UPDATE: AUS: Industry welcomes obesity report
By: just-food.com | 2 June 2009
The Australian food industry has welcomed the findings of the latest government investigation into how to tackle obesity, which supports a self-regulating food industry and gradualist approach.
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The Australian food industry has welcomed the findings of the latest government investigation into how to tackle obesity, which supports a self-regulating food industry and gradualist approach.
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