FOOD – LABELLING – AUSTRALIA

McDonald’s to change menus after legal breach

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Original article by Patrick Hatch
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 19 : 8-Sep-15

Obesity Policy Coalition executive manager Jane Martin has welcomed a decision by McDonald’s Australia to change the way nutrition information is displayed on its digital menu boards. McDonald’s had been criticised for failing to show the number of kilojoules in each product alongside the price on its recently-introduced menu boards. This could potentially have constituted a breach of food labelling laws in New South Wales.

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McDONALD’S AUSTRALIA LIMITED, OBESITY POLICY COALITION, NEW SOUTH WALES FOOD AUTHORITY

Would you buy food labelled ‘Made in China’?

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 8-Apr-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 88 per cent of Australians aged 14+ were more likely to buy food if it is labelled "Made in Australia" in the year to December 2014. This compares with 85 per cent in 2013. Meanwhile, the number of Australians who say they would be more likely to buy food labelled "Made in China" rose from five per cent to six per cent in 2014. The survey also shows that people who are more likely to buy Chinese-made food products are less likely to be concerned about whether food is fattening, genetically modified or additive-free

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED

Great wagyu debate put to the taste test

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Original article by Sue Neales
The Australian – Page: 5 : 23-Oct-14

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) will conduct an investigation into whether consumers are potentially being misled by the labelling of beef as coming from wagyu cattle. The main issue is whether only full-blood animals should qualify for this descriptor. The Australian Wagyu Association and breeder David Blackmore welcome the move by the ACCC, which has previously looked into claims about free-range eggs and extra virgin olive oil

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BLACKMORE WAGYU BEEF PTY LTD, BLACKMORE GENETICS PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN WAGYU ASSOCIATION LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION