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Likening muesli to corn chips is misleading
Wednesday, 8 August 2012, 11:04 am | Food and Grocery Council
Muesli plays an important part in an everyday balanced diet, and likening it to corn chips as a breakfast substitute is misleading and irresponsible, says NZ Food & Grocery CEO Katherine Rich. More >>
Product recall system offers greater protection
Wednesday, 18 July 2012, 9:08 am | Food and Grocery Council
The introduction of an industry-designed product recall and withdrawal system will ensure even greater protection for consumers in the rare event that a food product is found to be unsafe, NZ Food & Grocery Council chief executive Katherine Rich ... More >>
FGC welcomes reduction in acrylamide
Tuesday, 1 May 2012, 4:06 pm | Food and Grocery Council
The Food & Grocery Council is welcoming a significant drop in concentration of acrylamide in potato crisps, and says it will continue to work with industry to find ways of lowering its levels in other foods, CEO Katherine Rich said today. More >>
Food industry continues to work on reducing salt in foods
Sunday, 25 March 2012, 8:28 pm | Food and Grocery Council
Media release from NZ Food & Grocery Council Food industry continues to work on reducing salt in foods More >>
FGC endorses healthy breakfast campaign
Friday, 3 February 2012, 6:03 pm | Food and Grocery Council
New Zealanders should get behind a campaign that reminds Kiwis, and particularly children, how important it is to start each day with a healthy breakfast, says Food and Grocery Council CEO Katherine Rich. More >>
FGC Welcomes Ministers' Decisions on Food Labelling
Saturday, 10 December 2011, 6:49 pm | Food and Grocery Council
The Ministerial Council on Food Regulation for New Zealand and Australia met in Melbourne today to consider its response to the Blewett Review on Food Labelling Policy and the Health Claims Standard. More >>
FGC Welcomes Food Bank Programme
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 12:41 pm | Food and Grocery Council
FGC welcomes the launch of the nationwide Countdown supermarkets’ “Food Rescue” programme, which will have a major role in distributing good food to many New Zealand families in need, says Katherine Rich, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Food and ... More >>
Greenpeace Attacks Wholly Predictable and True to Form
Friday, 2 December 2011, 10:24 am | Food and Grocery Council
Greenpeace Attacks Wholly Predictable and True to Form Media Statement Greenpeace Attacks Wholly Predictable and True to Form Katherine Rich – Chief Executive, New Zealand Food Grocery Council Date: Friday 2 December 2011 This statement was drafted ... More >>
Healthier and tastier food basket at a store near you soon
Monday, 7 November 2011, 11:57 am | Food and Grocery Council
The New Zealand food and grocery industry was focusing on the future food and grocery needs of New Zealanders when they met in Wellington last week for their annual conference. More >>
Food Industry Response to Gas Outage
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 10:03 am | Food and Grocery Council
The Maui Gas outage is certainly creating some challenges for the food industry, but our member companies are steadily and methodically working through the issues, says Katherine Rich Chief Executive of the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council. More >>
World Food Day is about world hunger not food company attack
Sunday, 16 October 2011, 3:02 pm | Food and Grocery Council
Media release from NZ Food & Grocery Council World Food Day is about world hunger not food company attacks More >>
Council should accept free recycling bins for Ohakune
Thursday, 13 October 2011, 2:52 pm | Food and Grocery Council
The Ruapehu District Council should let common sense prevail and accept the generous offer from Love NZ to install free recycling bins in Ohakune, says Katherine Rich, Chief Executive of the Food and Grocery Council (FGC). More >>
Food Bill Protects Kiwiana
Tuesday, 11 October 2011, 3:54 pm | Food and Grocery Council
Calls for exempting home gardeners, food barterers and sellers at farmers markets from the vital responsibility of providing safe food fail to take into account what the Bill actually states, says Katherine Rich, Chief Executive of the New Zealand ... More >>
NZ Strategy for Red Meat Making Excellent Progress
Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 1:03 pm | Food and Grocery Council
The release of the Red Meat Strategy Coordination Group’s first report today shows that significant progress is being made towards charting a new course for New Zealand’s meat industry, says Katherine Rich Chief Executive of the New Zealand Food and Grocery ... More >>
Parallel Imports Cause Headaches for Grocery Suppliers
Thursday, 29 September 2011, 11:21 pm | Food and Grocery Council
“Many parallel imported grocery products fail to comply with New Zealand’s food and grocery laws and damage the reputations of many local brands”, says Katherine Rich Chief Executive of the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council. “While it’s ... More >>
FGC Pays Tribute to Sue Kedgley
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 11:47 am | Food and Grocery Council
The New Zealand Food and Grocery Council pays tribute to retiring Member of Parliament Sue Kedgley and wishes her well for the delivery of her valedictory statement in Parliament today. More >>
FGC Congratulates Hansells on Today's Facility Opening
Friday, 16 September 2011, 7:39 pm | Food and Grocery Council
The Food and Grocery Council congratulates iconic New Zealand company Hansells on the opening of its new facility by the Prime Minister in Auckland today. More >>
Government Slashes Red Tape For Grocery Sector
Monday, 1 August 2011, 12:20 pm | Food and Grocery Council
The New Zealand Food and Grocery Council (FGC) congratulates the Government and Medsafe for new Medicines Act regulations, which come into force today. More >>
FSANZ Appointments Welcomed
Thursday, 30 June 2011, 4:45 pm | Food and Grocery Council
The New Zealand Food and Grocery Council welcomes today’s announcement by the Hon Catherine King, Parliamentary Secretary of Health, of the appointments of Mr Andrew McKenzie and Mr Neil Walker to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Board. ... More >>
Teethy Grin after ERMA Dental Whitener Announcement
Wednesday, 29 June 2011, 4:26 pm | Food and Grocery Council
The Food and Grocery Council welcomes the release of today’s decision by the Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) that protects the sale of low risk dental whitening products in supermarkets. More >>
