Junk Food Marketing to Children

The World Health Organisation has concluded the marketing of unhealthy foods to children is a probable cause of weight gain. Overweight children are likely to become overweight adults and being overweight or obese increases the risk of some types of cancer. Every day children are exposed to junk food marketing through product placement via television, [...]

Front-of-pack food labelling success

We are pleased to report that the Commonwealth and state and territory food and health ministers today announced that a Health Star Rating system will be introduced on food labels to help shoppers make healthier choices. The system will consist of a star rating scale of ½ a star to 5 stars, with ½ star increments and apply [...]