Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling Introduced for Seafood in Australian Hospitality Venues
November 28, 2023 | 1 min to read
The Australian federal government has mandated that hospitality venues disclose the origin of seafood to customers, expanding country of origin labeling beyond supermarkets. This decision follows the allocation of $1.6 million in the 2022 federal budget to promote transparency. During a recent meeting, state and federal consumer affairs ministers voted unanimously to adopt this labeling requirement across the hospitality sector, enhancing consumer awareness about where their seafood comes from.
Australian hospitality venues will soon be required to tell customers where their seafood was caught after the federal government announced country of origin labelling would be made mandatory for the sector.
The decision comes after $1.6 million was allocated in the 2022 federal budget to expand the use of country of origin labelling, previously only required by supermarkets and retail businesses.
At a meeting between state and federal consumer affairs ministers on Friday, ministers voted unanimously to implement compulsory country of origin labelling in hospitality venues across Australia.
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