According to latest information, it has been reported that the Gillard Government is will soon pass the much-awaited traffic light food labelling bill in the parliament, most probably this week.

In the mid of an ongoing, turbulent obesity crisis which is ballooning severely with the passage of time, health experts are considering the fact that kids are now highly expected to reach such a problematic situation where they might be even failing to outlive their guardians. This is regardless of the verity that various suggestions about the measures which must be taken in order to win over these continuously mounting obesity crises are mottled by a fair margin.

In this regard, the majority of people have now started urging food manufacturers to adopt a deep sense of responsibility and fairness when it comes to the health aspects of the products developed and packed by them. They are urged to use appropriate quantity of chemicals, salt, and fat in the food products manufactured by them. In addition, they must ensure proper proportion of needed ingredients, which must be as much as possible.

In case the traffic light labelling bill is sanctioned by the Government, it is extremely feasible that the packaging sector will be impacted by it, since the designs will be mainly influenced by the mandatory aspect of packaging traffic light labelling.

In the meantime, Choice, the consumer watchdog has expressed its concerns regarding the waning general health and fitness levels of kids in the region, who are now extensively in grip of various preventable health issues like obesity. In this regard, it has asked for mandatory “front-of-pack traffic light labelling” for maximum part of the year, with the aim of resolving all the wide-ranging health concerns that have long been looming all over Australia.

While revealing his views in this regard, the Chief Executive of AFGC, Kate Carnell claimed: “Traffic light labels categorize foods as good and bad – but all foods can form part of a balanced diet”.