24956 (2026). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister for Food Safety

Written Question

Published date: 17 Jun 2026

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	24956 (2026)
Question asked:	02 Jun 2026
Member asking:	Hon Rachel Brooking
Portfolio:	Minister for Food Safety
Minister replying:	Hon Andrew Hoggard
Answer received:	10 Jun 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_24956_2026
Document guid:	e2dfedc6-36c9-4152-956f-2b0eb1fdf9ef

24956 (2026). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister for Food Safety: Has he received any advice characterising the Health Star Rating system as a "nanny state" measure, and if not, was this description his own?

Hon Andrew Hoggard: Yes. I speak to a range of people on various topics, and this was a piece of feedback communicated to me.