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Zero stars for the food industry
Open Forum | November 2, 2023Australia’s food industry is failing to meet already low targets for displaying the Health Star Rating (HSR) on product packaging by a significant margin, according to the 2023 State of the Food Supply Report released by The George Institute for Global Health.
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Australia’s dead beat diet
Open Forum | September 13, 2023Although Australia is ripe with golden soil and premium produce the nation is failing to embrace a balanced diet, with the national diet score falling well below a healthy level.
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Can we trust our food?
Cecilia Duong | August 30, 2023Combating the increasing rate of food fraud across all products sold in this country is a complex task that requires a mix national food regulation and improved methods of authenticity testing.
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100 not out for Vegemite
Hannah Viney | July 11, 2023Launched in 1923 and marketed as everything from a children’s wonder food to a secret weapon, 80% of Australian households now have a jar of vegemite in a kitchen cupboard, though how many are ever opened is anyone’s guess.
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What’s on the menu in 2050?
Cecilia Duong | June 5, 2023You don’t hear much about the population explosion anymore, but the world may have to support up to 10 billion people in 2050 – up from 6.1 billion in 2000 – and our diets will have to change to ensure we all have enough to eat.
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Australia’s chip crisis
Flavio Macau | January 31, 2023Computer chips were in short supply during the pandemic, now actual chips are an endangered species.
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Junk in, junk out
Davina Mann | October 22, 2022Australia’s love of junk food makes us overweight and unfit, and more action to warn consumers is required to encourage healthier eating habits.
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Unpeeling the hype around ‘superfoods’
Cecilia Duong | October 2, 2022Avoiding processed foods and sugar in favour of fruit and vegetables is clearly better for you, but can eating ‘superfoods’ particularly high in nutrients really make a difference to your health?
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A simple solution for healthy food habits
Meron Lewis | September 27, 2022At a time of spiralling cost of living and rates of food insecurity, keeping basic, healthy foods and drinks GST-free is crucial to protect economic access to healthy diets for many Australians.
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A world hungry for food solutions
Cecilia Duong | September 14, 2022Geo-political, environmental and health crises – from Russia’s attack on Ukraine to droughts and floods and the pandemic – have put global supply chains and food security at risk after decades of progress in the fight against famine.
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Food for thought
Vivienne Lewis | September 7, 2022More than just a simple response to hunger, our relationship with food is a complex interplay of our emotions, our familiarity with food, our senses and our culture and upbringing.
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Food for thought
Fredrik Wikström | June 15, 2022The food we consume is responsible for a third of climate change emissions, most species extinctions and consumes 70% of our fresh water, and a third of it is wasted.