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the australian food and grocery council (afgc) is urging the federal government to act quickly to keep australia’s food manufacturing industry alive. the afgc has called on the australian government to “remove unnecessary regulation and duplication, such as food labelling changes, and reduce costs of doing business”. the afgc also says it is “critical” that australian government fast-tracks its national food plan.

australia’s food manufacturing sector and quick service restaurant (qsr) retailers have already made strong inroads in addressing obesity through making foods healthier, reducing advertising to children and front-of-pack labelling, according to the australian food and grocery council (afgc). nsw greens mp john kaye today accused the nsw coalition of “pandering to their friends in the [food] industry” for not supporting mandatory reductions in salt, fat and sugar in fast foods and point-of-sale labelling.

the australian food and grocery council (afgc) has become australia’s first industry association to gain membership to the roundtable on sustainable palm oil (rspo), the world’s leading not-for-profit organisation supporting sustainable use and production of palm oil.the rspo was established by the world wildlife fund (wwf), industry stakeholders and ngos in 2004. the industry-led association - with more than 400 members worldwide - has established a rigorous set of principles and requirements for palm oil producers to produce sustainable palm oil.

the senate has passed an amendment to the food act requiring that products containing palm oil be explicitly labelled, rather than described as ‘vegetable oil’. the bill was passed by coalition votes, and driven by greens senator rachael siewert and independent senator nick xenophon, both of whom have been vocal in their campaigns on the subject of palm oil. most of the world’s supply of palm oil, an extremely common ingredient in foods and food additives, is produced in malaysia and indonesia, where it is common practice to clearfell forest for plantations.

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).

a growing need for more food science and technology graduates in australia will be addressed by a landmark new partnership between the university of queensland (uq) and the australian food and grocery council (afgc).under the industry-first, five year agreement, uq will partner with afgc to help overcome a national skills shortage in food science and technology roles following the appointment of the afgc chair in food science and technology early next year.

an approach by the sa health department to ban high fat, sugar or salt (hfss) foods from department events and meetings is a heavy-handed and naive solution to the nation’s complex obesity problem, the australian food and grocery council (afgc) said last week. criticised by the ama sa as “ridiculous” and a “nanny state” approach, the move involves banning pies, pasties, sausages and soft drinks to ensure sa health offices send a clear message about the responsible consumption of foods.

a decision by the australia and new zealand food regulation ministerial council today not to recommend further regulation of trans-fats in foods has been welcomed by the australian food and grocery council (afgc). with evidence that dietary intakes of trans-fats have fallen substantially in australia, a communiqué by the ministerial council endorsed a recommendation to retain the current non-regulatory, industry-based approach to reducing trans-fats in foods.

the australian food and grocery council has announced its support for the establishment of a new national preventative health agency (npha), part of a bill reintroduced to federal parliament this week. the national preventative health agency bill – reintroduced to federal parliament this week – will involve setting up a separate agency to address obesity, alcohol abuse and smoking issues with a focus on keeping people healthy rather than treating illness.