13089 (2026). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister for Food Safety

Written Question

Published date: 24 Apr 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	13089 (2026)
Question asked:	08 Apr 2026
Member asking:	Hon Rachel Brooking
Portfolio:	Minister for Food Safety
Minister replying:	Hon Andrew Hoggard
Answer received:	19 Apr 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_13089_2026
Document guid:	124cce0c-4771-4ae4-bbd2-16c99e47a685

13089 (2026). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister for Food Safety: Does he agree with concerns raised by Consumer NZ regarding the Health Star Rating system that the voluntary system “never worked in the best interests of consumers”?

Hon Andrew Hoggard: No, though I acknowledge that condensing complex nutritional information into a single graphic has inherent limitations.