Standardise food package portion sizes to prevent deceptive nutrition labelling

Background

Amend the Food Information Regulations 2014 to legally define and standardise "portion" and "serving" sizes based on typical single-sitting consumer eating habits. Parliament must mandate that any product reasonably consumed by one person in a single sitting must be labelled as one single serving.

Additional details

Currently, food manufacturers can arbitrarily declare serving counts on packaging. This allows single-serving items (like individual salad kits) to be legally labelled as "serves 2" or "serves 4."This loophole creates a deceptive "health halo." By dividing the total product contents into unrealistic fragments, brands artificially slash the calories, fat, sugar, and salt displayed on front-of-pack traffic light labels. It also masks shrinkflation, leaving consumers feeling misled and ripped off.