December 2017 - New Zealand Food and Grocery Council

Food derived from Herbicide-tolerant Cotton Line GHB811

Dec 21, 2017 | Submissions

Submission on Food Derived from Herbicide-tolerant Cotton Line GHB811, to Food Standards Australia New Zealand Submission...

Report on year 1 of the Healthy Kids Industry Pledge

Dec 21, 2017 | Submissions

Report on year 1 of the Healthy Kids Industry Pledge Report, to the Ministry of Health...

Healthier Lives – Consultation on research priorities for 2019-24

Dec 15, 2017 | Submissions

Submission on Healthier Lives – Consultation on Research Priorities for 2019-2024, to Professor Jim Mann, Healthier Lives Director, Healthier Lives National Science Challenge, Department of Medicine, University of Otago Submission...

Selling expired best-before products – media response

Dec 5, 2017 | Media

New Zealand supermarkets are legally allowed to sell products after their “best before” dates if that’s what they want to do, says FGC. Fairfax Media asked FGC if it would support a move by New Zealand supermarkets to sell food beyond its “best before” date, following...

Food for Thought in Obesity Fight

Dec 5, 2017 | Katherine Rich Comments

Everyone agrees New Zealand’s rate of obesity remains a real concern. The New Zealand Health Survey 2015/16 shows that 32 per cent of people over 15, and 11 per cent of children were obese. Of those, 47 per cent of Maori adults, 15 per cent of Maori children, 67 per...

Addition of a prescribed method of analysis for resistant starch

Dec 4, 2017 | Submissions

Submission on the addition of a prescribed method of analysis for resistant starch, to Food Standards Australia New Zealand Submission...

Health Stars driving reformulation, innovation

Dec 1, 2017 | Media

The Health Star Rating scheme is driving positive reformulation of current foods and the innovation of new ones, says FGC. The NZ Herald asked FGC if there had been any discussions with the new Health Minister, and if FGC members would be receptive to his wish to work...