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AMA submission: FSANZ call for information Health Star Rating and Nutrition Information Panel

The Health Star Rating (HSR) and Nutrition Information Panel (NIP) enhance health literacy and consumer knowledge. While certain aspects of the HSR and NIP can be perceived as complex and confusing, they are critical to helping all people understand the content of packaged food and beverages and empowering informed purchasing decisions.

A mandatory HSR system is required to help consumers identify unhealthy products and healthier options, in line with dietary guidelines, and is the only way to ensure it will benefit consumers, not just industry. The AMA also supports refining governance arrangements for the HSR to improve transparency and enhancing government leadership. 
 
The Nutrition Information Panel is a trusted labelling requirement that also helps to improve consumer understanding of the nutritional quality or contents of foods. The AMA would like to see work on added sugars labelling progressed by FSANZ as part of this review. 

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