Are your business risks what you think they are?

Free seminar: Assessing your business risk in the food system

17th November, 2015

3.00 to 4.15pm

The Foodbowl, 28 Verissimo Drive, Auckland

Presenters: Jane Lancaster and Dennis Thomas.

The seminar will be followed by refreshments and an opportunity to network.

To register email activate@catalystnz.co.nz

A balanced blog 

This was posted on SMC Science Blogs discussing recent media headlines on red and processed meats.

Cancer, processed meat, red meat. Just how bad? Not very.

...and more quality information for consumers

Consumer is doing a good job of educating its members about Health Claims Legislation, sector by sector. This one is about Probiotic claims on yoghurt products. Yoghurt Claims

Heart Foundation adds sugar into its Tick Criteria (again)

In October, the Heart Foundation announced that sugar criteria will be reintroduced to relevant Tick food categories starting with breakfast cereals and nut and seed bars.

What does this mean for the Tick?

Last year, the Tick programme celebrated the introduction of Two Ticks. Two Ticks signposts core foods for a healthy diet and includes sugar criteria for relevant categories, such as breakfast cereals and yoghurts.

Tick approved products in the breakfast cereal and nut and seed bar categories now must also adhere to guidelines for sugar as well as energy, saturated fat, trans fat and sodium to earn the Tick logo.

Click here to learn more.