The federal Government has announced a new Country of Origin food labelling system. What a disappointment. We were all expecting the country of origin to be front and centre on food label for all to see. That is not what we got. In fact, manufacturers will not even have to declare the actual country where food or food ingredients came from UNLESS IT IS FROM AUSTRALIA. That will be mandatory. Surely the point was not to place more restrictions on Australian manufacturers, rather to demystify the existing ‘made from local and imported ingredient’. It looks like all our submissions were ignored. It is not that hard. All we are asking is to know where the main ingredients in our food come from.
Check out the One Seafood CRC video – brilliant video
Check out this link. Amazing achievement of the Australian Seafood CRC led by Dr Len Stephens.
Stricter food labelling laws to project boutique industries
Some industries across the world are lobbying their governments to ensure there are laws and regulations surrounding the use of ’boutique, farmhouse, artisan or local/seasonal’ on food labels. We need to ensure that the ‘buy local/ buy seasonal’ message and our unique boutique industries are protected. Read more…
New US food labelling proposed May 2015
The USA is updating its’ Dietary Guidelines and food labels updated accordingly. These images compare the current requirements for serving sizes with the proposed new formats. The emphasis is on helping the consumers to make informed choices. Read more…
GM labelling now law in – US (Vermont)
All foods produced by genetic engineering MUST state this on the food labelling in Vermont. Read more…