August 2018 - Page 2 of 2 - New Zealand Food and Grocery Council

Healthy Balance Website

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,...

Food Safety

Aug 28, 2018 | Food Safety

Food safety is top of mind for FGC and its members. New Zealand’s food products are renowned around the world for their quality and safety, and we play our part in guarding that reputation jealously. FGC has a group of technical experts – the Health & Regulatory...

Product Recall & Withdrawal

Aug 28, 2018 | News, Product Recall

Though suppliers have full responsibility for removing a faulty product from the marketplace, the safety of products is a shared responsibility throughout the distribution chain. Recalls that are not handled correctly can place consumers at risk, and impose large and...

Barcodes decoded for new users

Aug 28, 2018 | Barcodes

The common retail bar code is surrounded by mystery for many new users. They often complain at the difficulty they have finding out who to ask and where to go to get the barcodes they have been told they need. A web search on “barcodes” can throw up thousands of...

Australian Food & Grocery Industry Code of Conduct

Aug 28, 2018 | Australian Food & Grocery Code of Conduct

The Australian Food and Grocery Industry Code of Conduct (The Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes—Food and Grocery) Regulation 2015), is a legally enforceable, voluntary prescribed code under the Australian Competition and Consumer Act. Signatories to the code...

Media response: more behind higher milk prices

Aug 21, 2018 | Media

Stuff recently published a story entitled ‘Milking it: NZ’s milk price: Who’s getting rich?’ It reported that milk prices were “astoundingly high,” citing that the price for a litre of fresh milk in Germany was the equivalent of $1.51 compared to $2.37 in...

Top speakers one benefit of membership

Aug 10, 2018 | FGC Blogs

Chief among the benefits that companies get from belonging to the Food and Grocery Council is exclusive access to information, seminars and networking events. These cover anything from export, health & safety, and sales strategies, to retail data and insights,...

FGC Blog: When alcohol clouds judgment

Aug 1, 2018 | FGC Blogs

People often do and say silly things where alcohol is involved. I’m not meaning just those who may consume too much of it, rather those who try to make it as difficult as possible for reasonable New Zealanders who want to supply or purchase beer and wine from a...

Consumers’ Right to Know (Country of Origin of Food) Bill: Interim Report

Aug 1, 2018 | Submissions

Submission on the Consumers’ Right to Know (Country of Origin of Food) Bill: Interim Report of the Primary Production Committee, to Primary Production Select Committee, Parliament House....