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View or search through the archive of Unilever's corporate and regulatory press releases, going back to 2008.

Dates	Title
18/02/2013	Unilever welcomes recognition of the role of ‘good’ fats in Australian Diets Unilever welcomes the publication of the revised Australian Dietary Guidelines.
12/02/2013	Together Counts Ambassador Susie O’Neill encourages Australian families to make healthy choices. Unilever supports industry commitment to educate Australians about the importance of energy balance.
05/02/2013	Unilever announces new marketing structure and leadership Unilever announces new marketing structure and leadership.
18/01/2013	Response to the Nutrition, Health and related Claims Standard Unilever Australia and New Zealand (Unilever) welcomes the introduction of the Nutrition, Health and related Claims Standard (Standard).
17/10/2012	Unilever alerts consumers about counterfeit OMO seizure NSW Police and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Services praised for counterfeit OMO seizure.
08/10/2012	Unilever concludes review of media planning and buying services – New Zealand Unilever has announced the outcome of the global review of its media planning and buying agency services - New Zealand
08/10/2012	Unilever concludes review of media planning and buying services - Australia Unilever has announced the outcome of the global review of its media planning and buying agency services - Australia.
31/07/2012	NSW Police praised for counterfeit OMO seizure - Unilever alerts consumers Unilever Australasia today praised the efforts of the NSW Police (Police) in seizing over 33 tonnes of counterfeit OMO laundry powder in Sydney.
07/02/2012	Three cups of black tea a day may reduce your blood pressure, research suggests Drinking a cup of black tea three times a day may significantly reduce your blood pressure, according to new research.
16/01/2012	Sydney Festival - Can Consumption Become Sustainable? A panel discussion presented by Sydney Festival and Unilever.
14/12/2011	Obsession with low fat diets risking the health of Australians New dietary guidelines represent “missed opportunity” to promote healthy eating habits, say leading nutrition experts.
01/12/2011	High blood sugar levels make you look older, new research suggests High blood sugar levels make you look older, new research suggests.
13/05/2011	Unilever named number one in global sustainability survey Unilever has been voted as the outright global leader in sustainability, according to the latest survey findings from GlobeScan and SustainAbility.
11/05/2011	Unilever Acquires Personal Care Business Alberto Culver Unilever has today finalised the purchase of the US-based Alberto Culver company.
24/03/2011	Unilever proud 2011 Earth Hour participant "In line with our commitment to creating a more sustainable future, Unilever is once again proud to support Earth Hour in 2011” said Sebastian Lazell, Chairman Unilever Australia and New Zealand.
25/02/2011	Unilever announces support package in response to the Christchurch earthquake Unilever has announced a support package which includes the following:• A company cash donation of NZ$100,000 to the Red Cross 2011 Christchurch Earthquake Appeal. • Matched employee payroll giving to both the Red Cross 2011 Christchurch Earthquake Appeal and Salvation Army Christchurch Earthquake Appeal. • Donations of Lipton Iced Tea and Streets Ice Cream refreshments to evacuation centres, emergency service areas and residents involved in the cleanup and recovery efforts. In a four day period, Unilever handed out approximately 30,000 products. • Donation of NZ$100,000 worth of products to help with a variety of needs, including donation of significant quantities of Bertolli Margarine and Dove Personal Wash products and Continental Soup to the Salvation Army; over 2,000 Rexona Roll-ons to the UC Student Volunteer Army and more than 1,500 boxes of Persil for the Fisher & Paykel community laundries to help provide free clothes washing facilities to the community • An Employee Assistance Program counselling representative available at all Unilever sites in New Zealand.
20/01/2011	Flora pro-activ – clinically proven to lower cholesterol absorption Recent media reports have called into question the benefits of using cholesterol-lowering spreads, such as Unilever’s Flora pro.activ. Plant sterols, the active ingredient in Flora pro.activ, have been known to lower cholesterol since the 1950s with more than 190 clinical studies across the world proving that they significantly lower LDL cholesterol.
14/01/2011	Unilever Australia’s Response to the Queensland Flood Crisis Unilever Australia has established an internal Flood Response Team to coordinate a number of actions to provide all possible support to its people, customers and community in Queensland in the recovery effort.
08/12/2010	Unilever completes Sara Lee Acquisition Following the completion of Unilever’s global acquisition of the Sara Lee Personal Care business, Unilever Australasia has today confirmed that it has acquired the Radox and Brylcreem brands.
30/06/2010	Unilever ANZ Repurchases Land and Buildings at its North Rocks factory site This repurchase is a vote of confidence by Unilever in the North Rocks factory, and further demonstrates Unilever’s long-term commitment to Australian manufacturing.
30/05/2010	After school snacks a weighty issue Many Australian children are eating highly processed, nutrient-poor snack food after school, reveals new CSIRO Preventative Health Flagship report, commissioned by Unilever Australia.
07/04/2010	Unilever’s Palm oil covered sustainably in Australia, New Zealand and Europe Unilever today announced that it has secured enough Green Palm certificates of sustainable palm oil to cover the requirements of its European business; as well as that of its business in Australia and New Zealand. This is part of Unilever’s overall commitment to buy all its palm oil from certified sustainable sources by 2015.
28/10/2009	Cogeneration facility for Tatura Victorian Minister for Rural and regional Development, Jacinta Allan, announces cogeneration facility for Tatura.
01/04/2009	A new study reveals Australians' perceptions and attitudes to sustainability Sustainability takes precedence for consumers, despite the economic downturn.
19/05/2008	Another outstanding result in the 2008 Corporate Responsibility Index (CRI). Unilever Australasia has registered another outstanding result.
26/03/2008	Unilever opens $20million expansion at Tatura Just 13 months after announcing a multi million dollar expansion to the Unilever factory at Tatura, the new facilities were officially opened today.
11/02/2008	Counterfeit Omo Unilever praised the efforts of Australian Federal Police and Customs in their ongoing quest to stamp out importation of counterfeit goods.