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Health claims
The issue of health claims is examined in the option strand, Comtemporary food issues - Marketplace. The health claims made on food packaging can influence decisions made about food.
Outcomes
This material addresses aspects of the following syllabus outcomes:
H3.2 The student independently investigates contemporary food
issues.
Source: Board of Studies NSW, Stage 6 Food Technology Syllabus, Preliminary and HSC Courses (1999)
Further reading
The following papers give an excellent overview of the issue of health claims. To find these articles try your school library first and if not successful try community and tertiary libraries.
Australian Consumers Association (1995) Food label claims: what do they mean? Choice, February, 6-11.
Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) (1998) Food labelling and health claims. Part 1. The Journal of the Home Economics Institute of Australia 5, 2, 15-19.
Munro, I., Vermeer, A. and Wolters, I. (1996) The 1995 Code of Practice on nutrient claims in food labels: Consumer knowledge and producer compliance. The Journal of the Home Economics Institute of Australia 3, 4, 6-12.
Warnock, F. (1994) An overview of the scientific basis for health claims. The Journal of the Home Economics Institute of Australia 1, 4, 33-36.
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