Resolving the conflicts over 'safe harbour' labelling for 'Country of Origin' within Australian laws

The current “safe harbour” provisions of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code permit the Country of Origin descriptor ‘manufactured or packaged in Australia from local and imported ingredients’. This article examines the potential disconnect between country of origin claims required by the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, compared with the Trade Practices Act safe harbours as well as the obligation to meet the average reasonable consumer’s expectations of an origin label representation.

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