Country of Origin Food Labelling Information 
Standard 2016 
I, Christopher Pyne, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, make the following 
information standard. 
 
Dated  13 April 2016 
CHRISTOPHER PYNE 
Christopher Pyne  
Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science 
  
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Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standard 2016 Contents 
Part 1 —Preliminary 3 
1  Name 3 
2  Commencement 3 
3  Authority 3 
4  Purpose 3 
5  Limit of application 3 
6  Outline of this information standard 3 
7  Interpretation 8 
8  Meaning of grown , produced  and made  8 
9  Meaning of non-priority food  8 
10  References to the logo  and appropriate bar chart  9 
11  Meaning of proportion and average proportion of ingredients by weight 9 
12  Accounting for water when determining country of origin and proportion of Australian 
ingredients 10 
13  Varying Australian content —methods for providing consumers with content 
information 10 
Part 2 —Country of origin labelling requirements 12 
Division 1 —Application of this Part 12 
14  Application of this Part —retail sales and other sales for which labelling is required 12 
Division 2 —Labelling requirements 12 
15  Packaged food, other than fresh fruit and vegetables in transparent packaging 12 
16  Fresh fruit and vegetables in transparent packaging 13 
17  Unpackaged meat, fish, fruit and vegetables 13 
Division 3 —Labelling requirements for food grown, produced, made or 
packaged in Australia 14 
18  Food grown, produced or made in Australia exclusively from Australian ingredients 14 
19  Other food made in Australia 15 
20  Food grown, produced or made in Australia that is exported and re-imported 17 
21  Varying Australian content —food made in Australia 17 
22  Food packaged in Australia that includes food not grown, produced or made in 
Australia 18 
23  Varying Australian content —food packaged in Australia 20 
24  Non-priority food grown, produced or made in Australia 22 
25  Non-priority food packaged in Australia 22 
Division 4 —Imported foods with Australian ingredients 22 
26  Imported foods that have Australian ingredients 22 
Part 3 —Other sales where country of origin information must be provided 25 
27  Sales for which labelling is not required but in relation to which information must be 
made available 25 
Part 4 —Legibility requirements, prohibitions and providing additional 
information 26 
28  General legibility requirements 26 
29  Restrictions on other uses of logo and bar chart in relation to food sold in Australia 26 
30  Provision of additional material not prevented 26 
31  Record-keeping 27 
32  Provision of information to the regulator 27 
Part 5 —Transitional provisions 28 
33  Food that complies with the Food Standards Code country of origin labelling 
requirements 28 
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Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standard 2016 Dictionary   29 
1  Definitions —general 29 
2  Meaning of Medical Institution 31 
3  Definitions —particular foods 32 
 
Part 1 —Preliminary  
1  Name  
  This information standard is the Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standard 
2016. 
2  Commencement  
  This information standard commences on 1 July 2016. 
3  Authority 
  This information standard is made under section 134 of the Australian Consumer Law. 
4  Purpose  
  The purpose of this information standard is to provide for country of origin labelling 
requirements for food for human consumption that is sold in Australia. 
Note: In this information standard, ‘sell’ incl udes offer or display for sale. 
5  Limit of application  
  This information standard does not operate to limit the exercise of a right given by or 
under the Trade Marks Act 1995  in relation to a registered trademark. 
6  Outline of this information standard  
 
Overview  
 
This information standard provides for mandatory country of origin labelling requirements for 
food that is sold (including offered or displayed for sale) in Australia. It does not i mpose 
labelling requirements on food sold outside Australia.  
 
Under this information standard, most  food for retail sale in Australia must be labelled with a 
country of origin. There are different labelling requirements depending on whether the food was:  
 grown , produced or made in Australia  
 packaged in Australia  
 grown, produced or made in another country  
 packaged in another country.  
 
Most food grown, produced, made or packaged in Australia will need to carry a standard mark. 
There will generally be two or more marks from which to choose. In addition to a country of 
origin statement, the marks include an indication of the proportion of Australian ingredients by 
ingoing weight through text and a bar chart. If all of the food in a display or package was grown,  
produced or made in Australia, the mark will also include a kangaroo logo. In some 
circumstances, more detailed information can be voluntarily added to the text in a standard mark.  
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For most imported food (food grown, produced, made or packaged in a count ry other than 
Australia), the country of origin statement will need to be in a clearly defined box. Where 
imported food includes Australian ingredients, a standard mark showing the proportion of 
Australian ingredients by ingoing weight through text and a b ar chart may be used voluntarily.  
 
For non -priority foods, t he requirements for standard marks and the placement of origin 
statements in a box are v oluntary, rather than mandatory . Non -priority foods are set out in 
section 9, and are foods for which Australian consumers are least concerned about origin 
information.  
 
General provisions  
 
The terms ‘grown’, ‘produced’ and ‘made’ are defined in section 8. 
 
A food can be described  as grown or produced in a country only if virtually all of its content is 
from , and virtually all of the processing is undertaken , in that country. Any food that can be 
described as grown or produced in a country can also be described as made in that coun try. A 
food can be described as made in a country if it was  last substantially  transformed into the final 
food through one or more processes that occurred in that country.  
 
All standard marks in the information standard include a bar chart showing the proportion of 
Australian ingredients by ingoing weight. Section 10 includes a table listing bar charts and the 
ranges of percentages of Australian ingredients to which they appl y. Section 11 sets out the 
methods for calculat ing the percentages  of Australian ingredients by ingoing weight . Section 12 
sets out how water is to be treated when calculating  the percentages. Section 13 sets out the 
methods by which businesses can communi cate more accurate  information when  the average 
percentage  of Australian ingredients by ingoing weight  is used in a standard mark in accordance 
with sections 21 and 23.  
 
The labelling requirements are set out in Part 2. With some exceptions, Part  2 applies  to retail 
sales of food.  The labelling requirements  vary depending on whether the food falls within one of 
the following three categories of food:  
 packaged food, other than fresh fruit and vegetables in transparent packages  
 fresh fruit and vegetables in t ransparent packaging  
 unpackaged meat, fish, fruit and vegetables.  
 
These categories align with the categories of food required to be labelled with a country of origin 
under the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code ( Food Standards Code ) at the time the  
information s tandard commenced. This means there has been no change to the range of foods 
that must be labelled with a country of origin. Particular foods or classes of foods are defined in 
Part 3 of the Dictionary at the end of this information standard.  
 
