General
Juice industry in damage control after health star rating changed to rank lower than diet cola
Fruit growers and processors say they are crushed by a decision to cut the health star rating (HSR) for 100-per-cent no-added-sugar juices from five stars to as low as two stars.
Key points:
- The trans-Tasman forum has lowered the health star rating of fresh, pure juice
- Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud was unable to persuade the forum against the move
- Devastated farmers fear people will drink less fresh juice, causing more fruit waste
The decision came down to a vote at the Australian and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation, a group made up of state and territory ministers as part of its ongoing response to the five-year HSR review.
Food is rated from half-a-star to five stars depending on how its healthy and risk…
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