Read the ABCL’s response to draft guidance to food regulators in conducting their compliance, monitoring and enforcement activities.

The Sustainable Packaging Guidelines [SPGs] are useful in assisting non-alcoholic beverage manufacturers to review and optimise packaging. The SPGs provide useful support to help make more efficient use of resources and reduce environmental impact… View PDF

The Health Star Rating [HSR] system is largely meeting its objectives, particularly; To move away from polarised views and an often-divisive debate by building on the common ground among stakeholders. To focus on addressing issues of concern, exploring new approaches and exploring possibilities for building on existing schemes… View PDF

Bottled water industry welcomes review by the NSW Chief Scientist The Australian Beverages Council, through its water division, the Australasian Bottled Water Institute [ABWI], has welcomed a review by the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer, announced today. ‘We are confident that the review to be carried out by the highly respected Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte will […]

From trash to cash: Beverage industry boss hails Queensland’s industry-led Container Refund Scheme a sustainable success Following months of preparation involving the Queensland Government, industry and communities across the Sunshine State, Queensland has become the latest State in Australia to introduce a Container Refund Scheme (CRS). Containers for Change, which launched today, is the product […]

The Health Star Rating [HSR] System provides adequate information to consumers about the complete nutritional profile of food products in an easy-to-read and intuitive manner; There isn’t a compelling case for additional labelling requirements beyond the existing labelling framework… View PDF