Industry to work with Govt as sugar tax off table
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...
Review backs FGC’s argument: sugar taxes don’t work
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...
Vogels dearer than in UK thanks to tax
Vogels bread in New Zealand is dearer than Vogels in the UK mainly because bread here attracts tax while it doesn’t in the UK, says FGC. Katherine Rich was asked by the NZ Herald to explain the difference in the price of Vogels between the two countries....
Food derived from Herbicide-tolerant Cotton Line GHB811
Submission on Food Derived from Herbicide-tolerant Cotton Line GHB811, to Food Standards Australia New Zealand
Report on year 1 of the Healthy Kids Industry Pledge
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
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
Selling expired best-before products – media response
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”...
Addition of a prescribed method of analysis for resistant starch
Submission on the addition of a prescribed method of analysis for resistant starch, to Food Standards Australia New Zealand
Health Stars driving reformulation, innovation
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...
Bad Taste Food Awards disappointing and a sham
Consumer NZ’s Bad Taste Food Awards are disappointing and a sham, says FGC. Katherine Rich says some of the ‘winners’ are the very products Consumer NZ encouraged people to vote for. “They said the motivation behind the awards was to “name and shame”, and...