In new research, parents described Australia’s Health Star Ratings as ‘misleading’, ‘not helpful’ and ‘on the wrong product’.
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Fruit juices get a free regulatory ride in South Africa because the sugar in them is natural.
Product labelling showing whether food comes mainly from animals or plants can help consumers make more climate-friendly choices.
New policy requiring front-of-package nutrition symbols aims to guide consumers toward healthier food choices by highlighting foods high in sodium, sugars or saturated fats.
If South African consumers were educated on how to read and understand the information on food labels, they may be more willing and capable of making healthier food choices.
The new country-of-origin labels are supposed to change a confusing system that led to public outrage about hepatitis infections from frozen berries earlier this year. They fall considerably short.
Rather than informing consumer choice, Australia’s year-old health star food rating system is failing customers, and allowing food manufacturers to give an aura of health to junk foods.
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Policy Analyst HDR, Deakin University
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Professor of Public Health Priorities, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer, Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Public Health Nutrition, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University
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Leonard P. Ullman Chair in Nutritional Ecology, Nutrition Theme Leader Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney
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