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    Can Ethical Labelling Make Food Systems Healthy, Sustainable, and Just?
    Parker, C ( 2019)
    Consumers are often encouraged to “vote with their fork” and “say no” to unhealthy, unsustainable and unfair food. Food packaging is typically littered with claims about the nutrition, ethics and social goods associated with the product inside. Claims like “organic”, “GMO free”, “fair trade”, and “anti-biotic free” are common. But can consumer preference base labelling make a difference to the health, sustainability and ethics challenges facing the food system?
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    Free Range Egg Labelling Scrambles the Message for Consumers
    Parker, C ; Carey, R ; Scrinis, G ( 2016-04-01)
    New standards for free-range eggs will limit stocking densities and mean hens must have access to outdoors. But the new definition of free range could still perpetuate confusion and controversy for consumers.
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    How to Pick an Ethically Raised Ham this Christmas
    Carey, R ; Parker, C ; Scrinis, G ( 2016)
    Increasing interest in animal welfare means there are a range of options for where your ham comes from this Christmas. We explain the animal welfare protections in four main production systems on supermarket shelves: conventional hams, sow stall free, free range and “outdoor bred, raised indoor on straw”.
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    False Labelling Hides the Truth About Superfoods
    Parker, C ; Curll, J ( 2016)
    Our recent research shows that Australia’s current food regulation system is not adequately protecting consumers from ‘food fraud’ – misleading or false statements made about a product for economic gain. We illustrate our argument by reference to overreaching health claims on superfood products.
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    The Truth About Free Range Eggs is Tough to Crack
    PARKER, C (The Conversation, 2013)
    When Queensland changed its definition of “free range” eggs from 1500 hens per hectare to 10,000 hens per hectare, this was not based on animal welfare science. It is based on a balancing of animal welfare, industry preferences and supermarket conceptions of consumer affordability.