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Labelling on food you buy
Labelling on food you buy at the supermarket is about to get overhauled.
Leading food manufacturers could soon be subject to mandatory health star ratings, more onerous labelling on packaged products and restrictions on marketing, especially to infants, under federal government changes. Unlike several other countries, Australia currently has a voluntary health star rating system for packaged foods, no sugar taxes, and no stringent requirements on marketing processed foods to children.
The food manufacturing industry has long opposed new regulation and has successfully lobbied political leaders in Canberra against changes to food labelling.
But a recent Senate inquiry noted at least 1.5 million people in Australia are now living with diabetes and that self-regulation by the food industry and the fast-food industry "has not and will not work".
Food manufacturers have been accused by health experts of "gaming" the system by using labelling and marketing tactics to distract from the harmful ingredients in ultra-processed foods and other processed foods. Following the Senate inquiry, there have been calls to add warning labels that show products high in risky nutrients such as sodium and sugar and limit marketing to children under 16.
Assistant Minister for Health Ged Kearney says changes are on the way and that, in the longer term, the government is considering the recommendations of the Senate inquiry including calls to implement a sugar tax.
There are concerns that without political intervention, Australian rates of diabetes and obesity will continue to grow.
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Leading food manufacturers could soon be subject to mandatory health star ratings, more onerous labelling on packaged products and restrictions on marketing, especially to infants, under federal government changes. Unlike several other countries, Australia currently has a voluntary health star rating system for packaged foods, no sugar taxes, and no stringent requirements on marketing processed foods to children.
The food manufacturing industry has long opposed new regulation and has successfully lobbied political leaders in Canberra against changes to food labelling.
But a recent Senate inquiry noted at least 1.5 million people in Australia are now living with diabetes and that self-regulation by the food industry and the fast-food industry "has not and will not work".
Food manufacturers have been accused by health experts of "gaming" the system by using labelling and marketing tactics to distract from the harmful ingredients in ultra-processed foods and other processed foods. Following the Senate inquiry, there have been calls to add warning labels that show products high in risky nutrients such as sodium and sugar and limit marketing to children under 16.
Assistant Minister for Health Ged Kearney says changes are on the way and that, in the longer term, the government is considering the recommendations of the Senate inquiry including calls to implement a sugar tax.
There are concerns that without political intervention, Australian rates of diabetes and obesity will continue to grow.
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