After 1 July, Australian consumers will have much greater certainty about the origins of the food they buy, due to the introduction of mandatory Country of Origin food labelling. The ACCC will conduct market surveillance checks on 10,000 food products to ensure businesses are correctly displaying the new labels.
All businesses – including manufacturers, processors and importers that offer food for retail sale in Australia – will need to comply with the Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standard, which specifies how claims can be made about the origin of food products.