Food grown, produce d or made in Australia  
 
If the food was grown, produced or made in Australia exclusively from Australian 
ingredients , the information must be in the form of one of the standard marks set out in 
section  18. These marks include the following features:  
 a logo to assist the consumer to easily identify that the food was grown, produced or 
made in Australia : 
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 a full bar chart to indicate that the food ’s ingredients are  exclusively Australian : 
 
 a statement indicating that the food was grown, produced or made in Australia and that 
its ingredients are exclusively Australian.  
 
If the food was grown, produced or made in Australia and some of its ingredients are not 
Australi an, the information must be in the form of one of the standard marks set out in section 
19 (subject to section 21). The marks include the following features:  
 a logo to assist  the consumer to easily identify the food  was grown, produced or made in 
Australia : 
 
 
 one of the following bar char ts to provide a visual indication  of the proportion, by 
ingoing weight, of the food’s Australian ingredients : 
 
 
 a Made in Australia statement , together with a statement  that aligns with the bar chart 
and clearly states the minimum proportion, by ingoing weight, of the food’s Australian 
ingredients.  
 
Where a particular ingredient is sourced exclusively from a particula r country, text naming the 
origin of that ingredient can be added to the standard mark . 
 
If food grown, produced or made in Australia is exported and re -imported without 
substantial transformation, but with some processing  overseas  (e.g. cleaning, shelling, 
packaging or re -packaging) , then the  processing that occurred overseas  will have to be declared 
in the standard mark from section 18 or 19, as appropriate . 
 
If the food was grown, produced or made in Australia and the proportion by ingoing 
weight of Australian ingredients varies over time , the information may be in the form of a 
mark that includes a statement of the average content of Australian ingredients and a means for 
consumers to access further details off -pack, in accordance w ith section 21. The mark includes 
the following features:  
 a logo to assist the consumer to easily identify the food  was grown, produced or made in 
Australia : 
 
 
 one of the following bar char ts to provide a visual in dication  of the average proportion, 
by ingoing weight, of the food’s Australian ingredients : 
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 a Made in Australia statement, together with a statement aligned with the bar chart that  
indicate s the average proportion by ingoing weight of the food’s Australian ingredients 
and how to get further details about the Australian content of the food.  
 
Food packaged in Australia  
 
If the food was packaged in Australia  (but not all of the food in the package was exclusively 
grown, produced or made in Australia), the labelling must include one of the standard marks set 
out in section 22 (subject to section 23). These marks do not include the kangaroo logo, but do 
include a bar chart , a Packed in Australia statement and an Australian ingredient statement , 
aligned with  the bar chart, similar to that for food that was made in Australia. Where  a particular 
ingredient is sourced exclusively from a particular country, text naming the origin of that 
ingredient can be added to the standard mark.  
 
If all the food is from a single country, the label must at least state that the food in the package 
was grown, produced or made  in that country, and may include  a standard mark that also 
includes a statement that it was packed in Australia, together with an unfilled bar chart.  
 
If the food was packaged in Australia and the proportion by ingoing weight of t he food’s 
ingredients varies over time , the information may be in the form of a standard mark set out in 
section 23. These marks do not include the kangaroo logo, but do include a bar chart and a 
statement indicatin g the average proportion , by ingoing weight , of the food’s Australian 
ingredients and how to get further details about the Australian content of the food.  
 
Non-priority food grown, produced, made or packaged in Australia  
 
For non -priority foods (foods set out in section 9), th e use of the standard marks in accordance 
with sections 18 to 23 is voluntary rather than mandatory. Where the kangaroo logo and/or a bar 
chart is used on non -priority food, they must be used as part of a standard mark in accordance 
with those sections.  
 
Imported food  
 
If the food was not grown, produced, made or packaged in Australia , the labelling will be 
required to meet the requirements in sections 15, 16 and 17. Briefly, it must identify:  
 the country of origin of the food, if it is from a single country (it may also identify where 
the food was packaged if this was a different country), or  
 if the food  is from mor e than one country:  
o the country where the food was packaged, if applicable; and  
o that t he food is of multiple origins.  
 
Unless the food is non -priority (see section 9), the country of origin information must be in a 
clearly defined box.  
 
As an  alternative to a simple statement about the origin of the food, i f the food was produced, 
made or packaged in a country other than Australia but with Australian ingredients , the 
labelling may include one of the standard marks set out in section 26. These marks do not 
include the kangaroo logo, but do include a bar chart and a statement indicating the proportion , 
by ingoing weight , of the food’s Australian content. Where a particular ingredient is sourced 
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this standard mark.  
 
Other requirements  
 
Part 3 applies to sales other than retail sales. It enables a food processor or retailer who 
purchases wholesale foods or ingredients to obtain from the seller the country of origin 
information that will be needed to comply with this information standard.  
 
Part 4 sets out:  
 general legibility requir ements in relation to labelling  
 certain prohibitions on th e use of the logo  and bar chart  
 the provision of additional information about the country of origin of a food  
 record keepin g requirements for certain food  
 requirements to provide information to regulators when requested.  
 
Part 5 sets out transitional provisions to deal wit h foods that have already been labelled or are 
labelled within two years of the commencement of this information standard.  
 
A Dictionary is included that defines certain words and expressions used in this information 
standard. The Dictionary is divided into general definitions, definitions relating to medical 
institutions and food related definitions.  
 
  
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  Terms in the Dictionary at the end of this information standard have the meaning given 
by the Dictionary. 
8  Meaning of grown , produced  and made  
 (1) In this information standard: 
grown :  
 (a) a food or ingredient was grown  in a country if it: 
 (i) was materially increased in size or materially altered in substance in that 
country by natural development; or 
 (ii) germinated or otherwise arose in, or issued in, that country; or 
 (iii) was harvested, extracted or otherwise derived from an organism that has been 
materially increased in size, or materially altered in substance, in that country 
by natural development; 
 (b) a food consisting of more than one ingredient is also grown  in a country if: 
 (i) each of its significant ingredients was grown in that country; and 
 (ii) all, or virtually all, of the processing occurred in that country. 
made : a food was made  in a country if it underwent its last substantial transformation in 
that country. 
produced: a food was produced  in a country if: 
 (a) each of its significant ingredients was grown or otherwise wholly obtained in that 
country; and  
 (b) all, or virtually all, of the processing occurred in that country. 
 (2) If a food fits in more than one of the categories defined in subsection (1), and this 
information standard has different requirements for the different categories, the labelling 
complies with this information standard if it satisfies the requirements for one of the 
categories. 
Example: Where a food could be described either as having been made in Australia from Australian 
ingredients, or as having been produced in Australia, the label could have, with the logo and the 
100%  bar chart, any of the following: ‘Made in Australia from Australian ingredients”; 
‘Produced in Australia ’; ‘Grown in Australia ’; ‘Australian [kind of food] ’; or ‘Made in Australia 
from 100% Australian ingredients ’. 
9  Meaning of non-priority foo d 
  In this information standard: 
  non-priority food means the following: 
 (a) seasonings; 
 (b) confectionery; 
 (c) biscuits and snack food; 
 (d) bottled water; 
 (e) soft drinks and sports drinks; 
 (f) tea and coffee; 
 (g) alcoholic beverages. 
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 (1) In this information standard a reference to the logo  is a reference to the following logo: 
   
