Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standard 2016
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Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standard 2016
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This section applies to food if:
it was grown, produced or made in Australia; and
its ingredients are exclusively of Australian origin.
Note: This section will not apply if any ingredient, or any ingredient of a compound ingredient, is not grown or produced in Australia.
Note: For definition of compound ingredient, please refer to subsection 11(4).
The labelling must include one of the following marks:
This label is a portrait rectangle shape. It contains a triangle with a stylised kangaroo and a fully filled bar chart underneath it. The explanatory text underneath the bar chart reads X in Australia. X is the phrase 'Grown in', 'Produced in', 'Produce of' or 'Product of' as appropriate. This label is a landscape rectangle shape. It contains a triangle with a stylised kangaroo and a fully filled bar chart underneath it. The explanatory text next to it reads X Australia. X is the phrase 'Grown in', 'Produced in', 'Produce of' or 'Product of' as appropriate. This label is a portrait rectangle shape. It contains a triangle with a stylised kangaroo and a fully filled bar chart underneath it. The explanatory text underneath the bar chart reads Australian Y. Y is the word 'Grown', 'Produce' or 'Product' or the kind of food, as appropriate. This label is a landscape rectangle shape. It contains a triangle with a stylised kangaroo and a fully filled bar chart beneath it. The explanatory text next to the bar chart reads Australian Y. Y is the word 'Grown', 'Product', or 'Product' or the kind of food, as appropriate. This label is a portrait rectangle shape. It contains a triangle with a stylised kangaroo and a fully filled bar chart underneath it. The explanatory text underneath the bar chart reads Made in Australia from Australian ingredients. This label is a landscape rectangle shape. It contains a triangle with a stylised kangaroo and a fully filled bar chart underneath it. The explanatory text underneath the bar chart reads Made in Australia from Australian ingredients. This label is a portrait rectangle shape. It contains a triangle with a stylised kangaroo and a fully filled bar chart underneath it. The explanatory text underneath the bar chart reads Made in Australia from100% Australian ingredients. This label is a landscape rectangle shape. It contains a triangle with a stylised kangaroo and a fully filled bar chart underneath it. The explanatory text underneath the bar chart reads Made in Australia from100% Australian ingredients. where:
‘X’ is the phrase ‘Grown in’, ‘Produced in’, ‘Produce of’ or ‘Product of’ as appropriate; and
‘Y’ is the word ‘Grown’, ‘Produce’, ‘Product’ or the kind of food, as appropriate.