Fraser Coast Chronicle

‘Australian’ label stripped from frozen fish

Popular fish products will no longer be marketed in this way in what the consumer watchdog is labelling a win for...

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09th Nov. 2020 2:11 PM

Popular fish brands no longer ‘Made in Australia’ after consumer watchdog probes 31 products

Shock find: Food label omissions potentially deadly

Undeclared food allergens on the labels of packaged foods are fuelling the rise in allergic reactions and potentially...

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24th June 2020 5:06 AM

Ingredient labels are regulated in Australia but precautionary labelling is optional.

What do the labels on our food actually mean?

NUTRITION labelling on processed foods is designed to help us make healthy food choices. But when it comes to primary...

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19th Feb. 2017 6:02 AM

What exactly do the labels on our meat mean?

Have your say on food labelling options online

CONSUMERS have just one more day to have a say on country of origin labelling options.

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02nd July 2015 12:07 PM

Nicole Starkey from the Gladstone Community Health Centre is running a reading food labels workshop.

Farmers: food labels leaving consumers 'in the dark'

AUSTRALIA’S peak industry body representing vegetable farmers across the nation says current food labelling laws are...

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17th June 2015 2:06 PM

Some designs flagged to tell consumers what they need to know about the products they buy.

Katter: Food labelling plan as useful as ... on a bull

STRAIGHT-talking country pollie Bob Katter has described new food labelling designs flagged by the Federal Government to be...

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10th June 2015 1:06 PM

It might be time for place-of-origin labelling

THE frozen berry contamination scandal has firmly put the spotlight on food safety standards in Australia, despite our...

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02nd May 2015 6:05 AM

A spokesperson for the Victorian Health Department said anyone who had bought the berries was advised to immediately throw them away.

MP wants new symbols and words on food packaging

HINKLER MP Keith Pitt wants a symbol and set of words to distinguish between products that are wholly or partially from...

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26th Feb. 2015 11:02 AM

MP Keith Pitt says Australian produce is recognised around the world as being safe, fresh and of the highest standard.

EDITORIAL: Be big about it, tell us food truth

EDITORIAL: Australian are used to eating what they want, when they want it.

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26th Feb. 2015 9:02 AM

Hervey Bay's Marilyn Smith says she has struggled to figure out where her food is really coming from.

Locals back call for more clearly labelled food

FRASER COAST shoppers and farmers have joined the call for more clearly labelled Australian made and produced food on...

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