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Why the Australasian Health Star Rating needs major changes to make it work

  • Written by Jessica C Lai, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, Victoria University of Wellington
Why the Australasian Health Star Rating needs major changes to make it workMost consumers are unaware that the Health Star Rating system is compensatory, and that one negative nutritional attribute, such as high sugar, can be cancelled out by a positive attribute like fibre. from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

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