Health Star Rating
Australia moves to make health star ratings on food mandatory
17 Feb 2026
Australia is moving to make health star ratings on food mandatory, after more than a decade of the labels being optional. Professor of Population Nutrition at the University of Auckland, Cliona Ni… Audio
Is the Health Star Rating system working as well as it could?
5 Aug 2019
The Health Star Rating system debuted in 2014 and roughly 21 per cent of eligible foods in New Zealand use the label. A five year review has been undertaken on the voluntary system, and a draft is… Audio
Lawyer turned activist leads push to ditch health star rating
4 Jul 2016
Claire Deeks is a counterfeit lawyer & Auckland mother who has put together a petition to the New Zealand and Australian Governments to ditch the health star rating system. She's worried that both… Audio
Panel Says
2 Jun 2016
What the Panelists Amanda Millar and Brodie Kane have been thinking about. Audio
