Health Star Rating System
Submission to Health Star Rating Advisory Committee, Canberra, Australia, on Discussion Paper for Public Consultation: The Form of the Food (as prepared) Rules for the HSR System.
FGC welcomes important industry investor guides
The Food and Grocery Council welcomes the release today of the latest investor guides to New Zealand’s Food and Beverage Industry. Launched by Economic Development Minister Simon Bridges and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy, the guides contain...
Food prices: NZ v Australia
Some food prices in New Zealand are higher than in Australia due mainly to economies of scale that come with a bigger population base, says FGC. The NZ Herald and Radio NZ asked FGC to comment on claims by ex-pats living in Australia that their food bill...
Food Derived from Herbicide-tolerant Canola Line MS11
Submission to Food Standards Australia New Zealand on Food Derived from Herbicide-tolerant Canola Line MS11 (Application A1140)
NZ’s phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons
Submission to HFC Consultation, Ministry for the Environment, on New Zealand’s phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and associated supporting measures (consultation document 2017)
General Export Requirements for Bee Products
Submission to the Ministry for Primary Industries Food Assurance Team on the Proposed General Export Requirements for Bee Products: MPI Discussion Paper No. 2017/11
Country of origin bill could affect family food budget
The Consumers’ Right to Know (Country of Origin of Food) Bill proposes major problems for popular and basic parts of the family food budget, NZ Food and Grocery Council Chief Executive Katherine Rich told a parliamentary select committee hearing...
World Milk Day – The Director’s Cut
"Scandal" is the only word that describes the news that a NZ Food & Grocery Council video had failed to make the final cut of a world-wide competition to find the best videos to celebrate World Milk Day, June 1. The ‘Pass the Glass’ competition was run...
Whittaker’s leads FGC brands in sweep of most trusted
Whittaker’s has again topping the list of Kiwi’s most trusted brands – for an amazing sixth year in a row. But not only was the chocolate company voted the Most Trusted Brand across all categories, it also won the confectionary category and was voted Most...
‘Don’t flush’ video aimed at saving waterways
A video that promotes a ‘don’t flush’ message about what can’t go down toilets has been launched by the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council (FGC) and Water New Zealand. Entitled ‘Avoid a flood – think before you flush’, it’s being distributed as part of...