The Commerce Commission has released a paper outlining the preliminary issues it may explore and the proposed scope for its market study into the grocery sector. It says it expects the issues it will focus on will evolve as their understanding of the sector develops,...
Review of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991: Scoping prepare for public consultation – to Population Health Division, Australian Government Department of Health Submission
The Food & Grocery Council has launched a petition asking Parliament to support a Grocery Code of Conduct in New Zealand. Chief Executive Katherine Rich says she hopes the Commerce Commission’s market study into supermarkets will help pave the way for the...
The market study of supermarkets announced today by the Government will be positive for Kiwi shoppers and grocery manufacturers, says the New Zealand Food & Grocery Council. Chief Executive Katherine Rich says: “This review is not before time. “The Government says...
Draft Health Star Rating Calculator and Style Guide, September 2020, Version 1 – to Front-of-Pack Labelling Secretariat, Australian Government Department of Health, Canberra Document
A market review of supermarkets would be positive for the food supplier industry, says FGC Chief Executive Katherine Rich. Labour has pledged to launch a review before the end of this year if it is re-elected, saying it had seen “some evidence to suggest competition...
There is no evidence food, food packaging, or food handling are a source or transmission route for the Covid-19 virus, according to a study by the International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods. It says: “Despite the billions of meals consumed...
