There have been public submission requests about labelling that CHOICE have linked to in the past. I encourage you to reach out to the ACCC about your ideas and concerns. While I can find nothing currently involving changes, that you contact them may add to any call for change.
There have been some topics on this site that have revolved around label laws
New Product of Australia labelling
Continuing the discussion from Compulsory labeling for GMO food and Labelling Ingredients on Food Products :
In the CHOICE New Things unit we’re working on ways to supplement mandatory product labelling with augmented information you can access on your mobile device.
CluckAR was our first foray into that area – an augmented reality free range egg detector. We made it because we had strong evidence that Australian consumers were being ripped off, paying high prices for eggs labelled “free range”…
I like many people thought “Finally” we will be able to make a quick choice in purchasing Australian products & rest easy in the knowledge I wasn’t being duped by some overseas corporation. But now it isn’t mandatory until 30/06/2018. I hope all Australian owned businesses use the labels as soon as possible.
I would like to see the same label format used on all manufactured products as well,so you can see at a glance how much of the product or item is actually made here or just assembled here.
…
When you’re looking through the ingredient lists in food and drink, added sugar can be hiding at every turn. With names like ‘dextrose’, ‘panela’ and ‘evaporated cane juice’, it’s clear companies are pulling out all the tricks to hide how much added sugar is really in what we eat and drink. The good news is, improved sugar labelling can change that!.
Added sugar labelling is back on the agenda and on June 28 State Food and Health Ministers will decide whether to introduce common-sense labels th…
I’ve been a vegetarian most of my life and I rarely eat processed food…I mostly cook everything from scratch. I read labels and probably eat one frozen pre-packaged meal a year…and afterwards I always wonder why I bothered!
Tired, after a long day at work yesterday, I spotted “Super Foods” frozen dinner, by a company called “Super Nature”. https://goo.gl/photos/EMEV4QNiXdEwwcoz6 .
I’m usually vigilant about reading ingredient lists, but I got lured by the packaging and the photos…
“Welcome t…
CHOICE is working with the Department of Industry, Innovation, and Science and Deloitte who are conducting research to understand what information consumers value on food labels and are looking for workshop participants on April 18th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in Sydney. Fill in this survey to see if you qualify and then they’ll be in touch with you.
They are offering $150 gift card in return for your time.
Any questions, let us know. Thanks!
I have just tried “to let my fingers do the walking” in relation to Tuscan sausages (this is how the Internet can sabotage your day…) as a result of a recipe I liked the look of: discovered that attempting to compare the W/worths & Coles versions was vastly different.
W/w sell a branded sausage, Coles a Home Brand - what a difference in online product information!
https://shop.coles.com.au/a/a-national/product/coles-finest-sausages-italian-pork
So, I have sent Coles an email complaining a…
I tend to buy frozen meals. Bought two seperate brands of “Tuna Mornay” recently. In one, there were SIX pieces only of tuna. In the other, FOUR. The pack said "10% tuna. Surely this contravenes labelling guidelines?.
Contains vegetable oils, really? What oils are disguised under “vegetable oils”, We have the right as consumers to know what type of oil is used. Are we entering an age where oils might benefit from numbers?
Many of us now check for palm oil and other oils to avoid.
My husband went nut shopping today at our favourite bulk nut (and previously Greek deli wholesale / retail, now Asian owned and run) shop. I’m vegetarian so my husband’s main source of protein is nuts. We buy them in kilo bags and unsalted as otherwise we find salted nuts inedibly too salty. He specially chose the ‘Product of Australia’ peanuts, only to arrive home and read the sticker on the back saying ‘Product of China’. So, the front of the package has a sticker saying "product of Australia…
The need to read the nutritional panel on supermarket products is an often heard message from Choice and health ‘experts.’ But has anyone tried reading them? The details are easy to follow but the font is so small that I have come to assume that the manufacturer doesn’t want me to read it!
I don’t wear glasses and get my eyes checked, but I now find myself taking a photo of the panels and zooming in! Its is crazy. More often than often not thought, I simply walk away.
Anyone else find this? Is…
And a survey that was undertaken in late 2020 but you can still supply your responses
CHOICE fights for fair, safe and just markets. With over 230,000 supporters, our campaigns achieve real change on the issues that matter to Australians.
6 Likes
