Andrew Hoggard: Food Safety Minister on the infant formula label changes

Published: July 25, 2024, 10:02 p.m.

New Zealand's opposing proposals for infant formula label changes while Australia is adopting them. \xa0

Dairy industry groups raised concern it could impact exports of the product. \xa0

Ministers from both countries met to discuss the proposal written by the collective Food Standards Authority.\xa0

Food Safety Minister Andrew Hoggard sought a review but failed. \xa0

He told Mike Hosking he didn't expect he'd be successful.\xa0

Hoggard said that asking for a review is unusual, and is hardly ever agreed to, but he decided to fight the good fight anyway.\xa0

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