Articles on Labelling, Packaging & Country of Origin Food
1.1) Article 1:
Taken from The Choice website and it highlights on “Country of Origin Food Labelling” issues. According to (Clemons, 2016) says that, “It's all about Australian-ness” A new country of origin food labelling scheme has been announced, along with new funding for the consumer regulator ACCC to make sure companies apply labels correctly. The country of origin labels is exempted on non-priority foods such as biscuit and snack foods, bottled water, tea, coffee and alcoholic beverages”.
1.2) Positive Outcomes
"The federal government has taken a big step towards ending the confusion around country of origin labelling, especially for consumers who want to know how much of a …show more content…
Godfrey says that "Unfortunately, the new system looks less useful for consumers wanting information about any of the 195 countries that are not Australia. For example, claims such as 'Made in Australia from imported ingredients' will still have you wondering where your food comes from". While the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science's fact sheet encourages food manufacturers to call out the origin of specific ingredients on their label, they're not required to. It means that many consumers will be in the dark as to the origin of overseas ingredients. He says that "Unfortunately the new system leaves it up to the manufacturers to voluntarily declare the origin of a product's main …show more content…
(Henderson, 2015)
4) The need for country of origin food labelling reform
Over many decades’ public concern over country of origin labelling has resulted in numerous inquiries, reports and proposals on the matter over many decades without any real change or improvement. For many year’s consumers demanded clear and more meaningful origin labels on food. Consumers are interested in not just where something was made or packaged but also how much of the food was grown in Australia.
The purpose of the Government’s reforms to country of origin labelling is to enable consumers to make more informed choices about the food they buy. The Government is determined to deliver better country of origin food labelling in as the most cost effective way possible. While we don’t want to unnecessarily increase regulatory or production costs for businesses, we do want to ensure that most consumers get the information they need to make purchasing decisions in line with their personal preferences.
4.1) Changes to the current
1.1) Article 1:
Taken from The Choice website and it highlights on “Country of Origin Food Labelling” issues. According to (Clemons, 2016) says that, “It's all about Australian-ness” A new country of origin food labelling scheme has been announced, along with new funding for the consumer regulator ACCC to make sure companies apply labels correctly. The country of origin labels is exempted on non-priority foods such as biscuit and snack foods, bottled water, tea, coffee and alcoholic beverages”.
1.2) Positive Outcomes
"The federal government has taken a big step towards ending the confusion around country of origin labelling, especially for consumers who want to know how much of a …show more content…
Godfrey says that "Unfortunately, the new system looks less useful for consumers wanting information about any of the 195 countries that are not Australia. For example, claims such as 'Made in Australia from imported ingredients' will still have you wondering where your food comes from". While the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science's fact sheet encourages food manufacturers to call out the origin of specific ingredients on their label, they're not required to. It means that many consumers will be in the dark as to the origin of overseas ingredients. He says that "Unfortunately the new system leaves it up to the manufacturers to voluntarily declare the origin of a product's main …show more content…
(Henderson, 2015)
4) The need for country of origin food labelling reform
Over many decades’ public concern over country of origin labelling has resulted in numerous inquiries, reports and proposals on the matter over many decades without any real change or improvement. For many year’s consumers demanded clear and more meaningful origin labels on food. Consumers are interested in not just where something was made or packaged but also how much of the food was grown in Australia.
The purpose of the Government’s reforms to country of origin labelling is to enable consumers to make more informed choices about the food they buy. The Government is determined to deliver better country of origin food labelling in as the most cost effective way possible. While we don’t want to unnecessarily increase regulatory or production costs for businesses, we do want to ensure that most consumers get the information they need to make purchasing decisions in line with their personal preferences.
4.1) Changes to the current