Food companies are gaining credibility for unhealthy products by paying for the Heart Foundation’s tick, argues nutritionist Dr Rosemary Stanton in the Medical Journal of Australia. Dr Stanton, a Visiting Fellow in UNSW’s School of Medical Sciences, says the Tick program can mislead consumers about the salt and sugar content of foods and is vulnerable to manipulation by the food industry.
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