 (2) In this information standard, a reference to the appropriate bar chart  for a mark is a 
reference to the bar chart in the following table th at represents ‘P%’ in the mark :  
 
Range for ‘P%’ Bar chart  that 
represents range  
Less than 10%  
 
10% to 19%  
 
20% to 29%  
 
30% to 39%  
 
40% to 49%  
 
50% to 59%  
 
60% to 69%  
 
70% to 79%  
 
80% to 89%  
 
90% to 94% 
 
95% to 99%  
 
100% 
 
11  Meaning of proportion  and average proportion  of ingredients by weight  
 (1) In this information standard, a reference to the proportion by weight  of the Australian 
ingredients of a food is a reference to the total ingoing weight of the ingredients from 
Australia  as a proportion of the total ingoing weight of all the ingredients of the food, 
expressed as a percentage . 
 (2) In this information standard, a reference to the average  proportion by weight of the 
Australian ingredients of a packaged food is a reference to the average determined over a 
continuous 1, 2 or 3 year period that ends no later than 2 years before the date the 
labelling is affixed to the package. 
 (3) To avoid doubt, a substance or food used as a processing aid is not an ingredient for the 
purposes of subsection (1) or (2). 
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 (a) an ingredient that was exclusively grown or produced in Australia is from 
Australia; and 
 (b) if a compound ingredient of a food is itself made from ingredients from more than 
one country ( sub-ingredients ), the ingoing weight of that ingredient is attributed to 
the different countries , one of which is Australia,  in accordanc e with the  proportion  
by weight of the sub-ingredients in that compound ingredient . 
Example: A pasta sauce is made in Australia from 70% Australian ingredients by weight. It is then used to 
make a lasagne. The ingoing weight of the pasta sauce is attributed 70% to Australia and 30% to 
other countries in calculating the proportion by weight of the Australian ingredients of the 
lasagne. 
 (5) In this section: 
  used as a processing aid  has the meaning given by section 1.1.2 —13 of the Food 
Standards Code. 
12  Accounting for water when determining country of origin and proportion of 
Australian ingredients  
 (1) This section sets out how water is to be accounted for when determining the country of 
origin of a food or calculating the proportion by weight of specified ingredients of a 
food. 
 (2) Water that reconstitutes dehydrated or concentrated ingredients or other components of 
food (including food additives) is taken to have the country of origin of that ingredient or 
component. 
 (3) Water otherwise added as an ingredient to a food is taken to have the country of origin in 
which it was collected or harvested. 
 (4) Where a liquid packing medium for a food is not generally consumed as part of the food, 
water that forms part of the liquid packing medium is not to be counted when 
determining the proportion by weight of specified ingredients. 
Examples: This subsection would apply to water that forms part of a pickling brine in a jar of pickled 
onions, but not to water that is an ingredient of a syrup in a can of peaches .  
 (5) For this section a liquid packing medium  includes, but is not limited to, the following: 
 (a) water; 
 (b) aqueous solutions of sugars or salt (for example, brines or syrups); 
 (c) fruit and vegetable juices in canned fruits and vegetables; 
 (d) vinegar. 
13  Varying Australian content —methods for providing consumers with content 
information  
 (1) The following are the methods that may be used to provide a consumer with information 
about Australian content of food for purposes of section 21 or 23: 
 (a) the consumer may use a smartphone app or other software to scan a barcode or 
similar device; 
 (b) the consumer may contact a telephone number and get the information by 
providing an identifier for the food that is included on the label, such as a barcode, 
batch number, date of manufacture or date mark; or 
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for the food that is included on the label, such as a barcode, batch number, date of 
manufacture or date mark. 
 (2) The following are the identifying phrases that may be used in the mark to indicate a 
method mentioned in subsection (1): 
 (a) for use of an  app or software —‘- Scan barcode for details’;  
 (b) for use of telephone —‘- Call [phone number] for details’ where ‘[phone number]’ 
is a phone number that may be contacted during business hours; 
 (c) for use of a website —‘- Visit [website] for details’, where ‘[website]’ is the website 
address. 
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Division 1 —Application of this Part  
14  Application of this Part —retail sales and other sales for which labe lling is required  
 (1) This Part applies in relation to a sale of food in Australia if: 
 (a) the sale is a retail sale; or 
 (b) the sale is not a retail sale, but the food is sold as suitable for retail sale without any 
further processing, packaging or labelling. 
 (2) However, this Part does not apply to a food that: 
 (a) is sold to the public for immediate consumption by any of the following: 
 (i) a restaurant; 
 (ii) a canteen; 
 (iii) a school; 
 (iv) a caterer or a self-catering institution; 
 (v) a prison; 
 (vi) a hospital or a medical institution; or  
 (b) was made and packaged on the premises where it is sold; or 
 (c) is delivered, packaged and ready for consumption, at the express order of the 
purchaser (other than when the food is sold from a vending machine); 
 (d) is sold at a fund-raising event; or 
 (e) is food for special medical purposes. 
Application to small packages 
 (3) If a provision of this Part requires labelling for a food to include a mark that includes a 
logo or a bar chart, the provision is satisfied in relation to a small package if a label 
