Task details

You are a nutritionist and have just secured your first job working for theFood for Health Alliance. One role of the Food for Health Alliance is advocating to governments for laws, policies and processes to improve the food environment, including the way that food is labelled and advertised. The Alliance has been told that a popular oat cereal product, 'Berry and Almond OatDelight' has recently come under scrutiny for issues related to its compliance with food laws and policies in Australia. Your manager has asked you to investigate this issue, particularly with respect to the product's food labelling. Your investigation will support your organisation's advocacy efforts for improving food labelling in Australia.

Assignment instructions

Your task is to:

1. Analyse theOatDelightpackaging for compliance with relevant policies and regulations in Australia
2. Within your report, provide recommendations to the company to improve their food labelling compliance with relevant policies and laws in Australia.Note: the recommendations can be based on what you currently observe on the packaging, or other factors that you have learnt about in this unit.

To complete these tasks you should consider the information on the front of pack, nutrition information and side panel provided below.You should then address the following points:

• In what ways does the product comply with relevant food policy and legislation in Australia?
• In what ways does the product not comply with relevant food policy and legislation in Australia?
• Ensure that you state any relevant food standards, laws and policies in your analysis.

After completing this analysis, make 2-3 recommendations for improving the food company's labelling compliance with relevant policies and laws in Australia. Include a short justification for your recommendations and provide references to support your ideas.

Front of pack

Front of pack Berry and Almond OatDelight Source of natural protein* superfood Fuelling generations since 1933 Contains beta-glucan which helps lower cholesterol Contains vitamin B12 for normal growth and development Source of protein Source of fibre Natural superfood HEALTH STAR RATING No artificial colours or flavours Ingredient and nutrition information Triple Berry Oats Serving size: 35g AVERAGE %DI* PER SERVING | AVERAGE QUANTITY PER QUANTITY PER SERVING Fat Total Saturated Vitamin B12 0.3ug 15% 0.9ug Ingredients: Whole Grain Rolled Oats (77%), Sugar, Skim Milk Powder, Blueberry Fruit Piece [Blueberries (0.7%)], Freeze Dried Berries (1%) [Raspberries, Strawberries], Almonds, Natural Flavour. Contains gluten containing ingredients as indicated in bold type. May contain other luten containing ingredients and lupin *Percentage Daily Intakes are based on an average adult diet of 8700k]. Your daily intakes may be higher or lower depending on your energy needs. Side panel REGISTERED AUSTRALIAN LOT No: 35198 STORE IN A SEALED CONTAINER IN A COOL PLACE AFTER OPENING ROLLED OATS Traditional 100% Australian Oats Our oats are full of energy, no matter how you eat them! The OatDelight team guarantees that every serving of our breakfast cereal is made with at least 8g of whole grain. APPROVED FOOD PRODUCT If you follow a FODMAP diet, this product has been FODMAP FRIENDLY FODMAP Friendly Certified OatDelight" 187 Tetricle Rd, Perth, Australia Grown in Australia We use Australian grown oats to support local farmers