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... the australian food and grocery council (afgc) has applauded the decision by the federal government to oppose the food standards amendment (truth in labelling palm oil) bill 2011 ... yesterday, afgc chief executive kate carnell said the palm oil labelling bill would cost the australian food manufacturing industry a$150 million and “would not save any orang-utans” ... secondly, that the bill contravenes world trade organization requirements for food labelling adversely impacting industrial trade ... fifthly, the bill circumvents established national labelling practices and the blewett labelling review

... the afgc has called on the australian government to “remove unnecessary regulation and duplication, such as food labelling changes, and reduce costs of doing business”

... (2) palm-oil labelling inquiry in federal parliament the identification of palm oil on food labels is being considered in a federal parliamentary committee inquiry by the house of representatives ... the house economics committee has commenced its inquiry into the food standards amendment (truth in labelling – palm oil) bill 2011 that would, if passed, require makers or distributors of foods with palm oil as an ingredient, to specify the oil as ‘palm oil’

... australia’s premier consumer advocacy group choice has reignited the food debate over whether australia should adopt a traffic light system for front-of-package labelling of packaged foods ... choice has called for mandatory front-of-pack traffic light labelling on muesli in australia ... traffic light labelling is a system that features red, green, or amber symbols on the label for each of the main nutrients in the product (such as fat, sugars, and salt) ... industry approach the australian food industry, led by the australian food and grocery council (afgc), has been campaigning for an alternative labelling system known as the daily intake guide (dig) ... “industry rejects traffic light labelling on the basis that it’s badly understood by consumers and the system has been rejected by countries around the world including in europe ... the daily intake guide (dig) is the labelling system preferred by the european union and canada ... the review of food labelling law and policy, headed by australian health minister, dr neal blewett and published in january 2011 recommended the use of dig labelling over traffic light labelling

... the traffic light labelling system may have lost steam in europe but in australia, the debate has again been reignited with a new study on the nutritional content of muesli ... “choice has called for mandatory front of pack traffic light labelling on all products making nutrient or nutrition claims as well as high level health claims to ensure that consumers who want to make healthy decisions are able to do so ... ” the labelling system uses traffic light colours to give at-a-glance information to consumers on the amount of fat/saturated fat/sugar/salt contained in a food

... “food and beverage consumption trends continue to increase demand for reduced calorie, reduced salt, all-natural solutions and clean product labelling – providing increased opportunities for kerry to capitalise on its global leadership in development and delivery of consumer preferred taste solutions

... sometimes foods have to be withdrawn or recalled if there is a risk to consumers because the allergy labelling is missing or incorrect or if there is any other food allergy risk

... sometimes foods have to be withdrawn or recalled if there is a risk to consumers because the allergy labelling is missing or incorrect or if there is any other food allergy risk

... the consultations, commission proposal and impact assessment, as well as more information about the labelling of ‘gluten-free’ foods, can be found via the links below

... sometimes foods have to be withdrawn or recalled if there is a risk to consumers because the allergy labelling is missing or incorrect or if there is any other food allergy risk