A FOOD industry player and the “demon” sugar have been included in CHOICE magazine’s hall of shame, being named a “winner” in the consumer watchdog’s annual Shonky awards. But Kellog’s, whose...

EFFORTS to reduce the dietary demon sugar are starting to resemble those marshalled against nicotine and cigarettes as the federal government calls for input on labelling options for packaged food and...

Aldi is the place to shop if you want a bargain a new CHOICE investigation has found. After comparing the prices of an average basket of groceries from Coles, Woolworths, Aldi and IGA, CHOICE discovered...

Consumer advocacy group CHOICE has launched a campaign against a proposal seeking the removal of quantity statements from the front of pack on consumer goods packaging. CHOICE spokesperson, Tom Godfrey,...

Consumer advocacy group, CHOICE, has announced what it thinks are Australia’s bets hot cross buns available for Easter 2017. Topping its list is Coles Traditional Fruit Hot Cross Buns with a score of...

Herb and spice seller, Hoyt’s Food, has paid a $10, 800 penalty after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) found its dried oregano included olive leaves, even though this was not...

A CHOICE study has found many Australian pharmacists are recommending alternative medicines that have little to no scientific evidence to prove their effectiveness. The consumer advocacy group got mystery...

Spencers dried oregano will undergo regular testing after an investigation has found the oregano was not in fact 100 per cent oregano. The Federal court-enforceable testing, which has been accepted by...

Disappointed by the April 2016 decision by Australia’s Consumer Affairs ministers to agree to a national standard for free range eggs of 10,000 birds per hectare – more than six times the pre-existing...

Consumer advocacy group, CHOICE, has struck out at Nestle Australia for offering fitness trackers alongside tins of Milo, which CHOICE says is 46 per cent sugar. CHOICE says offering the fitness trackers...