Food health star ratings can improve diets, study finds. Nov 20, 2020. Less sodium in fast foods could cut heart disease risk for New Zealanders. Oct 17, 2024.

Assistant health minister Fiona Nash has announced that Australian and New Zealand ministers responsible for food policy and regulation have signed off on the health star rating system for front ...

Study: Modifying the Health Star Rating nutrient profiling algorithm to account for ultra‐processing. Image Credit: sasirin pamai / Shutterstock.com. The health impact of ultra-processed foods ...

The food industry is not on track to meet targets for keeping health stars voluntary — the aim was for 70 per cent of intended products to have a health star rating by mid-November 2025.

Food manufacturers are in no rush to voluntarily print a low health star rating on their product’s label. Photo / Getty Images. Question: My teenage son loves snacking on instant noodles.

One pumpkin, leek and spinach risotto, for example, had a planetary health star rating of 4.5, compared to a beef lasagne with 0.5 stars. And cereal (muesli) bars are usually better than brownies.

6 June 2024. Most consumers are already using the Health Star Rating (HSR) system to help them choose between packaged foods, according to a survey published today by New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS).

Although NPSs like Health Star Rating (HSR), Nutri-Score, NOVA processing classification, and Food Compass 2.0 exhibit significant overlap, notable differences exist between these systems.

Public health groups are calling for the mandatory display of Health Star Ratings on all products, with food manufacturers accused of being “highly selective” about which items carry it ...

Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium has been given a two-star food hygiene rating after mouse droppings were found in multiple hospitality areas. The inspection report from the Trafford ...

Dr. Cleghorn says the voluntary nature of the scheme limits its impact on health outcomes, with recent research showing only ...