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... the australian food and grocery council (afgc) has applauded the decision by the federal government to oppose the food standards amendment (truth in labelling palm oil) bill 2011 ... the afgc is now urging the coalition to follow suit ... the afgc has warned a house of representatives economics committee that the bill will put australian manufacturing and export operations at “high-risk” and add substantial extra costs ... yesterday, afgc chief executive kate carnell said the palm oil labelling bill would cost the australian food manufacturing industry a$150 million and “would not save any orang-utans”

... the australian food and grocery council (afgc) is urging the federal government to act quickly to keep australia’s food manufacturing industry alive ... the afgc has called on the australian government to “remove unnecessary regulation and duplication, such as food labelling changes, and reduce costs of doing business” ... the afgc also says it is “critical” that australian government fast-tracks its national food plan

... industry approach the australian food industry, led by the australian food and grocery council (afgc), has been campaigning for an alternative labelling system known as the daily intake guide (dig) ... afgc chief executive kate carnell told australian food news today, “traffic light labels categorise foods as good and bad – but all foods can form part of a balanced diet

... on 26 july 2011, the australian food and grocery council (afgc) released its quarterly chep retail index on the performance of the australian retail market ... the afgc chep retail index forecasts 1 ... afgc chief executive kate carnell said the latest afgc chep retail index result reflected weaker consumer confidence

... palm oil bill unworkable and will cost industrya palm oil bill - which compromises the nation’s food and grocery labelling system - is unworkable in its current form and must be referred to a house of representatives committee for further discussion and examination, the australian food and grocery council (afgc) urged today ... the afgc said the bill will “impose significant costs to industry, compromise good regulation and labelling and won’t help to save one orangutan ... ” afgc chief executive kate carnell said there are many reasons why the truth in labelling bill must be referred to a committee for further discussion

the senate has passed an amendment to the food act requiring that products containing palm oil be explicitly labelled, rather than described as ‘vegetable oil’. the bill was passed by coalition votes, and driven by greens senator rachael siewert and independent senator nick xenophon, both of whom have been vocal in their campaigns on the subject of palm oil. most of the world’s supply of palm oil, an extremely common ingredient in foods and food additives, is produced in malaysia and indonesia, where it is common practice to clearfell forest for plantations.

... the afgc has supported the system with a “healthy eating, made easy” atv dvertising campaign, as well as consumer education material and magazines in stores

... afgc chief executive kate carnell said industry has worked closely with gs1 australia to develop and test this innovative bar code scanning technology to deliver a global food safety culture and provide more product information for consumers

... the australian food and grocery council (afgc) said it was “disappointing” that the federal government allocated no new funds for a national food plan in the 2011-12 budget ... afgc chief executive kate carnell said: “industry is expecting a white paper to be released in the next month or so and we hoped there would be some extra money for the implementation for the food plan over the next 12 months

... choice and the australian food and grocery council (afgc) have united forces to call for the establishment of a supermarket ombudsman as a part of a joint submission to senate economics committee’s inquiry into the impacts of supermarket price decisions on the dairy industry ... choice has long supported the introduction of regulatory mechanisms on the supermarket industry, and the afgc said that the “urgent need” for an ombudsman had become apparent during the recent supermarket price wars ... nick stace, ceo of choice, said the agreement with afgc was exceptional in bringing together two organisations who sometimes featured on different sides of policy debates, but who had a common interest in addressing the perceived lack of competition in the market as there is only two supermarket players who control up to 80 per cent of the packaged food and grocery market ... afgc chief executive kate carnell said there was an urgent need for a supermarket ombudsman following the recent aggressive price discounting by major supermarkets, pointing to the issue of market power and its impacts on industry ... choice and the afgc believe the ombudsman would promote transparency in pricing and fairness along the supply chain and provide recourse for those participants in the food and grocery sector who lack market power, particularly small business, small-to-medium food manufacturers and consumers