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Can processed foods play an important role in the healthy diets of Australians?
October 11, 2021
The AFGC keeps a watching brief on research publications across scientific and technical disciplines of importance to the food industry. One of the barriers to selecting food choices is cost. This is especially true for low socioeconomic status (SES) households which regularly choose processed foods. Additionally, lower and […]
FSANZ recommends a proposal for added sugar labelling
The issue of added sugar has been brewing for some time. It was mooted in the late 1990s when the [then] new ANZ Food Standards Code (FSC) was being developed. And it was raised again in 2011 in the recommendations of the Blewett food labelling review. More recently in 2017 in response to […]
Christmas demands need workers to keep supply chains going and supermarket shelves stocked
September 29, 2021
Australia’s food and grocery manufacturing industry keeps the supermarket shelves stocked. The industry is working around the clock with Aussies in nearly every corner of the country needed to turn up to work to ensure supply. The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has said that as cases […]
Vital food and grocery manufacturing stays strong but action needed for COVID economic recovery
September 27, 2021
The value of Australia’s food and grocery manufacturing industry has grown by four per cent to almost $133 billion, according to new data from the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC), with a rise in the value of exports driving the performance. Releasing the latest State of the […]
Healthy Food Partnership – Opportunities and Challenges
September 14, 2021
It’s almost six years since the Healthy Food Partnership (HFP) began when Rural Health Minister Fiona Nash announced a new partnership of preventive health groups, food industry bodies and government to cooperatively tackle obesity and encourage healthy eating. To date there has been active participation of the AFGC and wider […]
Ultra-processed foods in national dietary guidelines
September 10, 2021
The AFGC keeps a watching brief on research publications across scientific and technical disciplines of importance to the food industry. Public health researchers claim there is a growing body of evidence indicating that processing techniques used in food manufacture may be as harmful to health as consuming excessive […]
Food and grocery manufacturing workers a priority industry
August 31, 2021
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) welcomes the NSW Government’s decision to ensure that essential food and grocery manufacturing workers get priority access to Pfizer COVID vaccines to help ensure our national food and grocery supply is maintained. There is a 20,000 strong workforce across the areas […]
Food and grocery manufacturers respond to ensure workers stay safe and supplies keep flowing to supermarket shelves
July 23, 2021
Australia’s food and grocery manufacturers, including those in Sydney, are continuing to adopt safe work practices to ensure that supermarket shelves are stocked and supplies are flowing across the city, state and the country as NSW works to contain the spread of COVID-19. The Australian Food and Grocery […]
Nation’s vital food and grocery manufacturers on show in new season of Sustaining Australia TV
July 21, 2021
Australian food and grocery manufacturing plays a vital role in the life of every Australian and the depth, diversity and ingenuity of this critically important local industry will be on display in a new season of online series Sustaining Australia TV launching today. Every day, Australia’s food and […]
Industry backs Australia’s ability to manage plastic recycling
July 1, 2021
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) commends the government for the Ban on Waste Plastics Exports, that is effective today, as a critical step to create a local packaging circular economy. The two phases of the Waste Plastics Export ban, supported with Government funding from the $600 […]