About Food Labelling
Nutrition Information
What info is on the labels?
What info is on the labels?
Do we get enough information from Food Labels to make health decisions?
Yes, if you wish to avoid fats, sugars or salts, (more about Kilojoules and Proteins below).
But...is it useful?
- No, if you want or need any of the 'essential' vitamins, minerals, deemed essential by our Health Authorities (see below)
- No, if you want to balance your
Do we get enough information from Food Labels to make health decisions?
Yes, if you wish to avoid fats, sugars or salts, (more about Kilojoules and Proteins below).
But...is it useful?
- No, if you want or need any of the 'essential' vitamins, minerals, deemed essential by our Health Authorities (see below)
- No, if you want to balance your diet, find out what 'essential' nutrients you are missing, according to our Health Authorities.
See here for more info of the Food Information Labelling Review - see below
What info is on the labels?
What info is on the labels?
What info is on the labels?
Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGA), introduced their own, self-rating 5 Star labelling system only after refusing our Govt's the 192 recommendations for Food Nutrition Labelling
- see below for Dr Blewett's Review.
Why? It would cost them money to put a few extra dots of black ink on the Label.
But the AFGA did think this a gre
Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGA), introduced their own, self-rating 5 Star labelling system only after refusing our Govt's the 192 recommendations for Food Nutrition Labelling
- see below for Dr Blewett's Review.
Why? It would cost them money to put a few extra dots of black ink on the Label.
But the AFGA did think this a great idea, and introduced their own, self-rating 5 Star labelling system. Their products were splashed with multi-colour signage, costing 1000 x times more than any of the above any recommendations.
What a joke! For example, Nestle rated their Milo (mainly sugars) at 4.5 Stars. When questioned however would they do that? : "Well, Milo is always taken with milk, so we 'had to' include this (some 98% of the nutrients) into our self-assessment of the 4.5 Star rating!"
If you see a Milo tin now (2022, it its is splashed with all sorts of re-assuring health info, but no 4.5 Star rating!
An easy-to-use method
What info is on the labels?
An easy-to-use method
Using our food and health authorities, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and Food Standards Australia and New Zeland (FSANZ) data of what nutrients are 'essential' to your specific needs, and what nutrients food and fresh produce contain, let your mobile / PC do the work to to tell what you need, what you lack, wh
Using our food and health authorities, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and Food Standards Australia and New Zeland (FSANZ) data of what nutrients are 'essential' to your specific needs, and what nutrients food and fresh produce contain, let your mobile / PC do the work to to tell what you need, what you lack, where to find natural foods and produce that best meet these, rather than using chems (pharmaceuticals).
But, if more convenient, you will know exactly what "Wellness Products" to buy to balance your Recommended Nutrient Intake (RNI, used to be RDI). See here for more info...
Food "nutrition Information" Labelling Review
Labelling Review
In 2009, Australian and New Zealand food regulation ministers agreed to a comprehensive independent review of food labelling law and policy. See here for details
A 2 year long Review
An expert panel, chaired by Dr Neal Blewett, AC, undertook the review and the panel’s final report, Labelling Logic, was publicly released on 28 January 2011.
Agreement to act
In December 2011, the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation (the Forum) agreed on a response to the recommendations contained in the review.
The Result?
Of the 192 recommendations made by the Panel, only 1 was finally accepted. And only under pressure from the Health Authorities for a very 'bad and harmful' palm oil from a certain forests in Indonesia to be required on our Food labels.
Our Govt went on bended knees to the Australian Grocery Council , who refused as it would cost them money to put a few extra words in black ink on the Label.
What actually happened?
Our Govt went on bended knees to the Australian Food and Grocery Council , who refused as it would cost them money to put a few extra dots of black ink on the Label.
But the AFGA did think this a great idea, and introduced their own, self-rating 5 Star labelling system the next year. Their products were splashed with multi-colour signage, costing 1000 x times more than any of the above any recommendations.
What a joke! For example, Nestle rated their Milo (mainly sugars) at 4.5 Stars. When questioned how ever could they do that? : "Well, Milo is always taken with milk, so we 'had to' include this (some 98% of the nutrients) into our self-assessment of the 4.5 Star rating!"
Draw your own conclusions
If you not aware of the huge influence BigFood, BigChem, BigPharam, BigAg, etc. lobbyists have on our Politicians, you better start learning as your health and that of your kids may depend on it!
Many more cases of corruption to come...
We will be devoting a special section on the impact of our Govt.s' "Get Big, or Get Out!" farming policies have had on our soils, our produce and our health over past 40 or so years.