AFGC is the leading national organisation representing Australia’s $100 billion food, drink and grocery manufacturing industry, which employs 315,000 Australians. Click links below for more information.
READ Read the latest edition of One Voice, AFGC's member e-newsletter with all the news relating to Australia's food and grocery sector. Click here>>.
LISTENNational Food Plan - Listen to Tony Burke outline the food strategy on ABC Radio. To listen online, click here >>
WATCHBPA in food packaging -
Watch AFGC's response to Choice survey on Bisphenol A (BPA) on Channel 9's Today program. Click here >>
AFGC Joint Forums presentation
Watch the video of AFGC's Joint Forums presentation held recently in Sydney.
Current priorities
Food Labelling Review - read AFGC's latest submission to the comprehensive Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy on food products.
Responsible Children's Marketing Initiative - advertising of high fat, sugar or salt foods on children’s television has “virtually ceased” in Australia. Learn more about the industry code.
Palm Oil - AFGC is concerned about the impact of deforestation in South East Asia and supports the development of certified sustainable palm oil through the RSPO.
The Food and Health Dialogue- convened Parliamentary Secretary for Health Mark Butler - has set salt reduction targets for most leading brands of ready-to-eat cereals as well as breads, rolls and buns. The Federal Government recently responded to the National Preventative Health Taskforce on Budget night (May 11). Read the Government's Taking Preventative Action 120-page report, here >>
Packaging and recycling - AFGC's Packaging Stewardship Forum (PSF) delivers projects on behalf of Australia's beverage manufacturers and their suppliers by recovering end-of-life packaging and preventing litter.
Young people are being encouraged to ‘open their minds’ to a career in agriculture, with the launch of a new information brochure by WA Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman at the Dowerin Field Days. Mr Redman said the ‘Open your mind: careers in agriculture’ origami-style brochure sought to inspire upper school students to consider the vast range of career opportunities in agriculture.
UK Gov't changes to food labelling policy departments
The UK government has announced that from yesterday (2 September) it has made changes to which departments have responsibility for food labelling policy.The Food Standards Agency (FSA) will retain responsibility for food safety aspects of labelling, but in England, other responsibilities will go to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Food regulators around the world have found no major health risks associated with the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging and closures, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) said today (1 September).
An approach by the SA Health Department to ban high fat, sugar or salt (HFSS) foods from department events and meetings is a heavy-handed and naive solution to the nation’s complex obesity problem, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) said today (30 August).
Australia’s food manufacturing sector and Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) retailers have already made strong inroads in addressing obesity through making foods healthier, reducing advertising to children and front-of-pack labelling, according to the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC).
Walking the Talk - The Path to a Sustainable Future
AFGC’s Chief Executive Kate Carnell attended the launch of AFGC member Kimberly-Clark Australia & New Zealand's new sustainability report called Walking the Talk - The Path to a Sustainable Future. Click below to watch Kimberly-Clark Australia’s YouTube video of the launch:
