How to read food labels

Key facts In Australia, by law, all manufactured foods have a label that show safety and nutrition information. Food labels help you make informed decisions about the food you buy and eat. The nutrition information panel tells you the size of a standard serving of the product and which nutrients are in that serving. The Health Star Rating is a guide to help you make healthier choices. For a healthy balanced diet, you need to eat protein rich foods like lean meat, poultry and dairy products, fresh fruit and vegetables — these foods usually don’t have a food label, a