The HSR system assesses oil and fats The HSR system assesses foods based solely on their energy, saturated fat, on the macro nutrients saturated fat, sodium and sugar content, and energy, total sugar, sodium [salt], ignores positive health attributes in protein, fibre and FVNL. Other fats and oils from natural extraction Rejected: application is nutrients or processing methods processes such as antioxidants and deemed not an anomaly as outside of the scope of the HSR system No further 2014-2 10-Jul-14 other well documented nutritional 26-Aug-14 it is outside the defined may be promoted to consumers using action. characteristics. Of particular concern scope of the HSR system. other means, such as Standard 1.2.7 of is that the HSR system ignores well the Australia and New Zealand Food documented negative health Standards Code Nutrition, Health – such as trans-fat, that result and Related Claims (Standard 1.2.7) if when oils are subjected to a refining this applies. and hydrogenation process. Just-add-water' instant drink preparations (coffee, hot chocolate, chai etc.) fall into the Category 1 – Beverages (other than dairy beverages), rather than Category 1D- Dairy Beverages as they deliver less than 10% RDI calcium/serve and contain more than 25% of non-dairy Due to the significantly different ingredients. As a result these nutritional composition between products appear to be unfairly Rejected: application is traditional milk based coffees and No further 2014-3 14-Jul-14 26-Aug-14 represented (as they are categorised deemed not an anomaly. water based coffee preparations, it has action. alongside soft drinks, rather than been determined that it is unfair to milk based coffees and flavoured compare one to the other. milks) and renovation by industry is not encouraged as there is no way within this category to increase the star rating unless you add in fibre or protein, which is not what the consumer is expecting or demanding from these products.
2014-2 10-Jul-14 The HSR system assesses oil and fats solely on their energy, saturated fat, sodium and sugar content, and ignores positive health attributes in fats and oils from natural extraction processes such as antioxidants and other well documented nutritional characteristics. Of particular concern is that the HSR system ignores well documented negative health such as trans-fat, that result when oils are subjected to a refining and hydrogenation process. 26-Aug-14 Rejected: application is deemed not an anomaly as it is outside the defined scope of the HSR system. The HSR system assesses foods based on the macro nutrients saturated fat, energy, total sugar, sodium [salt], protein, fibre and FVNL. Other nutrients or processing methods outside of the scope of the HSR system may be promoted to consumers using other means, such as Standard 1.2.7 of the Australia and New Zealand Food Standards Code – Nutrition, Health and Related Claims (Standard 1.2.7) if this applies. No further action. 2014-3 14-Jul-14 Just-add-water' instant drink preparations (coffee, hot chocolate, chai etc.) fall into the Category 1 – Beverages (other than dairy beverages), rather than Category 1D- Dairy Beverages as they deliver less than 10% RDI calcium/serve and contain more than 25% of non-dairy ingredients. As a result these products appear to be unfairly represented (as they are categorised alongside soft drinks, rather than milk based coffees and flavoured milks) and renovation by industry is not encouraged as there is no way within this category to increase the star rating unless you add in fibre or protein, which is not what the consumer is expecting or demanding from these products. 26-Aug-14 Rejected: application is deemed not an anomaly. Due to the significantly different nutritional composition between traditional milk based coffees and water based coffee preparations, it has been determined that it is unfair to compare one to the other. No further action.
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