Country of Origin Bill ignites AFGC anger
date:Feb 21, 2013
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AFGC CEO Gary Dawson said the new bill fails its own test by ignoring the economic value-add of Australians in the food processing sector.

Under this Bill, which solely focuses on the origin of food ingredients, chocolate produced in a factory in Tasmania would not be able to carry Made in Australia on its label because a key ingredient, cocoa, has to be imported, Mr Dawson said.

It expressly bars companies from using Made in Australia on their labelling to indicate that the jobs in the man
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