Aug 31, 2018 | Weights & Measures
Changes have been made to weights & measures legislation and regulations concerning traders who sell products by weight or measure. The main changes involve: Requiring traders who deliver goods sold by weight or measure to a purchaser outside your business...
Aug 31, 2018 | Submissions
Submission on Rosemary Extract as a Food Additive, to Food Standards Australia New Zealand Submission document
Aug 31, 2018 | Submissions
Submission on Enzymatic Production of Rebaudioside M, to Food Standards Australia New Zealand Submission document
Aug 31, 2018 | Submissions
Submission on Monk Fruit Extract as a Food Additive, to Food Standards Australia New Zealand Submission document
Aug 31, 2018 | Winning in January
A Winning in January/Summer toolkit was launched by FGC, Foodstuffs and Progressive in 2016. It’s aimed at improving stock positions over key seasonal times such as summer, but can also apply at times such as Easter. It is based on the ECRA/ TPF model, which has been...
Aug 30, 2018 | School & Community
FGC and its member companies are committed to being strongly supportive of encouraging healthy lifestyles and reducing harm in the community. As such, many companies have launched initiatives or joined with others or non-government organisations such as the Heart...
Aug 30, 2018 | Fighting Obesity
New Zealand, like many countries, is facing a growing obesity problem. Although we are not near the worst in the world for the percentage of our population regarded as obese, our position at 29th (29.20% of our population) is still too high. And we don’t rate well...
Aug 29, 2018 | Projects, Reformulation
The food industry agrees that obesity is at a concerning level, so it is putting a huge amount of effort into reformulating food and beverage products to remove sugar, fat or salt and provide consumers with healthier options. This work has been ongoing for years. As a...
Aug 29, 2018 | Folic acid
The NZ Food and Grocery Council and the NZ Baking Industry Trust commissioned a report into folic acid fortification to get an update on the science. This report was conducted by Professor A. David Smith, of the Department of Pharmacology at Oxford University, and...
Aug 28, 2018 | Healthy Balance
The NZ Food & Grocery Council has a separate website that publishes information to help families make healthier choices in their diet, as well as healthier attitudes to fitness and family. HealthyBalance.nz was created as part of FGC’s drive to present practical,...
