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The Greens are committed to strong regulatory measures to protect consumers from unsafe foods and consumer goods, ensure food labelling is honest and easily understandable, and encouraging ethical consumption choices such as energy efficient, organic, free range and fair trade products.
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Feature: NSW Govt pushed DIY safety checks for controversial roof insulation
The NSW government passed the buck on household safety under the Federal government’s failed roof insulation program. The NSW Office of Fair Trading’s website recommended a DIY risk assessment plan that put unqualified homeowners in charge of managing the potential fire and electrocution dangers.
Food labelling review must put consumers first
Consumers are being mislead and treated as lab rats by food labelling regulation that are weak and biased towards maintaining industry profits, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Queensland beating NSW in race to safer restaurants
NSW Food Minister Steve Whan failing to provide diners with world-leading 'scores on doors' protection from food poisoning, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
NSW govt sacrifices food safety for elderly and sick
The NSW government has handed the policing of food safety in aged-care facilities and other high risk food suppliers to private auditors. The health and safety of some of the state's most vulnerable people are being sacrificed to market ideology and pressure from food businesses, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Buck passing leaves babies at risk to dangerous chemical
Greens NSW MP John Kaye called on NSW Food Minister Steve Whan to move for an immediate ban on the use of bisphenol-A (BPA) in the coatings of plastic baby bottles.
McDonalds' 'shame' gong shows need for better food labelling
Three 'Fame and Shame' awards going to fast food outlet McDonalds highlight the failure of the Rees government to stop inappropriate food marketing aimed at kids, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
New laws needed to stop misleading 'free range' labels
Consumers are being hoodwinked by misleading claims about the treatment of hens and pigs by a lack of regulation surrounding food labelling, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Kraft: you've dropped the bad name, now drop the bad fat
Kraft may have dumped the market-unfriendly 'iSnack 2.0' name, but they haven't dumped the massive amounts of fat and salt contained in their new spread, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
New research casts doubt on Australian approval of endosulfan
New research casts doubt on US Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) tests relied on by the Australian regulator to approve the use of the toxic pesticide endosulfan, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
NSW kids let down by weak food laws
Australia's food ministers have abandoned young people by refusing to introduce European-standard labelling regulations and eliminate dangerous and unnecessary additives, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Willoughby Public Forum: Clean energy future for NSW
