‘Alarm Bell’: All Commercial Baby Food in Australia Failing Global Standards

Researchers report baby and toddler food products in Australia are failing to meet standards on nutrition and marketing.

Australian baby and toddler food has far too much sugar, a report has found. Christin Lola/Shutterstock

A report released by the George Institute for Global Health Australia has found that most commercial Australian baby or toddler food products fail to meet world standards for nutrition and product marketing.

The report’s authors say the findings should serve as an alarm bell for Australia’s policymakers.