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Growers and industry push for mandatory organic produce labelling to stop consumer confusion
Certified growers and industry are pushing for mandatory regulation and certification of organic produce in Australia to improve consumer confidence and secure the industry’s reputation.
Key points:
- Australia’s organic industry contributes around $2.6 billion to the economy each year
- There is no mandatory regulation and legislation for organic-labelling on the domestic market
- The federal government formed an Industry Advisory Group to investigate domestic regulations
Australia’s organic industry contributes $2.6 billion to the country’s economy per year but producers and companies selling their produce on the domestic market do not have to be certified to label their product ‘organic’.
The peak industry body Australian Organic chief…
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