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I hate trying to read between the lines when looking at food labels. The Nannas fruit scare has certainly made those that previously haven’t read labels to start doing so. But how does one determine what the labels are saying. There are many phrases like product of Australia, Made in Australia, Made in Australia from local and imported produce, Australia Owned, Natural, organic, No artificial food colouring etc etc. At the moment my issue is Made in Australia as this does not mean that it is using Australian Produce and the Made in Australia from local and imported ingredients is also telling as a minimal amount of information. Ok so some of it is produce from Australia but it could be 1% for all we know and most do not specify which country the imported ingredients is from. I wish the labels on food are more transparent so we can support those Australian companies who do their best and give 100% Australian food.

Posted anonymously, 30th April 2015

10 Comments

- - aprilb1 said
  - 31 Dec 2015
    8:58 am
I agree they are confusing and don’t specify much. It makes it hard when trying to support local.

- - mom66977 said
  - 28 Sep 2015
    10:27 pm
always read them i do

- - mom81879 said
  - 12 Sep 2015
    7:09 pm
It takes some getting used to, but once you start reading labels, it gets easier to decipher what everything means. It’s worth sticking to it as it’s important to know where our food comes from and exactly what’s on it

- - christial said
  - 12 Jun 2015
    12:04 pm
True. It is harder and harder to buy Australian produce because it is so expensive to grow compared to overseas. I’ve heard talk that some are trying to get a pie chart on packaging to tell you how much of everything comes from where.

- - mom57522 said
  - 02 Jun 2015
    10:04 pm
Food labels are a mine field!

- - mom94125 said
  - 01 Jun 2015
    3:03 pm
yep it sound be made as clear as day and i would rather pay more for an australian product grown/raised for australian standards. Our food costs so much due to all the standards that it has to reach

- - mom135828 said
  - 06 May 2015
    11:41 am
Totally agree. I wish they had to disclose where all the ingredients come from.

- - mom93821 said
  - 03 May 2015
    6:56 am
It is good to do some research and be aware of foods and there place of origin; fact sheets can help when shopping.

- - mom93821 said
  - 30 Apr 2015
    10:37 pm
Labels are confusing for sure! I buy at the local farmers market and it removes the confusion about buying Australian products.

- - ralu said
  - 30 Apr 2015
    8:20 pm
I agree with you , food labels are confusing.