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據外媒報道，自從2月份爆出中國進口的冷凍漿果攜帶甲肝病毒后，澳大利亞政府擬徹底改革食品產地的標簽制度。
消費者權益機構Choice的發(fā)言人戈弗雷（Tom Godfrey）說，目前食品標簽實際并未透露食品的屬性，食品原產地標簽只為食品進口商和制造商服務，對消費者沒有幫助。
戈弗雷表示，根據澳洲競爭和消費者協會（ACCC）的原產地指南，一個帶有“澳大利亞制造”標簽的產品不一定包含任何澳大利亞本地的成分。
部分原文報道如下：
“The laws around food labelling were designed to be confusing and to suit the nature of the food industry,” says Godfrey pointing to a recent survey of 700 Choice members, of whom only 12 per cent were able to accurately identify the meaning of “Made in Australia”. “And our members are not dumb,” he adds.
A jar of jam bearing the label “Made in Australia” could be made with Chinese raspberries and Brazilian sugar if they were cooked together, or substantially transformed, as Australian consumer law would describe it, in Australia. To bear the “Made in Australia” label, at least 50 per cent of the cost of production needs to be incurred onshore. The “cost of production” can include such things as staff training and the finance costs on the hire of the equipment. Similar tests also apply to the Australian Made, Australian Grown kangaroo logo bearing the words “Australian Made”.
原文鏈接：<http://www.theland.com.au/news/agriculture/general/news/what-the-food-labels-dont-tell-you/2729278.aspx?storypage=2> |