attached to the package includes the words in the mark, in a clearly defined box, without 
any logo or bar chart. 
 (4) In this section: 
  food for special medical purposes  has the meaning given by section 1.1.2—5 of the 
Food Standards Code. 
  small package  has the meaning given by section 1.1.2 —2 of the Food Standards Code. 
Division 2 —Labelling requirements  
15  Packaged food , other than fresh fruit and vegetables  in transparent packaging  
 (1) This section applies in relation to food for sale (whether or not a retail sale) if it is in a 
package that is required to bear a label under a standard in the Food Standards Code. 
Note: See Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code  – Standard 1.2.1 – Requirements to have labels 
or otherwise provide information. For labelling requirements where the food for sale has more 
than 1 layer of packaging, see sections 1.2.1 —6 and 1.2.1 —20. 
 (2) If provisions in Division 3 apply to the food, the package must bear a label that meets the 
requirements of those provisions. 
Note: Division 3 applies to food that was grown, produced, made or packaged in Australia. 
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 (a) a statement of the country of origin of the food in the package; or 
 (b) if the food was packaged using food from more than one country —a statement that: 
 (i) identifies the country where the food was packaged; and 
 (ii) indicates that the food is of multiple origins or that it is comprised of  imported 
ingredients. 
Note: This subsection applies to food that was not grown, produced, made or packaged in Australia. 
 If some or all of its significant ingredients were made in Australia, section 26 permits the use of a 
mark with a bar chart to indicate this. Using the mark will satisfy this subsection and 
subsection  (4). 
 (4) For food other than non-priority food, the statement mentioned in subsection (3) must be 
in a clearly defined box.  
16  Fresh fruit and vegetables  in transparent packaging  
 (1) This section applies in relation to food for retail sale that:  
 (a) consists solely of unprocessed fruit and vegetables, whether whole or cut; and 
 (b) is displayed for sale in a package that does not obscure the nature or quality of the 
fruit and vegetables. 
 (2) If provisions in Division 3 apply to the food, the food must bear a label on the package, 
or have labelling that accompanies it or is displayed in connection with its sale, that meet 
the requirements of those provisions. 
Note: Division 3 applies to food that was grown, produced, made or packaged in Australia. 
 (3) Otherwise, the food must bear a label on the package, or have labelling that accompanies 
it or is displayed in connection with its sale, that: 
 (a) identifies the country of origin of the fruit and vegetables; or 
 (b) if the fruit or vegetables are from more than one country —indicates that the fruit or 
vegetables are of multiple origins or that it is comprised of imported ingredients. 
Note: This subsection applies to food that was not grown, produced, made or packaged in Australia. 
 If some or all of its significant ingredients are Australian, section 26 permits the use of a bar 
chart and a statement to indicate this. Using the mark will satisfy this subsection. 
 (4) If the statement mentioned in subsection (3) is on the package, it mu st be in a clearly 
defined box. 
17  Unpackaged meat, fish, fruit and vegetables  
 (1) This section applies to food for retail sale that: 
 (a) is any of the following: 
 (i) fish, including fish that has been mixed or coated with 1 or more other foods; 
 (ii) pork;  
 (iii) beef; 
 (iv) veal; 
 (v) lamb; 
 (vi) hogget; 
 (vii) mutton; 
 (viii)  chicken; 
 (ix) fruit and vegetables; 
 (x) a mix of any of the above foods; and 
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  Food grown, produced or made in Australia 
 (2) If provisions in Division 3 apply to the food, the food must bear a label, or have labelling 
that accompanies it or is displayed in connection with its sale that meets the requirements 
of those provisions. 
  Food not grown, produced or made in Australia 
 (3) If provisions in Division 3 do not apply to the food, the food must bear a label, or have 
labelling that accompanies it or is displayed in connection with its sale, that: 
 (a) identifies the country of origin of the food; or 
 (b) if the food is from more than one country —indicates that the food is of multiple 
origins or that it is comprised of imported ingredients. 
Note: Subsection 28(4) describes size requirements for labels displayed in connection with food. 
  Mixed bins of single ingredient foods 
 (4) Despite subsection (2) and Division 3, if a single ingredient food is displayed for sale in a 
mixed bin that contains both Australian and imported items, the food complies with this 
section if labelling that is displayed in connection with its sale indicates that fact.  
Note: If the seller chooses to rely on labels on individual items, each label will need to comply with 
subsection (2) or (3), as appropriate. 
  Interpretation 
 (5) A reference to a food listed in paragraph (1)(a) includes a reference to a food that has 
been: 
 (a) cut, filleted, sliced, minced or diced; or 
 (b) pickled, cured, dried, smoked, frozen or preserved by other means; or 
 (c) marinated; or 
 (d) cooked. 
Division 3 —Labelling requirements for food grown, produced, made or 
packaged in Australia  
18  Food  grown , produced or made  in Australia  exclusively from Australian ingredients  
 (1) This section applies to food if: 
 (a) it was grown, produced or made in Australia; and  
 (b) its ingredients are exclusively of Australian origin. 
Note: This section will not apply if any ingredient, or any ingredient of a compound ingredient, is not 
grown or produced in Australia.  
 For definition of compound ingredient, please refer to subsection 11(4). 
 (2) The labelling must include one of the following marks: 
  
