Review calls for sugar labels to show images of teaspoons of sugar

There is pushback from the beverages industry to the proposal to show how many teaspoons of sugar there are in sweetened drinks

Pictures showing how many teaspoons of sugar there are in sweetened drinks could be made compulsory under a proposal health ministers have earmarked for further investigation.

The Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation last week ordered a review into the proposal, which has been welcomed by public health experts and parents' groups but has already received pushback from the beverages industry.