Spot the Difference - Again!
Pete Hodgson is New Zealand's Health Minister and also responsible for Food Standards in New Zealand. So while this statement seems perfectly reasonable:
"I'm very pleased to see growing public awareness of the very real threat obesity poses for New Zealand," Pete Hodgson said. "But it's time for New Zealanders to realise that fighting obesity means a lot more than telling people to eat apples and to start jogging." - Press Release 2nd Feb 2006 from Pete Hodgson, Minister of Health (emphasis added.)
It makes no sense when you realise the same Minister is responsible for this:
"Under the draft rules, the amount of sugar will be taken into account, meaning apples, pears and most stonefruit will be disqualified from health claims because their natural sugar levels exceed 16g per serving." - Article from New Zealand Herald, 17th January 2006.
"I'm very pleased to see growing public awareness of the very real threat obesity poses for New Zealand," Pete Hodgson said. "But it's time for New Zealanders to realise that fighting obesity means a lot more than telling people to eat apples and to start jogging." - Press Release 2nd Feb 2006 from Pete Hodgson, Minister of Health (emphasis added.)
It makes no sense when you realise the same Minister is responsible for this:
"Under the draft rules, the amount of sugar will be taken into account, meaning apples, pears and most stonefruit will be disqualified from health claims because their natural sugar levels exceed 16g per serving." - Article from New Zealand Herald, 17th January 2006.
posted by Michael at
1:05 PM
1 Comments:
It seems the Ministry of Health has forsaken science for 'common knowledge', and offered incorrect advice to the Minister:
http://www.sirhumphreys.com/node/4339
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Antarctic Lemur, at 2:45 PM
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