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Alex Mitchell

Most baby foods fail health test, make dodgy claims

Most baby and toddler foods in Australia fail to meet nutritional guidelines, according to a study. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Most Australian baby and toddler foods fail to meet international nutritional guidelines while featuring dodgy health claims in their marketing.

More than three-quarters of the 309 food products featured in a newly released study from The George Institute for Global Health failed on overall nutritional requirements, often because they had too much sugar in them.

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