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ABC Radio: Rising global commodity prices impact Australia

Australian Food and Grocery Council Chief Executive Kate Carnell is interviewed recently (December 2010) by ABC Radio about rising global commodity prices which are impacting on food and grocery prices in Australia.

5AA Radio: Kate Carnell discusses threat to food supply under Murray Darling plan

Reducing water allocations in the Murray Darling Basin is another setback for Australia’s $102 billion food and grocery manufacturing sector which is the second major industry in the regions behind agriculture, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) said today (8 October).
Read more on the AFGC website >>

ABC Radio interview with AFGC's Geoffrey Annison on BPA

No health risk from BPA in food packaging
Responding to new research on BPA levels in foods and baby products by consumer group Choice, AFGC highlighted that the world’s leading food authorities, including Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ), maintain that levels of exposure to BPA are safe and don’t pose a significant health risk.
Read AFGC's media release here: http://www.afgc.org.au/media-releases/306-no-health-risk-from-bpa-in-food-packaging.html

AFGC interview on CDL with ABC Radio

AFGC's Chief Executive Kate Carnell, AO talks about the high costs of having a national Container Deposit Legislation (CDL) system across Australia.
Read AFGC's media release on CDL at: http://www.afgc.org.au/media-releases/247-expensive-cdl-to-cost-680m-188m-more-than-expected.html