November 2019 - New Zealand Food and Grocery Council

Bluebird reformulation adds to healthier options

Nov 27, 2019 | Media

Reformulation work by Pepsico to remove much of the saturated fat from its major snacks brands is a great initiative that continues the industry’s path to developing healthier options, says the NZ Food & Grocery Council. “Switching to canola oil to remove up to...

Be treatwise®

Nov 25, 2019 | Be treatwise

Be treatwise® is an initiative by the Australian and New Zealand confectionery industries that is designed to provide consumers with information to help explain the place that confectionery has, as a treat food, that can be enjoyed as part of a balanced diet and...

Consumer NZ gets (slip, slop) slap on the wrist for misleading sunscreen claims

Nov 21, 2019 | Katherine Rich Comments

Consumer NZ has done its annual “testing” of sunscreens and has hit the media claiming many sunscreens don’t measure up to their packaging claims. It’s nonsense. I’ve put “testing” in inverted commas because if the methodology used is the same as in previous years,...

Health Stars top 5150 products

Nov 20, 2019 | Latest News

There are now more than 5150 food products in supermarkets sporting Health Star Rating labels. At 30 September there were 2653 products from FGC-member companies – an increase of 155 in just the three months since June 30. The remaining 2497 are the home brands of...

FGC welcomes Govt response to obesity taskforce report

Nov 16, 2019 | Media

The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council welcomes the Government’s positive response to the report of Food Industry Taskforce on Addressing Factors Contributing to Obesity, released today. Chief Executive Katherine Rich says she is encouraged Ministers David Clark...

Folic acid fortification: increasing folic acid availability in food

Nov 12, 2019 | Submissions

Folic acid fortification: Increasing folic acid availability in food – New Zealand Food Safety Discussion Paper – to Ministry for Primary Industries...

Schools and Healthy Food and Guidance

Nov 4, 2019 | Submissions

Healthy Food and Guidance – Schools and Healthy Food and Guidance, Early Learning Services – to Public Health, Population Health and Prevention, Ministry of Health...