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Legislate on food labelling and stop misleading consumers!

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Hippocratic Post

BANT 2024 Election Manifesto – A call for change! – Current labelling loop-holes mean consumers are often misled about the true nutritional values and high fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) content of the products they are buying. Food labels are intended to inform and make purchasing decisions easier, and yet there is more confusion than ever. […]

Food health star rating can improve diets

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Hippocratic Post

Food health star ratings can improve diets, study finds: More evidence has emerged that food labelling can encourage manufacturers to improve product nutrition, but University of Melbourne experts say the star labelling system must be compulsory to make a big difference. A team from the University of Melbourne, the University of Auckland, and the George Institute […]