The HSR Calculator rates some The HSR Calculator has been dairy foods at the lower end of technically developed to rate the “core” the rating scale. In contrast some nutritional quality of the product nutrient poor, energy dense within their product categories. The foods: cakes, biscuits, categories have been developed in “discretionary” chips, jelly, and icy poles are scoring Rejected: application is order to support the recommendations No further 2014-6 13-Oct-14 31-Oct-14 3 to 5 stars. This is contrary to the deemed not an anomaly. of the ADG. Discretionary foods are action. ADG and misleads consumers as to allowed as part of the ADG, and as the the healthiness of foods when HSR system does not promote comparing between foods volumes or food consumption particularly between dairy frequency this issue is not deemed to “core” foods and foods. contradict the ADG. “discretionary” Throughout the development of the Not all plain (nothing added) frozen HSR system, the Technical Design vegetables score a HSR of 5 stars. Working Group and Front of Pack This is inconsistent with the ADG Labelling Project Committee which recommends individuals concluded that giving all vegetables a Rejected: application is No further 2014-7 21-Oct-14 a wide variety of nutritious 17-Feb-15 5 star rating would impact on ratings “enjoy deemed not an anomaly. action. foods from [the] five food groups for other food products and create a everyday [including] plenty of lack of differentiation for many vegetables of different types and processed foods. It would also alter the colours”. scores of other products within Category 2 other foods. –
2014-6 13-Oct-14 The HSR Calculator rates some “core” dairy foods at the lower end of the rating scale. In contrast some nutrient poor, energy dense “discretionary” foods: cakes, biscuits, chips, jelly, and icy poles are scoring 3 to 5 stars. This is contrary to the ADG and misleads consumers as to the healthiness of foods when comparing between foods particularly between “core” dairy foods and “discretionary” foods. 31-Oct-14 Rejected: application is deemed not an anomaly. The HSR Calculator has been technically developed to rate the nutritional quality of the product within their product categories. The categories have been developed in order to support the recommendations of the ADG. Discretionary foods are allowed as part of the ADG, and as the HSR system does not promote volumes or food consumption frequency this issue is not deemed to contradict the ADG. No further action. 2014-7 21-Oct-14 Not all plain (nothing added) frozen vegetables score a HSR of 5 stars. This is inconsistent with the ADG which recommends individuals “enjoy a wide variety of nutritious foods from [the] five food groups everyday [including] plenty of vegetables of different types and colours”. 17-Feb-15 Rejected: application is deemed not an anomaly. Throughout the development of the HSR system, the Technical Design Working Group and Front of Pack Labelling Project Committee concluded that giving all vegetables a 5 star rating would impact on ratings for other food products and create a lack of differentiation for many processed foods. It would also alter the scores of other products within Category 2 – other foods. No further action.
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