Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling Laws) Bill 2009

26 November 2009

© Commonwealth of Australia 2009
ISBN 978-1-74229-194-9

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Membership of Committee	(PDF 14KB)
Executive Summary	(PDF 37KB)
Complex considerations are involved in the development of food labelling standards. Current processes for the development of food labelling standards reflect the complex considerations involved. The bill seeks to circumvent existing processes in place for the development of food labelling standards without taking into account the complex considerations involved in the development of food labelling standards. The concerns that the bill seeks to address can more appropriately be dealt with through the Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy currently underway.
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 13KB)
Background Conduct of the inquiry Structure of the report
Chapter 2 - Objects of the bill	(PDF 14KB)
Chapter 3 - Regulation of food labelling	(PDF 89KB)
Role of Food Standards Australia and New Zealand Role of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Country of origin food labelling Case study – Australian pork Enforcement and effectiveness of country of origin labelling requirements Current status of food labelling policy
Chapter 4 - Views on the bill	(PDF 102KB)
Support for the bill Criticism of the bill Committee view Other issues
Chapter 5 - Comments on specific aspects of the bill	(PDF 312KB)
100 per cent rule Requirement to state imported content Requirements for juice Exclusion of packaging from calculation of Australian content Committee view
Minority Report by Senators Joyce, Bob Brown and Xenophon	(PDF 131KB)
Introduction Australians want to buy Australian The not-so Aussie Meat Pie Impact of current labelling standards on Australian industry Response to criticisms of the Bill Conclusion
Appendix 1 - Submissions Received	(PDF 23KB)
Appendix 2 - Public Hearings and Witnesses	(PDF 12KB)
Appendix 3 - Standard 1.2.11 Country of Origin Requirements*	(PDF 26KB)

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Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Economics
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3540
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5719
Email:	economics.sen@aph.gov.au