The Guide to Ethical Supermarket Shopping

What's new in the 2012 edition The 2012 edition of our popular print guide has been completely revised and updated, and includes special features on Cosmetics, Toys, Meat and Beer, while tracking the ever-increasing consolidation of company ownership. Order online

Here is the full list of what's new in the 2012 edition of The Guide to Ethical Supermarket Shopping:

Cosmetics, Skin Care and Hair Care have been expanded to include pharmacy and department store brands, plus we've added new icons to show which companies are cruelty free and/or vegan.

See how SABMiller's purchase of Foster's and Pacific Beverages changes the Australian beer landscape. Find out which brands are still Australian owned.

Improved Categories

• Drinks, Household and Personal Care now organised by subcategory
• Baby & Toys – brand new section on Toys featured in Baby section
• Meat – brand new category with new content
• Frozen, Canned & Easy has been split into two categories: Frozen and Canned & Easy
  

Cleaning Products section reorganised

• Specialty Cleaners has been split up into Bathroom, Carpet & Floor, Kitchen & Oven, and Drain Cleaners
• Separate Laundry section

Plus many other minor improvements, including:

• sort order now prioritises brands with outstanding product features (such as certified Fairtrade).
• reworked Introduction
• Supermarkets in Australia section updated
• all tables and blurbs updated with the latest data
• updated and improved Criticisms page
• Canned Fish and Canned Tuna have been separated
• nano-free Sunscreen data updated with 2012 data
• reworked Methodology page
• updated and improved Assessment Sources page
• reworked Limitations / Disclaimer page

Recent ownership changes have been incorporated into the tables, including:

• SABMiller's purchase of Fosters and Pacific Beverages
• Japan's Asahi Breweries bought New Zealand based Charlie's (maker of Phoenix Organic soft drink) and Independent Liquor, plus the juice and water business from Australia's P&N Beverages
• French dairy giant Lactalis bought Italy-based Parmalat (who own Pauls in Australia), creating the worl'd largest dairy company
• China's Bright Food acquired 75% of Manassen Foods
• Orica spun off it's consumer products division to create DuluxGroup, the new owner of Selleys DIY products and Yates garden care products
• Bead Foods (makers of Gippsland yoghurt) was sold to US yoghurt maker Agro-Farma
• White King has returned to Australian ownership after Sara Lee sold the brand to Pental Products
• Other brands to change ownership since last edition include Durex condoms, Quorn vegetarian food, Cool Pak popcorn, Banana Boat sunscreen, Wet Ones tissues, Sabco cleaning products and many more

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