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Health star rating system.. it could have been good

PostPosted: 15 Feb 2014, 06:36
by Juliana.Rivers
Not one for politics but.

The long-awaited ''health star rating'' website, for food manufacturers to label their products with easy-to-understand nutritional information, was launched about midday on Wednesday, only to be pulled by 8pm that night.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/ ... z2tN0TH0B3



http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-08/s ... ed/5246990



worth reading if you are from Oz.

Re: Health star rating system.. it could have been good

PostPosted: 15 Feb 2014, 07:39
by Debs
I gather the info on it wasn't too bad. I'm sure there was no industry lobbying :wink:

Re: Health star rating system.. it could have been good

PostPosted: 15 Feb 2014, 08:02
by carieoates
Saw a bit on our news about a new free app which when you scan an item gives you a healthy alternative, if there is one, along with nutritional info. Looks good. Need to try it out in store, a bit dubious as I don't usually get a signal in supermarkets. It's called "food switch"

Re: Health star rating website.. the contraversy continues

PostPosted: 26 Feb 2014, 20:46
by Juliana.Rivers