Article: Fed: Food label laws under fire from industry


AAP General News (Australia)
09-22-2000
Fed: Food label laws under fire from industry

New food labelling laws may guarantee meat in our pies, but shoppers might need calculators
to work out all the ingredients in our favourite packaged foods.

A draft code from the Australia New Zealand Food Authority, that will govern food labelling,
is set to ensure food packaging carries the percentages of main ingredients.

But the move has been attacked by the Australian Food and Grocery Council, which says
the system fails to deliver to consumers.

Council executive MITCHELL ...

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