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  where: 
 (a) ‘X’ is the  phrase ‘Grown in’,  ‘Produced  in’, ‘Produce of’  or ‘Product of’  as 
appropriate; and 
 (b) ‘Y’ is the word ‘Grown’, ‘Produce’ , ‘Product’ or the kind of food, as appropriate. 
19  Other f ood made in Australia  
 (1)  This section applies to food if : 
 (a) it was grown, produced or made in Australia; and 
 (b) some of its ingredients are not exclusively of Australian origin. 
 (2) Subject to subsection (3), if some of the food ’s ingredients are of Australian origin, or 
partly of Australian origin, the labelling must include one of the following marks: 
  
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 (a) ‘BC’ is the appropriate bar chart to represent P% of Australian ingredients (see 
section 10); and 
 (b) ‘P%’, in which P is a whole number, is not more than the proportion by weight of 
the Australian ingredients of the food. 
 (3) If less than 10% of the food’s ingredients by weight are Australian, the labelling may 
include one of the following marks: 
  
 (4) If none of the food’s ingredients  are Australian, the labelling must include one of the 
following marks: 
  
  
Reference in mark to an ingredient from a particular country 
 (5) In a mark required or permitted under this section, a phrase may be added at the end that 
names one or more of the ingredients of the food and specifies the country of origin of 
each ingredient named, provided: 
 (a) the phrase starts with the word ‘with’; and  
 (b) each ingredient named originates exclusively in the country specified as the origin 
of that ingredient. 
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Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standard 2016 Examples: ‘Made in Australia from at least 60% Australian ingredients with prawns and peanuts from 
Thailand.’  
‘Made in Australia from at least 60% Australian ingredients with prawns from Thailand, 
pineapples from Vietnam and peanuts from Malaysia.’  
‘Made in Australia from at least 60% Australian ingredients with Australian beef.’  
20  Food grown, produced or made in Australia that is exported and re -imported  
  If food to which section 18 or 19  applies was: 
 (a) grown, produced or made in Australia; and 
 (b) exported from Australia and then re-imported to Australia:  
  the mark required to be included in the labelling must also include a description, in 
brackets, of the processing that occurred outside Australia. 
Note:  Section 18 or 19 will apply only if the food was grown, produced or made in Australia, so that it 
cannot have undergone a substantial transformation when abroad, nor can it have been combined 
with non-Australian ingredients outside Australia. However, it may have undergone some 
processing (e.g. cleaning, shelling, packaging, re-pac kaging) and it may have been combined 
with other Australian ingredients.   
For example, the label for Australian macadamias sent to Fiji for shelling, sorting and packing 
before being returned to Australia would include a statement ‘(shelled, sorted and packed in 
Fiji)’.  
21  Varying Australian content —food made  in Australia  
 (1) This section applies to packaged food that was made in Australia if the proportion by 
weight of the Australian ingredients of the food varies over time. 
 (2) Despite section s 18 and 19, the labelling of the food complies with this information 
standard if: 
 (a) the labelling includes: 
 (i) one of the appropriate marks under this section; and 
 (ii) any information, such as a barcode or other device, batch number, lot, date of 
manufacture or date mark, that is needed to enable a consumer to obtain 
information by a method in accordance with section 13; and 
 (b) a consumer who follows the method indicated by the mark is able to find out: 
 (i) the proportion by weight of Australian ingredients of the food in the package ; 
and 
 (ii) if the period that was used to calculate the average specified in the mark does 
not appear on the labelling —that period. 
 (3) If the average proportion by weight of the Australian ingredients of the food is not 
less than 1%, the following are appropriate marks: 
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  where: 
 (a) ‘BC’  is the appropriate bar chart to represent P% of Australian ingredients (see 
section 10); and 
 (b) ‘P%’, in which P is a whole number, is not more than the average proportion by 
weight of the Australian ingredients of the food; and 
 (c) ‘[how to get details ]’ is the identifying phrase for an information method that 
satisfies section 13. 
 (4) If the average proportion by weight of the Australian ingredients of the food is less than 
10%, the following are also appropriate marks: 
     
  where ‘[how to get details]’ is the identifying phrase for an information method that 
satisfies section 13. 
22  Food packaged in Australia  that includes food not grown, produced or mad e in 
Australia  
 (1) This section applies to food that: 
 (a) was packaged in Australia; and 
 (b) was not packaged using food that was exclusively grown, produced or made in 
Australia. 
 (2) Subject to subsection (3), if some of the food’s ingredients are Australian, the labelling 
must include one of the following marks: 
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  where: 
 (a) ‘BC’ the appropriate bar chart to represent P% of Australian ingredients  (see 
section 10); and 
 (b) ‘Packed’ may be replace d by ‘Packaged’; and  
 (c) ‘P%’, in which P is a whole number, is not more than the proportion by weight of 
the Australian ingredients of the food. 
 
 (3) If less than 10% of the food’s ingredients by weight are Australian, the labelling may 
include one of the following marks: 
   
where ‘Packed’ may be replace by ‘Packaged’.  
 (4) If: 
 (a) none of the food in the package was grown, produced or made in Australia; and 
 (b) the ingredients of the food originate exclusively in a single country; 
  the labelling must include: 
 (c) a statement that the food was grown, produced or made in that country, as 
appropriate, in a clearly defined box, in a clearly defined box; or 
 (d) one of the following marks: 
    
    
  where: 
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appropriate; and 
 (f) ‘Y’ is the word ‘Grown’, ‘Produce’, ‘Product’ or the kind of food, as appropriate; 
and 
 (g) ‘C’ is the name of the relevant country, or the adjectival form of that name, as 
appropriate; and 
 (h) ‘Packed’ may be replaced by ‘Packaged’.  
 (5) If: 
 (a) none of the food in the package was grown, produced or made in Australia; and  
 (b) ingredients of the food originate in more than one country;  
  the labelling must include one of the following marks: 
  
  
where ‘Packed’ may be replaced by ‘Packaged’.  
Reference in mark to an ingredient from a particular country 
 (6) In a mark required or permitted under this section, a phrase may be added at the end that 
names one or more of the ingredients of the food and specifies the country of origin of 
each ingredient named, provided: 
 (a) the phrase starts with the word ‘with’; and  
 (b) each ingredient named originates exclusively in the country specified as the origin 
of that ingredient. 
Examples: ‘Packed in Australia from at least 80% Australian ingredients with walnuts from the United 
States of America ’ 
‘Packed in Australia from imported ingredients with lychees from Thailand, pineapples from 
Malaysia and mangoes from the Philippines ’ 
‘Packed in Australia from 0% Australian ingredients with Canadian blueberries .’ 
23  Varying Australian content —food packaged in Australia  
 (1) This section applies to food to which section 22 applies if the proportion by weight of the 
ingredients of the food varies over time. 
 (2) Despite section 22, the labelling of the food complies with this information standard if: 
 (a) the labelling includes: 
 (i) one of the appropriate marks under this section; and 
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manufacture or date mark, that is needed to enable a consumer to obtain 
information by a method in accordance with section 13; and 
 (b) a consumer who follows the method indicated by the mark is able to find out: 
 (i) the proportion by weight of Australian ingredients of the food in the package ; 
and 
 (ii) if the period that was used to calculate the average specified in the mark does 
not appear on the labelling —that period. 
 (3) If the average proportion by weight of the Australian ingredients of the food is at least 
10%, the following are appropriate marks: 
  
  
  where: 
 (a) ‘BC’ is the appropriate bar chart to represent P% of Australian ingredients (see 
section 10); and 
 (b) Packed’ may be replaced by ‘Packaged’; and 
 (c) ‘P%’, in which P is a whole number, is no t more than the average proportion by 
weight of the Australian ingredients of the food; and 
 (d) ‘[how to get details]’ is the identifying phrase for an information method that 
satisfies section 13. 
 
 (4) If the average proportion of the Australian ingredients of the food is less than 10%, the 
following are also appropriate marks: 
  
  where: 
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 (b) ‘Packed’ may be replaced by ‘Packaged’.  
 
