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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 ... the idea behind traffic lights is to make it visually easier for consumers to choose a healthier food by comparing these colour codes between products ... ten brands tested by choice met australian food regulator fsanz’s definition of “low fat” (no more than 3% fat) and 11 brands met fsanz’s definition for “low sugar” (no more than 5% sugars) ... industry approach the australian food industry, led by the australian food and grocery council (afgc), has been campaigning for an alternative labelling system known as the daily intake guide (dig) ... afgc chief executive kate carnell told australian food news today, “traffic light labels categorise foods as good and bad – but all foods can form part of a balanced diet ... these labels now appear on more than 4,000 supermarket products in australia and outline the amount of energy, fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt in a standard portion of the food and how that translates to average daily intake ... the review of food labelling law and policy, headed by australian health minister, dr neal blewett and published in january 2011 recommended the use of dig labelling over traffic light labelling ... foodlegal bulletin in its april 2011 foodlegal bulletin, food law specialist firm foodlegal highlighted that sweet cereals might become more vulnerable to targeted regulatory moves, compared with government attempts to impose stricter nutrient profile criteria on all food for which health claims were either expressed or implied

... pepsico's uk and ireland unit today (1 july) claimed it had made "good progress" on meeting a series of health targets the food and drinks maker set last year ... " globally, pepsico is aiming to triple its sales from healthier food and drink products from the us$10bn it made in 2010 to $30bn in 2020, a target it first outlined last february

... “the nutrient criteria for logo eligibility developed by the international choices programme’s global panel of scientists are a transparent, science-based tool designed to encourage both consumers and producers towards a healthier food supply,” wrote the authors, led by professor jaap seidell of the free university in amsterdam ... “having an approach that is not only relevant and practical for both consumers and food industry, but that has now also been officially recognised as scientifically sound is an accomplishment that we can be very proud of,” said seidell who is chair of the choices scientific committee

... more research is needed to appreciate how consumers can be helped to understand and use nutrition labels, according to a new report on nutrition labelling from the european food information council (eufic) ... “eufic has a history of conducting scientifically based consumer research with academics, most recently focusing on nutrition information on food and drink labels,” said wills ... “as a result, we have been asked to give talks about our results around the world, and therefore we have compiled this information with the help of other food information organisations globally, to keep ourselves up to date with the rapidly evolving field of nutrition information for consumer,” she said ... research needed the eufic report highlights the need for further consumer research, focusing particularly on whether consumers make long-term healthier food choices as a result of nutrition information on food packaging ... “some research has shown that consumers understand and know how to use accurately various nutrition labels should they choose to do so, but little is known about whether consumers habitually make healthier purchases as a result,” said the report

... as the italian health ministry steps up pressure on the country’s food sector to help reduce health risks by improving nutrition, industry federation federalimentare says that reformulation is already making a significant difference ... this brings together consumer organisations, the medical and scientific community, local and national government and the food industry in a national platform for diet, physical activity and smoking ... in a statement, health minister ferruccio fazio said: “the platform will broaden out those initiatives on the reduction of salt, fats and sugar that we have already launched through agreements with the food industry ... ” the president of federalimentare replied by calling health and nutrition “one of the strategic priorities for the food industry over the next 20 years” ... as well as reformulation, federalimentare has identified a role for the sector in the areas of nutritional education in schools, nutritional labelling, high-risk consumer categories and food marketing ... “we like to think of ourselves as having a different approach to eating, taking more time and care to prepare wholesome food,” said dau ... “but producers realise that they have to start to meet consumer demands for healthier food

