The Checkout > Truthful labelling

NSW Food Authority has a brochure on food labels and what information needs to be included.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand has guidelines on labelling, including truth in labelling.

Product Tampering:
The Checkout redesigns the packaging on popular products to show you what’s really in the box.


Season 1 Episode 1, 21 Mar 2013
Golden Circle Sunshine Punch




Season 1 Episode 2, 28 Mar 2013
Ribena Fruit Drink

Season 2

Season 2 Episode 4, 12 Apr 2013
Strawberry Indulgence

The Checkout > Organic labelling

The Checkout, Season 2 Episode 15, 5 Jun 2014 ABC1
Organic
We pay a hefty premium for “organic” foods – Kirsten Drysdale asks if extra costs are justified.

The Checkout > Cosmetics labelling

The Checkout | ABC1
Season 2 Episode 13 | 19 Jun 2014
Skin care made simple
Kirsten Drysdale and Zoe Norton Lodge decode the beauty myth – with some help from Mark Holden.




Product safety: Ingredients labelling on cosmetics: Supplier Guide.
©2013 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

The Checkout > 'Australian made' labelling

The Checkout, Season 2, Episode 1, 20 Feb 2014, ABC1
The struth about Australian made
Kirsten Drysdale explores country of origin labelling and finds the only thing truly Australian is our joke of a system

The Checkout: Gendered marketing

The Checkout, Season 2 Episode 9, 17 Apr 2014, ABC1
Gendered marketing
Kirsten Drysdale and Zoe Norton Lodge examine the issue of market segmentation by gender and find we've all got an equal opportunity to pay more.

The Checkout: Healthy labelling

The Checkout, Season 2, Episode 2, 27 Feb 2014 ABC1
Healthy labelling
Craig Reucassel scans the health claims on food packaging to find out what’s 98% fact free.

 

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