24  Non-priority food grown , produced or made in Australia  
 (1) This section applies to non-priority food that  was grown, produced or made in Australia. 
 (2) A requirement under section 18 or 19 for the labelling to include a specified mark is 
taken t
o be satisfied if the labelling instead includes a statement indicating: 
 (a) if the food was grown in Australia —that the food was grown in Australia; or 
 (b) if the food was produced in Australia —that the food was produced in Australia; or 
 (c) if the food was made in Australia —that the food was made in Australia. 
25  Non-priority food packaged in Australia  
 (1) This section applies to non-priority food that: 
 (a) was packaged in Australia; and 
 (b) was not packaged using food that was exclusively grown, produced or made in 
Australia. 
 (2) A requirement under section 22 for the labelling to bear a specified mark is taken to be 
satisfied if the labelling instead includes: 
 (a) if the food in the package is from a single country —a statement of the country of 
origin of the food (whether or not it also includes a statement that the food was 
packaged in Australia); or 
 (b) if the food in the package is from more than one country: 
 (i) a statement that the food was packaged in Australia; and 
 (ii) a statement that indicates that the food is of multiple origins or that it is 
compri
sed of imported ingredients. 
Division 4 —Imported foods with Australian ingredients  
26  Imported foods that have Australian ingredients  
 (1) This section applies to a food if: 
 (a) Division 3 does not apply (this is therefore food that was grown, produced, made or 
packaged in a country other than Australia); and 
 (b) some or all of the food ’s ingredients were grown, produced or made in Australia. 
 (2) If the food is made in a country other than Australia, but the food ’s ingredients are 
exclusively of Australian origin, the labelling may include one of the following marks: 
    
  where ‘C’ is the name of the relevant country . 
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include one of the following marks: 
    
      
where: 
 (a) ‘BC’ the appropriate bar chart to represent P% of Australian ingredients  (see 
section 10); and 
 (b) ‘X’ is the phrase  ‘Made in’, ‘Packed in’ or ‘Packaged in’ , as appropriate; and 
 (c) ‘Y’ is the word  ‘Made’ or the kind of food, as appropriate; and 
 (d) ‘C’ is the name of the relevant country, or the adjectival form of that name, as 
appropriate; and 
 (e) P%’, in which P is a whole number, is not more than the proportion b y weight of 
the Australian ingredients of the food. 
 
 (4) If less than 10% of the food’s  ingredients by weight are Australian, the labelling may 
include one of the following marks: 
    
    
  where: 
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‘Packed in’ or ‘Packaged in’ , as appropriate; and 
 (b) ‘Y’ is the word ‘Grown’, ‘Produce’, ‘Product’, ‘Made’ or the kind of food, as 
appropriate; and 
 (c) ‘C’ is the name of the relevant country, or the adjectival form of that name, as 
appropriate. 
Reference in mark to an ingredient from a particular country 
 (5) In a mark required or permitted under this section, a phrase may be added at the end that 
names one or more of the ingredients of the food and specifies the country of origin of 
each ingredient named, provided: 
 (a) the ph rase starts with the word ‘with’; and  
 (b) each ingredient named originates exclusively in the country specified as the origin 
of that ingredient. 
Examples: ‘Made in New Zealand from less than 10% Australian ingredients with New Zealand lamb and 
Australian rosemary and mint’  
‘Packed in Mexico from at least 20% Australian ingredients with Almonds from the United 
States of America, pecans from Canada, and macadamias from Australia’  
‘Made in Vietnam from at least 10% Australian ingredients with prawns from Thailand.’  
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provided  
27  Sales for which labelling is not required but in relation to which information must 
be made available  
 (1) This section applies if food is sold to a purchaser in Australia, other than in a retail sale. 
 (2) The seller of the food must provide the purchaser, on request, with any information about 
the origins of the food or its ingredients that will be necessary to enable the purchaser to 
comply with a requirement under this information standard in relation to:  
 (a) on-selling the food to another purchaser; or 
 (b) selling another food that uses the food as an ingredient. 
 (3) If the purchaser requests the information in writing, the information must be provided in 
writing.  
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28  General legibility requirements  
 (1) This section sets out general legibility requirements that must be satisfied in relation to a 
requirement in this information standard. 
 (2) If this information standard requires a word, statement, expression or design to be 
contained, written or set out on a label —any words must be in English and any word, 
statement or expression must, wherever occurring: 
 (a) be legible; and 
 (b) be prominent so as to contrast distinctly with the background of the labe l. 
 (3) If a language other than English is also used on a label, the information in that language 
must not negate or contradict the information in English. 
 (4) If the information required by subsection 17 is displayed in connection with the food 
when it is sold, the size of type must be: 
 (a) if the food is in a refrigerated assisted service display cabinet —at least 5 mm; or 
 (b) otherwise —at least 9 mm. 
Note: To ensure country of origin labels for food are consisten t with this information standard, a style guide 
has been published on the website of the Commonwealth agency that deals with country of origin 
labelling. 
The Style Guide provides guidance on how the labels should be placed on products, their packaging or 
displays, and how those labels should look, including any colour specifications .  
This guidance is based on the requirements of this information standard. 
29  Restrictions o n other use s of logo and bar chart in relation to food sold in Australia  
 (1) A person must not use the logo or a bar chart in relation to food sold in Australia unless it 
is a permitted use. 
 (2) For this section: 
 (a) a use of the logo or a bar chart in the labelling of food being sold is a permitted use 
if: 
 (i) the use is required or permitted by Part 2; or 
 (ii) in relation to a sale to which Part 2 does not apply, the use would be required 
or permitted by Part 2 if Part 2 applied to the sale; and 
 (b) a use of the logo or a bar chart in relation to food being sold, other than in the 
labelling, is a permitted use if that use of the logo or the bar chart in the labelling 
would be a permitted use under paragraph (a). 
 (3) In this section, a reference to using a bar chart in relation to a food is a reference to using 
a bar chart to indicate the proportion by weight of the ingredients of the food that 
originate in a particular country (including Australia) or group of countries. 
30  Provision of additional material not prevented  
  Nothing in this information standard is intended to prevent additional information from 
being pr
ovided about the country of origin of a food or its ingredients, including: 
 (a) on the package; or 
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 (c) in a display in connection with its sale; or 
 (d) on a website; or 
 (e) through a smartphone application; or  
 (f) through any other means. 
Note: Section 18 of the Australian Consumer Law deals with misleading or deceptive conduct. 
Paragraphs 29(1)(a) or (k) or 151(1)(a) or (k) of the Australian Consumer Law deal with false or 
misleading representations. 
31  Record -keeping  
 (1) If: 
 (a) a person makes a sale of food to a purchaser other than the sale of an unpackaged 
single ingredient food from a single country of origin; and 
 (b) Part 2 or Part 3 applies to the sale; and 
 (c) the person provides information about the country of origin of the food or its 
ingredients that is required or permitted by this information standard to be provided 
in relation to such a sale; 
  the person must keep the records that the person relied on to provide the information. 
Note: This includes maintaining records in relation to the calculation of an average determined in 
accordance with section 13. 
 (2) The records must be kept for 1 year after the sale. 
32  Provision of information to the reg ulator  
 (1) This section applies to the sale of food covered by this information standard. 
 (2) The seller of the food must provide the regulator, on request, with any information: 
 (a) that is relevant to an assessment of whether the sale complied with this information 
standard; and 
 (b) that the seller holds or is able to access at the time of the request.  
Note: See section 2 of the Australian Consumer Law for the meaning of ‘regulator’.  
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33  Food that comp lies with the Food Standards Code country o f origin labelling 
requirements  
 (1) This section applies to food to which section 15, 16 or 17  applies if its labelling complies 
with the country of origin labelling requirements in the Food Standards Code, as they 
stood immediately before the commencement day. 
  Stock in trade 
 (2) Food that bears a label is taken to comply with the labelling requirements of this 
information standard if the label was attached: 
 (a) before the commencement day; or 
 (b) on or after the commencement day but before the day that is 24 months after the 
commencement day. 
 (3) Food that has labelling that accompanies it or is displayed in connection with its sale is 
taken to comply with the labelling requirements of this information standard if the sale is 
made before the day 24 months after the commencement day. 
Use of logo 
 (4) Despite section 29, food that is taken, under this section, to comply with this information 
standard may also bear the logo if it is applied by a person in accordance with a licence 
from Australian Made Campaign Limited to use the logo. 
Interpretation 
 (5) In this section: 
 (a) the commencement day is the day on which this information standard commences; 
and  
 (b) a reference to a label being attached  to food includes a reference to any means by 
which a label becomes part of the packaging of the food. 
 
