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Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standard 2016
13Varying Australian content—methods for providing consumers with content information
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13 Varying Australian content—methods for providing consumers with content information
The following are the methods that may be used to provide a consumer with information about Australian content of food for purposes of section 21 or 23:
the consumer may use a smartphone app or other software to scan a barcode or similar device;
the consumer may contact a telephone number and get the information by providing an identifier for the food that is included on the label, such as a barcode, batch number, date of manufacture or date mark; or
the consumer may use a website and get the information by providing an identifier for the food that is included on the label, such as a barcode, batch number, date of manufacture or date mark.
The following are the identifying phrases that may be used in the mark to indicate a method mentioned in subsection (1):
for use of an app or software—‘- Scan barcode for details’;
for use of telephone—‘- Call \[phone number\] for details’ where ‘\[phone number\]’ is a phone number that may be contacted during business hours;
for use of a website—‘- Visit \[website\] for details’, where ‘\[website\]’ is the website address.