... the food and drug administration (fda) has requested a record $4 ... 3bn budget for fiscal 2012, including $324m to start implementing the food safety modernization act ... if granted, the budget would represent a 33 percent increase on 2010 spending, with the largest spending increase for a particular program requested for the department’s transforming food safety and nutrition initiative, which includes funding provisions for the new food safety legislation that was signed into law by president obama on january 4 ... “with this increase, fda will begin to implement the landmark food safety modernization act and also empower americans to make healthier food choices,” the department said in a statement ... “fda will establish a prevention-focused food safety system and leverage the valuable work of fda's state and local food safety partners ... the result will be a stronger, more reliable food safety system to protect american consumers ... fda will also empower americans to make more healthful food choices through menu and vending machine labeling ... ” funding for the food safety modernization act has been an area of particular controversy ... 4bn over five years, but the gop budget proposal for the remainder of fiscal 2011 includes significant spending cuts to food regulatory agencies, including the fda, the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc), and the agriculture department’s food safety inspection service (fsis) ... in that, we will look to congress to work with us to ensure that fda has what’s needed to achieve our shared food safety and food defense goals ... ” the additional food safety funding as proposed by the fda would include about $100m in increased user fees for plant inspections and registration of food production facilities

... the uk government should start putting the ground work in place to use taxes and subsidies to encourage consumption of healthier foods in the future, says innocent’s company nutritionist – once the financial situation is more secure ... beverage and ready meal manufacture innocent recently published an orange paper in which it set out recommendations for encouraging healthier eating ... the paper was prepared following a round table discussion with nine experts and commentators on food and nutrition policy ... the top recommendation in the report is to make healthier choices more affordable ... “we’d like to see an end to higher prices for healthier15 food and drinks and call upon the government to explore ways of making healthier food and drinks more affordable for consumers ... ” a body of research has shown that food products that have a relatively low nutritional load against high energy and saturated fat levels tend to be cheaper than the most nutritious foods ... this presents a barrier to healthy eating for consumers with the lowest food budgets ... com that in the current financial situation reducing the cost of healthier foods is “incredibly unlikely but the sentiment is that the government should at least be considering this”

... australian shoppers will be able formulate a balanced diet and make healthier food choices following the launch of a new daily intake guide (dig) consumer education campaign by the australian food and grocery council today ... the new healthy eating, made easy campaign for dig front-of-pack food labelling - an easy-to-follow tool to give people information to formulate a daily eating plan according to their individual needs and activity levels - coincides with health weight week (january 23 - 30) ... dig front-of-pack labels outline the amount of energy, fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt in a standard portion of the food and how that translates to average daily intake ... industry research shows dig front-of-pack labelling currently appears on more than 4000 food and beverage products

... wal-mart stores has announced plans to reformulate thousands of its packaged food products including slashing sodium by 25% and cutting sugars by 10% by 2015 ... mrs obama launched the action plan in may last year, which called on us food manufacturers to curb the marketing of unhealthy foods to children ... in today’s announcement, wal-mart said it would work with suppliers to improve the nutritional quality of national food brands and its own great value private-label brand in key product categories to complete the reformulations ... “no family should have to choose between food that is healthier for them and food they can afford,” said bill simon, president and ceo of wal-mart’s us division ... “with more than 140m customer visits each week, walmart is uniquely positioned to make a difference by making food healthier and more affordable to everyone ... we are committed to working with suppliers, government and non-governmental organisations to provide solutions that help americans eat healthier and live a better life ... the reformulation plan includes three components: reducing sodium by 25% in a broad range of grocery items, including grain products, luncheon meats, salad dressings and frozen entrees; lowering added sugars by 10% in dairy items, sauces and fruit drinks; and remove all remaining industrially-produced trans fats (partially hydrogenated fats and oils) in all packaged food products ... in addition, wal-mart is to develop a front-of-package seal to help customers identify healthier food ... the seal will be added to its private-label food products that meet certain criteria later this year ... just-food is the world’s leading portal for the global pre-packaged food and retail industries ... its daily mix of breaking news, views, analysis and research serves over 100,000 food executives each month

... so-called ‘fat tax’ on food products that are high in saturated fat and sugar has been proposed in a number of countries; most recently denmark introduced a controversial saturated fat-linked tax at the start of 2011 ... at the same time, there the cost of healthier food options has raised concerns in some quarters, as nutritious products tend to carry a higher price tag ... authors richard tiffin and mattieu arnoult used data collected from 6760 households in the uk expenditure and food survey to simulate the impacts of a policy where a tax based on saturated fat content where combined with a subsidy on fruit and vegetables