  
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Note: Where a definition is taken from the Food Standards Code it is marked with an asterisk. 
1  Definitions —general  
In this information standard: 
Act means the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 . 
Note: Other words and expressions used in this information standard have the meaning given by the 
Act. These terms include: 
Australian Consumer Law 
appropriate bar chart —see subsection 10(2). 
*assisted service display cabinet means an enclosed or semi-enclosed display cabinet 
which requires a person to serve the food as requested by the purchaser.  
batch number , for a food for sale, means a number or other information that identifies: 
 (a) the premises where the food was prepared or packaged; and 
 (b) the lot of which the food is a part. 
Note: Batch number is equivalent to the term lot identification in the Food Standards Code. 
*bear a label: a food for sale is taken to bear a label  of a specified kind or with specified 
content if either of the following are part of or attached to the packaging of the food: 
 (a) a label of that kind or with that content; or 
 (b) labels that together are of that kind or have that content. 
*bulk cargo container :  
 (a) means an article of transport equipment, being a lift van, movable tank, shipping 
container, aircraft cargo container or other similar structure:  
 (i) of a permanent character and accordingly strong enough to be suitable for 
repeated use; and  
 (ii) specifically designed to facilitate the carriage of goods by one or more modes 
of transport, without immediate repacking; and  
 (iii) fitted with devices permitting its ready handling and its transfer from one 
mode of transport to another; and  
 (iv) so designed as to be easy to fill and empty; and  
 (v) having an internal volume of one cubic metre or more; and  
 (b) includes the normal accessories and equipment of the container, when imported 
with the container and used exclusively with it; and  
 (c) does not include any vehicle, or any ordinary packing case, crate, box, or other 
similar article used for packing.  
*caterer means a person, establishment or institution (for example, a catering 
establishment, a restaurant, a canteen, a school, or a hospital) which handles or offers 
food for immediate consumption. 
*comminuted  means chopped, diced or minced. 
compound ingredient is defined at subsection 11(4).  
country of origin means: 
 (a) the country where the food was made; or 
 (b) the country where the food was produced; or  
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food has the same meaning as in s 3A of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 
1991. 
Food Standards Code  means the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code as 
defined in the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 . 
*fund raising event means an event that raises funds solely for a community or 
charitable cause and not for personal financial gain. 
grown —see section 8.  
*label , in relation to a food being sold, means any tag, brand, mark or statement in 
writing or any representation or design or descriptive matter that: 
 (a) is attached to the food or is a part of or attached to its packaging; or 
 (b) accompanies and is provided to the purchaser with the food; or 
 (c) is displayed in connection with the food when it is sold. 
*labelling : 
 (a) in relation to a food being sold, labelling  means all of the labels for the food 
together; and 
 (b) a requirement for the labelling of a food to include specified content is a 
requirement for at least one of the labels to have that content. 
liquid packing medium  has the meaning given by section 12(5). 
*lot means an amount of a food that the manufa cturer or producer identifies as having 
been prepared, or from which foods have been packaged or otherwise separated for sale, 
under essentially the same conditions, for example:  
 (a) from a particular preparation or packing unit; and  
 (b) during a particular time ordinarily not exceeding 24 hours.  
made —see section 8.  
*medical institution has the meaning given by section 2 of this Dictionary. 
non-priority food —see section 9.  
*package : 
 (a) means any container or wrapper in or by which food for sale is wholly or partly 
encased, covered, enclosed, contained or packaged; and  
 (b) if food is carried or sold or intended to be carried and sold in more than one 
package —includes each package; and 
 (c) does not include: 
 (i) a bulk cargo container; or 
 (ii) a pallet overwrap; or 
 (iii) a crate and packages which do not obscure labels on the food; or 
 (iv) a transportation vehicle; or 
 (v) a vending machine; or 
 (vi) a hamper; or 
 (vii) a container or wrapper (including a covered plate, cup, tray or other food 
container) in which food is served in a prison, hospital or medical institution. 
produced—see section 8. 
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Note: The Food Standards Code adopts, for each State and Territory, the definition of ‘sell’ in the 
legislation that applies the food Standards Code in that State or Territory. These all have a similar 
effect but some may be slightly broader than the definition here. 
*size of type  means the measurement from the base to the top of a letter or numeral. 
substantial transformation has the same meaning as in the Australian Consumer Law, 
from time to time. 
 
