“Eat Australian on Australia Day” Campaign
January 25th 2012 08:23
“The “Eat Australian on Australia Day” campaign is a great initiative supporting our primary producers and showcasing the best of the food, wines, beers and soft drinks grown and processed in Australia. I urge all Australians to get behind it” she said.
“Australian farmers are some of the best in the world but they struggle to make a living in the face of extreme weather events, mining and gas expansion and cheap imports from countries that have much lower environmental and labour standards.”
“Farmers cannot withstand lower and lower farm gate prices as everyone else in the supply chain from the transporters to the super markets take a bigger and bigger share.”
With new revelations about misleading "Made in Australia" labelling of food in supermarkets, the Australian Greens have again called on the government and opposition to support legislative moves for truth in labelling.
Empty supermarket shelves during Queensland floods
"It is disgraceful that major supermarket chains are importing fruit and vegetables from countries which don't have the same environmental standards or labour laws as Australia, and can then package them and legally claim they are made in Australia,” she said.
"The Greens have worked with Senators Xenophon and Joyce on truth in labelling legislation. When parliament resumes in February, we will once again raise this issue and discuss with the government and opposition moves to protect consumers' rights to know where the food they are eating comes from."
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