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south australia introduces kilojoules on menus
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sa health minister john hill has announced moves to require all major fast food retailers in south australia to display kilojoule information on their menu boards, websites, leaflets and menus. the new regulations (under the food act 2001) would require food chains with 20 or more stores in sa, or 50 or more stores nationally, to state the kilojoule content of each item clearly and legibly alongside the price of the product, as well as prominently featuring the average adult daily energy intake of 8700kj, and any outlet failing to provide the information as required could be fined and, if successfully prosecuted, named on the department of health website. minister hill said the new rules would level the playing field for traditional fast food outlets as well as the larger chains of cafés and coffee shops, bakeries, juice bars and ice cream parlours. “we all want to eat healthily and feed our families food that is nutritious as well as affordable – but sometimes it’s hard to know what the best choice is. “nearly half of the meals served commercially are in the fast food sector and this food is often high in fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt and can be sold in very large portions. “i don’t want to tell people what to eat or not eat, but i do want them to have access to information about the food they buy so they can make their own decisions. according to self-reported data from 2008-09, 58 percent of adults and 22 percent of children aged 5-17 years in sa are either overweight or obese. “we will consult on the detail of these regulations before they are introduced in january next year. in 2007, approximately 1.64 billion fast food or takeaways were served by nearly 17,000 outlets in australia, making up 44 percent of all meals served in the commercial food service sector. in 2009-10, australians spent $14.56 billion on takeaways and this is expected to increase to $16.83 billion by 2014-15. “new south wales has introduced similar regulations and this will bring us into line with them and hopefully encourage other states and territories to follow suit,” said hill. -->
Source :ausfoodnews.com.au
Date :
7
March
2011
Category :
Food And Health
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mcdonalds has defended their iconic happy meals against a lawsuit alleging that the fast food company’s use of toys is unfair and deceptive marketing, and lures children into unhealthy choices. america’s centre for science in the public interest (cspi) announced in june that they would sue mcdonalds if mcdonalds continued to include toys in the meal, and yesterday announced their support for california mother-of-two monet parham in filing her class-action lawsuit against the company.
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new south wales premier kristina kenneally yesterday announced that menus for fast-food outlets across nsw will be required to display kilojoule information on their printed and menu boards, as of february 1st 2011. businesses such as major fast food, bakery, coffee and doughnut chains will now be required to ‘clearly and legibly’ display the kilojoule content on their menu board, as well as prominently featuring the average adult daily energy intake of 8700 kilojoules.
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australia’s premier consumer advocacy group choice has reignited the food debate over whether australia should adopt a traffic light system for front-of-package labelling of packaged foods. choice has called for mandatory front-of-pack traffic light labelling on muesli in australia. traffic light labelling is a system that features red, green, or amber symbols on the label for each of the main nutrients in the product (such as fat, sugars, and salt).
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hj heinz has announced it will move its beetroot, sauces and some of its meals production from three factories in australia to a facility in new zealand. the changes, part of the supply-chain revamp the us food maker announced yesterday (26 may), will see the production moved from plants in girgarre, brisbane and wagga wagga. the gigarre plant is set to close, although the brisbane and wagga wagga facilities will be kept open.
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san francisco has become the first u.s. city to crack down on the dubious practice of fast food companies luring children into eating unhealthy meals by giving away gimmicky toys. \"our children are sick. rates of obesity in san francisco are disturbingly high, especially among children of color,\" said san francisco supervisor eric mar, the sponsor of the measure, in a press conference.the new law, which goes into effect december, 2011, would only allow toys to be given away with \"healthy\" children\'s meals.
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us food writer anthony bourdain’s new book, medium raw, hits australian shelves today. in his latest offering, the author of kitchen confidential roasts the food industry from top to bottom, including the food network, the restaurant industry, the us meat industry and mcdonalds, and as always, his fellow chefs. bourdain also explores the obesity and diabetes epidemic, ‘fat taxes’, the slow food movement, nose-to-tail eating and vegetarianism, all in his characteristic blunt, funny, foul-mouthed, no-punches-pulled style.
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food relief agency foodbank is calling for assistance with its critical role in queensland’s emergency support efforts, with its warehouse in the brisbane suburb of morningside due to reopen tomorrow after evacuation yesterday. the organisation said that its industry donors have dug deep in response to a call for extra supplies and, so far, have committed 400,000 kilograms of food and groceries, worth close to $3 million, with more pledges coming in daily.
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