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Vegetable growers demand stronger Country of Origin labelling enforcement

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Vegetable growers demand stronger Country of Origin labelling enforcement Australian vegetable and potato growers representative body AusVeg has backed the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) criticisms...

New ACCC guidance on country of origin labelling

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ACCC has launched guidelines for country of origin labelling The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has published new guidance to assist businesses to comply with the Australian Consumer...

Australian Parliamentary inquiry to reconsider food origin labelling

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Australian Parliament will reconsider CoOL on foods The Australian House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture and Industry has announced a new inquiry into country of origin food labelling....

US Court ruling supports meat Country of Origin labelling laws

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The American Meat Institute (AMI) has said it will appeal a decision by a US District Court not to block the implementation of the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) May 2013 final rule on Country...

‘Buying Australian’ grows in importance to Australian consumers, Roy Morgan survey

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Buying Australian-made products has become more important to Australian consumers, according to new research from market research organisation, Roy Morgan Research, commissioned by the Australian Made...

Lion pulls ‘Berri Truly’ product after Country of Origin label complaint

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Food and beverage manufacturer Lion has ‘deleted’ its Berri Truly juice product after Federal and State MPs said it should be withdrawn from sale because it was made in Mexico and it was “fundamentally...

Mandatory country of origin meat labelling attacked by US meat companies!

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If American Government officials thought that American meat producers would welcome mandatory country of origin labels (CoOL) to distinguish US meat from meat imports, they might need to think again. The...

Senate Committee calls for alternative to Greens’ Country of Origin Bill

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The Senate Committee for Rural and Regional Affairs has released its recommendations from an inquiry into amendments proposed by the Greens to current Country of Origin Labelling laws. Although introduced...

CHOICE’s Country of Origin push, so what’s new?

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Following the gazettal of new Country of Origin labelling requirements for unpackaged meat this month and the October 2012 launch of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) guide...

Decision made on country of origin labelling for unpackaged meat

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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has approved a proposal to extend country of origin labelling to unpackaged beef, sheep and chicken meat. The Australian Government had asked FSANZ to address...