2  Meaning of Medical Institution  
 (1) In this information standard: 
*medical institution  means any of the following:  
 (a) an acute care hospital; 
 (b) a hospice; 
 (c) a low-care aged care establishment; 
 (d) a nursing home for the aged; 
 (e) a psychiatric hospital; 
 (f) a respite care establishment for the aged; 
 (g) a same-day aged care establishment; 
 (h) a same-day establishment for chemotherapy and renal dialysis services. 
 (2) In this section: 
*acute care hospital : 
 (a) means an establishment that provides: 
 (i) at least minimal medical, surgical or obstetric services for inpatient treatment 
or care; and 
 (ii) round-the-clock comprehensive qualified nursing services as well as other 
necessary professional services; 
  to patients most of whom have acute conditions or temporary ailments, and have a 
relatively short average stay; and 
 (b) includes: 
 (i) a hospital specialising in dental, ophthalmic aids and other specialised medical 
or surgical care; and 
 (ii) a public acute care hospital; and 
 (iii) a private acute care hospital. 
*hospice  means a freestanding establishment (whether public or private) that provides 
palliative care to terminally ill patients. 
*low-care aged care establishment  means an establishment where aged persons live 
independently but on-call assistance, including the provision of meals, is provided when 
needed. 
*nursing home for the aged means an establishment (whether private charitable, private 
for-profit, or government) that provides long-term care involving regular basic nursing 
care to aged persons. 
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primarily to the treatment and care of inpatients with psychiatric, mental or behavioural 
disorders. 
  *respite care establishment for the aged  means an establishment that provides short-
term care, including personal care and regular basic nursing care, to aged persons. 
*same-day aged care establishment  means an establishment where aged persons attend 
for day or part-day rehabilitative or therapeutic treatment. 
*same-day establishment for chemotherapy and renal dialysis services  means: 
 (a) a day centre or hospital, being an establishment (whether public or private) that 
provides a course of acute treatment, in the form of chemotherapy or renal dialysis 
services, on a full-day or part-day non-residential attendance basis at specified 
intervals over a period of time; or 
 (b) a free-standing day surgery centre, being a hospital facility (whether public or 
private) that provides investigation and treatment, in the form of chemotherapy or 
renal dialysis services, for acute conditions on a day-only basis. 
3  Definitions —particular foods  
In this information standard: 
alcoholic beverages  include any beverage with more than 0.5% by weight/volume of 
alcohol, however described. 
biscuits and snack foods : 
 (a) includes the following: 
 (i) chips, crackers, rice cakes, biscuits, cookies, crackers, pretzels, cones or 
wafers; 
 (ii) ready to eat savoury snacks such as potato or other vegetable crisps, sticks or 
straws, bacon or pork crackling or prawn chips;  
 (b) does not include the following: 
 (i) cakes; 
 (ii) muesli bars; 
 (iii) processed nuts, including coated nuts and nut mixtures (for example, mixed 
with dried fruit).  
bottled water includes natural mineral water, non-carbonated water, mineral and source 
waters, soda water, and carbonated mineral water. 
confectionery : 
 (a) includes the following: 
 (i) chewing gum; 
 (ii) cocoa and chocolate products; 
 (iii) ice-cream, edible ices (including sherbet and sorbet), flavoured ice blocks and 
other frozen confectionery; 
 (iv) popcorn; 
 (v) crystallised fruit, glace fruit and edible cake decorations; 
 (vi) products that primarily contain sugars and their dietetic counterparts, apart 
from those mentioned in paragraph (b); and 
 (b) does not include the following: 
 (i) sugar, icing sugar or icing sugar mixes; 
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spreads. 
*fish means a cold-blooded aquatic vertebrate or aquatic invertebrate including shellfish, 
but not including amphibians or reptiles . 
*fruit and vegetables  means any of fruit, vegetables, nuts, spices, herbs, fungi, legumes 
and seeds. 
fruit and vegetable juices and drinks  means: 
 (a) drinks consisting of: 
 (i) one or more of the following: 
 (A) fruit juice or vegetable juice, including liquid elements of a fruit or 
vegetable, such as coconut water; 
 (B) fruit or vegetable purée; 
 (C) concentrated fruit juice or vegetable juice; 
 (D) concentrated fruit or vegetable purée; 
 (E) comminuted fruit or vegetables; 
 (F) orange peel extract; and 
 (ii) one or more of the following: 
 (A) water; 
 (B) mineralised water;  
 (C) sugars; and 
 (b) milk-like drinks made from cereals, nuts and legumes (including soy) that are sold 
as dairy analogues. 
*jam: 
 (a) means: 
 (i) a product prepared by processing one or more of the following: 
 (A) fruit; 
 (B) concentrated fruit juice; 
 (C) fruit juice; 
 (D) water extracts of fruit; or 
 (ii) such a product processed with sugars or honey; and 
 (b) includes conserve; and 
 (c) does not include marmalade. 
*honey means the natural sweet substance produced by honey bees from the nectar of 
blossoms or from secretions of living parts of plants or excretions of plant sucking 
insects on the living parts of plants, which honey bees collect, transform and combine 
with specific substances of their own, store and leave in the honey comb to ripen and 
mature.  
*ice cream  means a sweet frozen food that is made from cream or milk products or both, 
and other foods, and is generally aerated. 
*milk means:  
 (a) the mammary secretion of milking animals, obtained from one or more 
milkings for consumption as liquid milk or for further processing, but 
excluding colostrums; or  
 (b) such a product with phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters added. 
seasoning : 
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 (i) salt and salt substitutes, pepper, dried herbs and spices; 
 (ii) blends of spices and other seasonings or flavourings in powder or paste forms; 
 (iii) dry cures or rubs that are applied to external surfaces of meat or fish; 
 (iv) meat tenderizers; and 
 (b) does not include the following: 
 (i) mustards; 
 (ii) sauces, chutneys or relishes. 
soft drinks and sports drinks : 
 (a) include the following: 
 (i) water based carbonated and non-carbonated flavoured drinks;  
 (ii) drinks sold as ‘sport’, ‘energy’ and ‘electrolyte’ drinks;  
 (iii) carbonated fruit or vegetable drinks;  
 (iv) powder, syrup, liquid and frozen concentrates for the preparation of 
carbonated or non-carbonated water-based non-alcoholic beverages by 
addition of water or carbonated water, such as fountain syrups, fruit syrups for 
soft drinks, and frozen or powdered concentrate for lemonade and iced tea; 
 (b) do not include the following: 
 (i) non-carbonated fruit or vegetable drinks; 
 (ii) milk; 
 (iii) cereal, nut or legume based drinks sold as milk substitutes.  
*sugar  means any of the following: 
 (a) white sugar;  
 (b) caster sugar; 
 (c) icing sugar; 
 (d) loaf sugar; 
 (e) coffee sugar; 
 (f) raw sugar. 
*sugars  means: 
 (a) hexose monosaccharides and disaccharides, including dextrose, fructose, sucrose 
and lactose; or  
 (b) starch hydrolysate; or  
 (c) glucose syrups, maltodextrin and similar products; or  
 (d) products derived at a sugar refinery, including brown sugar and molasses; or  
 (e) icing sugar; or  
 (f) invert sugar; or 
 (g) fruit sugar syrup;  
  derived from any source, but does not include:  
 (h) malt or malt extracts; or  
 (i) sorbitol, mannitol, glycerol, xylitol, polydextrose, isomalt, maltitol, maltitol syrup 
or lactitol 
tea and coffee  means the following: 
 (a) coffee and coffee substitutes, including instant coffee and decaffeinated coffee; 
 (b) tea and herbal infusions, including instant tea;  
 (c) other similar cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa; 
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Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standard 2016   whether in dry form or in a ready to drink form.  
 
 
Authorised Version F2016L00528 registered 15/04/2016