News Archives

Companies live up to Healthy Kids Pledge

Apr 10, 2018 | Media

Food companies remain committed to continuing progress on product reformulation, according to FGC’s report to the Government on year 1 of the Healthy Kids Industry Pledge. The report to the Ministry of Health shows that many FGC member companies have been involved in...

Sugar tax chalkboard theory fails real-life test

Apr 5, 2018 | Media

Criticism by Otago University campaigners of analysis by NZIER economists on the effectiveness of a sugar tax is weak, says FGC. The campaigners called for New Zealand to follow the UK’s lead and introduce a tiered levy on sugar in drinks that sends a ‘price signal’...

Endo-1,4-ß-xylanase from Trichderma reesei as a processing aid

Mar 28, 2018 | Submissions

Submission on Endo-1,4-ß-xylanase from Trichderma reesei as a processing aid (enzyme), to Food Standards Australia New Zealand Submission...

ß-Galactosidase from Papilioterma terrestris as a processing aid

Mar 28, 2018 | Submissions

Submission on ß-Galactosidase from Papilioterma terrestris as a processing aid (enzyme), to Food Standards Australia New Zealand Submission...

Cost Recovery for MPI Services

Mar 21, 2018 | Submissions

Submission on Review of Cost Recovery for Selected Services Provided by the Ministry for Primary Industries, to the Ministry for Primary Industries Submission...

Re-categorising Coconut Milk

Mar 19, 2018 | Submissions

Submission on Re-categorising Coconut Milk for Food Additive Permissions, to Food Standards Australia New Zealand Submission...

Food & beverage reports good news

Mar 15, 2018 | Media

The NZ Food and Grocery Council welcomes the release of the latest growth and investment reports on the food and beverage industry. The reports – Emerging Growth Opportunities in NZ Food & Beverage, Investment Opportunities in the NZ Chocolate Industry, and...

Review of Fast Food Menu Labelling Schemes

Mar 5, 2018 | Submissions

Submission on Review of Fast Food Menu Labelling Schemes, to Food Regulation Standing Committee, Australian Food Regulation Secretariat, Canberra Submission...

Danone expansion shows confidence in NZ

Feb 26, 2018 | Latest News

Danone’s $25 million upgrade of its blending and milk processing plant in Auckland is further evidence of how vital New Zealand is in its regional operation, says Katherine Rich. The multi-national company has officially opened its Early Life Nutrition plant, and Mrs...

Review of advertising codes

Feb 20, 2018 | Submissions

Review of advertising codes to create proposed Advertising Standards Code – Advertising Standards Authority Document

Industry to work with Govt as sugar tax off table

Feb 9, 2018 | Media

The food industry is ready to work with the Government on further ways of tackling the obesity epidemic, says FGC Chief Executive Katherine Rich. She was commenting on a report quoting Health Minister David Clark that he had no plans for a sugar tax, but was instead...

Review backs FGC’s argument: sugar taxes don’t work

Feb 7, 2018 | Media

The findings of an independent review into the effectiveness of sugar taxes on health backs up what FGC has been saying for years – that they make little or no difference. The report finds: “No study based on actual experience with sugar taxes has identified an impact...