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04 Nov 2020

High-sugar toddler milks overpriced, potentially harmful

VicHealth is calling for an end to aggressive marketing of toddler milk formulas, as new research reveals some products are up to four times more expensive than regular milk, but with more sugar and fewer key nutrients.

Unhealthy Food Marketing

21 Jan 2020

Time to can fast food marketing targeting teens

VicHealth and the Obesity Policy Coalition are calling for higher standards on fast food marketing to teenagers and children after new research has revealed how unhealthy food and drink ads manipulate teens into buying their products.

Higher standards on fast food marketing

11 Mar 2020

'Lightly salted' kale chips crowned saltiest snack

While Australians may think veggie savoury snacks are healthier options, new research shows some products are hiding alarming amounts of salt that could be damaging their health. What's more, supermarket shoppers should treat the marketing claims on these products with caution as the highest and lowest veggie snacks both claimed to be 'lightly salted’.

Salt Awareness Week

24 Sep 2020

Food industry marketing sugary baby foods as healthy, misleading consumers

Health experts call for higher standards to protect the health of youngest Australians

partner release

22 Jun 2010

Calls for menu labelling to sort fat from fiction

Health conscious consumers may be unwittingly ordering energy dense snacks and drinks, which contain up to a quarter of their daily kilojoule intake, due to a lack of clear menu labelling, according to the Obesity Policy Coalition.

Partner Release

21 Jul 2010

Junk food levy would put accountability back on food companies

The Australian Greens’ proposal to require junk food and alcohol companies to choose between providing health information in their advertising or paying a levy is a good first step in putting some accountability for Australia’s rising obesity rates.

Partner Release

10 Apr 2013

Killer-joules and traffic lights on menus make for healthier choices

A coalition of leading health agencies, partners in the Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC), is calling on the Victorian Government to implement kilojoule and traffic light labelling on fast food menus.

Partner Release

01 Jul 2014

Five star rating to cut confusion from food

A new five-star rating system for packaged food will help consumers make healthier choices and VicHealth encourages manufacturers to adopt it early.

Healthy eating

29 Jun 2010

Compulsory kilojoule counts on fast food menus a win for health

A bold plan to force fast food outlets to display nutritional information on point of sale menus in Victoria will revolutionise the way people choose food.

Healthy eating

05 Sep 2011

Nine in ten consumers give traffic light food labels green light

New research reveals 87% of grocery buyers in favour of traffic light labelling, as Obesity Policy Coalition launches new DIY traffic light label smartphone app.

Partner Release

09 Dec 2011

Labelling forum must put labels on front of pack

The Food Regulation Forum must use the next six months to lead the development of an effective, easy to understand front-of-pack labelling system that puts the health of Australians above corporate profits, according to the Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC).

Partner Release

02 Dec 2010

Most Australians support traffic light labels

A leading coalition of health groups, the Obesity Policy Coalition, has appealed to the Food Labelling Review panel to prioritise public health when it presents its final report to the Food Standards Ministerial Council tomorrow on December 3.

Partner Release