Food for Health Alliance

12/08/2025

Kids are being bombarded with junk food ads every single day as they go about their lives.

Swipe through for just few examples of sneaky ways the processed food industry targets them.

These ads are the wallpaper in our kids' lives, and we think that needs to change.

Want to help us? Join our campaign today: https://bit.ly/3Hw60PL

04/08/2025

Parents should be able to trust that foods for babies and toddlers are nutritious and marketed responsibly.

But right now, baby and toddler foods in Australia don't meet these common-sense standards.

Instead, industry is allowed to largely make their own rules about what goes in these products and how they are marketed.

Our kids deserve better. Sign up to our Kids Are Sweet Enough campaign today to help change this. Visit our website to learn more: https://bit.ly/3IKRMen

16/07/2025

It’s time we draw a line and stop letting the processed food industry promote their unhealthy products to kids.

That's why we strongly support the recent ban of junk food advertising on public trains, trams and buses in South Australia.

Read more: https://yhoo.it/3Ugtife

A leading health body is backing one state’s controversial move to ban junk food ads on buses and trams, saying it’s time to protect Aussie kids.

09/07/2025

If you know a school-aged child in Australia, chances are you've heard of the computer game Minecraft.

It's child-friendly, involves imagination, and tests children's creativity.

It's also been the subject of a major partnership with McDonalds, which led to one of the fast-food brand's biggest campaigns of the year so far.

This marketing campaign that involved collectible toys, treasure hunts and games is a strong example of why we need the Australian Government to introduce higher standards to protect our children from junk food marketing.

We recently wrote about this case study in more detail on the Public Health Association of Australia's InTouch blog. You can read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3TnyFZS

30/06/2025

Starting today, junk food ads are officially off public trains, buses and trams in South Australia!

It’s a huge win for kids’ health – and shows what’s possible when governments step up to protect children from unhealthy food marketing.

Now it’s time for national action to ensure all Australian kids can grow up free from the harmful influence of this advertising, in all aspects of their lives.

Read about the actions we want the Federal Government to take to protect our kids: https://bit.ly/44pcgAp

24/06/2025

Australian caregivers want to feed their babies and toddlers well. But supermarkets aren’t making it easy for them.

A study co-authored by our Senior Legal Policy Advisor, Andrea Schmidtke, looked at food and drink promotions of baby and toddler foods in Aldi, Coles, IGA and Woolworths online catalogues over twelve weeks.

When it came to baby and toddler foods, most of the products promoted were unhealthy and often didn’t align with Australia’s Infant Feeding Guidelines. Our kids deserve better.

The Government must not delay in implementing standards so that foods for babies and toddlers support their health and are marketed responsibly.

Help support these changes by joining our Kids Are Sweet Enough campaign: https://bit.ly/4ej7icT

28/05/2025

A groundbreaking UK study has found that just five minutes of exposure to junk food ads can lead children to eat more unhealthy foods.

It’s the first study in the world to show that even brand-only food advertising can influence children's diets.

If we want to support healthier diets in Australia, we need to stop letting junk food brands targe our children so easily.

It’s time for the Australian Government to put children’s health first and get . Read more about the study: https://bit.ly/4k05Xtt

22/05/2025

Did you know more than 30countries around the world have implemented front-of pack nutrition labelling systems?

An example of this is the health star rating system in Australia. This is not mandatory for all packaged products to carry. In fact, recent research found only around 1 in 3 products in supermarkets currently carry the stars!

Read more about what the evidence says about food labelling systems on the Obesity Evidence Hub: www.obesityevidencehub.org.au.

20/05/2025

We're taking a second to highlight some amazing work being done by Community Enterprise Queensland (CEQ) to improve baby and toddler health in remove first nations communities.

CEQ has recently revamped its infant and toddler food range across all stores to focus on iron-rich, lower-sugar options that give little ones the best start in life.

This update also takes into account recent advocacy by Food for Health Alliance, calling for all baby and toddler foods sold in Australia to meet high nutrition standards and be clearly labelled.

Read more about this fantastic initiative: https://bit.ly/43fElJL

CEQ champions healthy start for First Nations infants with baby food range overhaul - Community Enterprise Queensland - A not-for-profit organisation responsible for providing essential goods and services to remote communities in the Torres Strait, NPA and some remote Aboriginal Communities

15/05/2025

Did you know a 600mL soft drink can contain as many as 16 teaspoons of sugar? Right now, spotting that requires consumers to decode the nutrition information panel on the back of the bottle.

Together with other leading public health organisations, we're calling for Australia to ensure teaspoons of added sugar on the front of sugary drink labels to improve health & transparency.

Read more: https://lnkd.in/gdKBtpfA

23/04/2025

Recently published research by Deakin University has found more than 4 in 5 Australian parents are concerned about junk food marketing to children.

And their concern is well-founded. In Australia, our children can’t go about their lives, go online, or even enjoy TV shows without being bombarded with unhealthy food and drink ads.

This marketing has a powerful impact on what our kids eat, want and ask for, which can lead to poor diets that can put their future health at risk

Other countries like the UK have taken action to protect children from this relentless marketing. It’s time Australia did the same, helping set our kids up for the healthiest start.

Read more about the study findings: https://bit.ly/3RvfD2Q

30/03/2025

In a major win for children’s health, Food Ministers in Australia and New Zealand have announced they support stronger regulations around baby and toddler foods!

This is a really important step to make sure that these foods are marketed responsibly, and that what they contain supports children's good health and development.

The decision comes after years of advocacy from public health groups and supporters.

We commend Ministers for this decision that puts children’s health and wellbeing first. Now it’s time for the food regulator, Food Standards Australia New Zealand, to ensure these regulations are best practice.

Read our media statement: https://bit.ly/4iOBo9y