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Calm, sourced writing on choosing baby products in Australia.
15 September 2026
Read the words before the number
"Made in Australia" and "Packed in Australia" mean different things under Australian law — what each one requires, and what the percentage next to it doesn't tell you.
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11 September 2026
The condition behind every use-by date
What "Use By" and "Best Before" mean under Australian food law, why only one date bans a sale, and what covers a pack once it's opened.
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8 September 2026
Why one baby cereal warns and the other doesn't
Australian baby food age labels explained: what "4+ months" and "6+ months" mean under Standard 2.9.2, and why one pack warns and the other doesn't.
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4 September 2026
The standard behind four separate toy recalls
Four AU toy recalls in August 2026 all cite one mandatory standard — the checkable fault, what's untested, and the unusual cut-and-photograph refund step.
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1 September 2026
What "natural flavour" covers on an Australian baby food pack
Two words on a Farex pouch, Natural Flavour: one is the legal minimum, one is optional, and the Code exempts most of what's underneath.
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28 August 2026
'May contain' on a baby food label in Australia: which part is law
'May contain' on a baby food label isn't law. Australia's mandatory allergen rules cover a different line — what FSANZ and ASCIA require, with two real AU packs.
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25 August 2026
How to check if your baby's toy has been recalled in Australia
How to check if a baby toy or product has been recalled in Australia — what an ACCC recall notice lists, using a real 2026 toy recall as the worked example.
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21 August 2026
Percentage labelling on a baby food pouch: what the brackets mean
"Apple (60%), Sweet Potato (25%), Carrot (15%)" — what percentage labelling on an Australian baby food pouch is legally required to tell you, in seconds.
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18 August 2026
"No added sugar" on baby food pouches — what it means, and why 59% of them say it
"No added sugar" on an Australian baby food pouch is a labelling claim, not a nutrition summary. What the ingredients list and WHO's free-sugars definition actually tell you.
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11 August 2026
How to read a baby food ingredient list in Australia
What Australian food labels actually require on a baby food ingredient list, and what's still voluntary, like 'may contain traces of.'
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3 August 2026
What are HiMOs? FSANZ just approved five for Australian infant formula
FSANZ approved five human-identical milk oligosaccharides for Australian infant formula in June 2026. What the approval actually permits — and what it does not prove.
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1 August 2026
Baby product recalls: July 2026
Nine of last month's Australian recalls involve babies and toddlers — and three come down to the same hazard. What was recalled, and what to do.
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19 July 2026
What Peeka's four grades actually mean
HIGHLY SUITABLE, GENERALLY OK, USE WITH CAUTION, AVOID — how to read a Peeka result, and why we never use absolute words.
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