Consultation on the review of fast food menu labelling schemes

About the consultation

We are reviewing fast food labelling schemes in Australia. We will consider:

• the effectiveness of the schemes
• implementation and emerging issues since the 2011 release of the principles for introducing point-of-sale nutrition information at standard food outlets.

We are seeking your thoughts on issues related to:

• inconsistent legislation between jurisdictions
• changing trends in the fast food industry
• difficulties of interpretation.

For more detail, view the consultation paper below.

This consultation is open to:

• industry, public health and consumer organisations
• relevant professional associations.

Key documents

Have your say

Written submissions were accepted until 16 March 2018.

We also held 2 roundtable discussions for key industry stakeholders on 16 February 2018 and 16 March 2018.

Why we are consulting

We (the Food Regulation Standing Committee) are responsible for coordinating policy advice to food ministers. Consulting with key stakeholders is a key part of this responsibility.

Outcomes

As part of the menu labelling review, we will provide the outcomes of this consultation to:

• food ministers
• the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Health Council.

Related information

This consultation:

• is part of the activity to develop consistent menu board labelling
• supports the priority to reduce chronic disease related to overweight and obesity.

Contact

For any queries, please contact the Food Regulation Secretariat.