Health Star Ratings: system reviews

Monitoring implementation of Health Star Ratings

The Health Star Rating (HSR) system has had reviews at 2 and 5 years since the system was introduced.

The trans-Tasman Health Star Rating Advisory Committee oversees monitoring of the system.

Governance for Health Star Ratings

Collection and analysis of data were coordinated by:

MPI in New Zealand
the National Heart Foundation in Australia.

2-year review completed in 2016

This review looked at:

label use and consistency with the HSR system style guide
consumer awareness and ability to use the HSR system correctly
nutrient status of products carrying a HSR system label.

The 2-year review report – Australian HSR website [PDF, 1.7 MB]

HSR monitoring implementation at year 2 [PDF, 1.7 MB]

Report on the monitoring of the implementation of the HSR system in NZ 2014–2016 [PDF, 682 KB]

5-year review completed in 2019

This independent review considered if, and how well, the goals of the HSR system had been met. It identified several options for improvements, including:

communication
monitoring
governance
system/calculator enhancements.

The Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation considered this review and agreed to a number of improvements. The enhanced system will be implemented from 15 November 2020.

Formal review of the system after five years of implementation (June 2014 to June 2019) – Australian HSR website