if regulators and governments don’t step in.
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Bread prices to increase due to US drought, but who will absorb the cost?
Australia’s largest baker has confirmed that the price of bread will increase due to the US drought.
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All GM foods to be declared on labels if Californian bill passes
Genetically modified (GM) food is a controversial issue that is set to become an electoral one in the US, with one state set to vote on the practise.
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Breakfast cereal alliance to improve industry and consumer health
The Australian Food and Grocery Council has formed an alliance of Australian breakfast cereal manufacturers to develop health and nutrition changes for the industry.
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Sport supplement DMAA banned
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has banned the sale, supply and use of DMAA, an ingredient used in some sports supplements.
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Poultry industry criticised for proposed changes to ‘free range’ rules
The poultry industry is copping criticism for its attempts to change the definition of ‘free range,’ to allow more than 140 000 birds per hectare.
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Little World Brewers boosts sales by 26pc
Little World Beverages (LWB), the boutique beer company recently acquired by Lion, has delivered a 26 per cent growth in profits, an achievement which is sure to impress its new owner.
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