Food, Health and Product Safety Archives - Page 43 of 46

20 June , 2012

Beware toxic chemicals in imported clothing

CHOICE says Australia lags behind overseas regulation.

18 June , 2012

Private health insurance far from healthy

The ACCC has highlighted competition and transparency issues in the Private Health Insurance industry.

5 June , 2012

2013 FSANZ Board Nominations

CFA has been invited to make nominations for membership of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Board.

31 May , 2012

Consumers reject egg corp’s free-range farce

A new survey by CHOICE has revealed less than 1% of respondents think the egg industry’s proposed free-range egg standard meets their expectations of what free range means.

22 May , 2012

Regulatory reform for therapeutic goods

The Government’s response to a series of recent reviews of the regulatory framework for therapeutic goods will deliver some much-needed reform.

18 May , 2012

New standards could make you choose between the chicken and egg

Proposed new accreditation standards for free-range eggs aim to drastically increase the density of laying birds, but guidance for consumers remains unaddressed.

14 May , 2012

Consumer participation in standards making – COPOLCO

The COPOLCO Mirror Committee takes Australian positions to the International Organisation for Standardisation’s consumer policy committee.

7 May , 2012

Food labelling: Daily intake percentage labels discredited

Government announcements suggest we’ll get a better food labelling system. But in the meantime the discredited DI% labels are still found on our food.

2 May , 2012

Country of origin labelling extended to unpackaged meat

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has approved a proposal to extend country of origin labelling to unpackaged beef, sheep and chicken meat.

1 May , 2012

The health system needs a Gonski

The Gonski report on education focuses on outcomes. It places students at the centre of the system, considers how best they learn and achieve and asks how the system can best service the needs of students. Consumer Health Forum’s Carol Bennett wants this approach applied to health funding.

21 April , 2012

Standards update: Electronic health data

Electronic health records involve the systematic electronic collection of health information previously held on paper about individual patients or populations, such as information about the physical or and mental health of an individual or provision of health services.

19 April , 2012

Free range eggs not all their cracked up to be

CHOICE has called on the Egg Corporation to reconsider its planned 13-fold increase in hen stocking densities for eggs it certifies as free range and instead work with government, animal welfare and consumer groups on a national standard that would meet consumer expectations.