Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019C00187:reg:16
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019C00187
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 16
Character Range: 21058–22197

16  Content of trade description—source country
 (1) The trade description must include, in prominent and legible characters:
 (a) the name of the country in which the goods were made or produced; or
 (b) if the goods are food imported in a package—a statement of the country of origin of the food (determined in accordance with the Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standard 2016, as in force or existing from time to time); or
 (c) if the goods are food from more than one country imported in a package—a statement that indicates that the food is of multiple origins or that it is comprised of imported ingredients.
 (2) Neither paragraph (1)(b) nor paragraph (1)(c) prevents paragraph (1)(a) from applying in relation to goods that are food and are imported before 1 July 2018.
 (3) Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to the trade description of goods that are food and are imported after 30 June 2018.

Format of statement about priority food imported as prepacked articles
 (4) A statement described in paragraph (1)(b) or (c) about priority food imported as prepacked articles must be written in a clearly defined text box.