Chapter 7 Impact of proposed changes – Summary of preferred options The table below outlines each of the issues and the options for addressing these. Our preferred options for addressing these are highlighted in green (where applicable). Topics Option A Option B Option C Option D Option E Status quo for All and minimally Scope of Fruit and vegetables the Whether the HSR System should apply to fruits and processed fruits and packaged fresh or minimally processed fruits vegetables vegetables System and vegetables and if so, whether all fresh and automatically receive minimally processed fruits and vegetables an HSR of 5 should automatically receive an HSR of 5 given the important role they play in the diet. Non-dairy beverages Status quo for Non-dairy beverages beverages beverages Plain packaged Whether the HSR System can better encourage nondairy (other than water) may only display the are ineligible to water is the only consumption of non-dairy beverages closest in beverages may only display the stars score modifying non-dairy beverage nutritional profile to water and better support energy icon points for their FVNL to score an HSR of consumers to compare non-dairy beverages. content 5, combinations of juice and water with no other additives score an HSR of 4.5, and all other nondairy beverages calculate their HSR using the HSR Calculator Status quo for Replace sugars Increase the baseline Remove modifying Negative Sugars nutrients Whether the HSR System appropriately sugars with added sugars points awarded for points or restrict the with sugars, specifically added sugars, sugars to reduce HSR for products particularly in areas of high consumer interest the HSRs for products relatively high in such as breakfast cereals, muesli bars and relatively high in total total sugars to yoghurts. sugars reduce their HSRs
Chapter 7 – Impact of proposed changes Summary of preferred options The table below outlines each of the issues and the options for addressing these. Our preferred options for addressing these are highlighted in green (where applicable). Topics Option A Option B Option C Option D Option E Scope of the System Fruit and vegetables Whether the HSR System should apply to packaged fresh or minimally processed fruits and vegetables and if so, whether all fresh and minimally processed fruits and vegetables should automatically receive an HSR of 5 given the important role they play in the diet. Status quo for fruits and vegetables All and minimally processed fruits and vegetables automatically receive an HSR of 5 Non-dairy beverages Whether the HSR System can better encourage consumption of non-dairy beverages closest in nutritional profile to water and better support consumers to compare non-dairy beverages. Status quo for nondairy beverages Non-dairy beverages (other than water) may only display the energy icon beverages may only display the stars beverages are ineligible to score modifying points for their FVNL content Plain packaged water is the only non-dairy beverage to score an HSR of 5, combinations of juice and water with no other additives score an HSR of 4.5, and all other nondairy beverages calculate their HSR using the HSR Calculator Negative nutrients Sugars Whether the HSR System appropriately with sugars, specifically added sugars, particularly in areas of high consumer interest such as breakfast cereals, muesli bars and yoghurts. Status quo for sugars Replace sugars with added sugars Increase the baseline points awarded for sugars to reduce the HSRs for products relatively high in total sugars Remove modifying points or restrict the HSR for products relatively high in total sugars to reduce their HSRs
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