Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00920:reg:22:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00920
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 22 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 36820–39916

22  Food packaged in Australia that includes food not grown, produced or made in Australia

(1)           This section applies to food that:

           (a)           was packaged in Australia; and

           (b)           is not food to which section 18 or 19 applies.

(2)           If:

           (a)           the food in the package was made in a single country other than Australia; and

           (b)           the ingredients of the food are exclusively of Australian origin,

the labelling must include:

           (c)           a statement that the food was made in that country, in a clearly defined box; or

           (d)           one of the following marks:

where:

           (e)           'C' is the name of the relevant country; and

           (f)            'Packed' may be replaced by 'Packaged'.

Example: Australian fruit is exported to Singapore and converted into juice before being shipped back to Australia in bulk for packaging here. The label could state in a clearly defined box that it was 'Made in Singapore'. Alternatively, a standard label could be used that includes a fully shaded bar chart and a statement like 'Made in Singapore from 100% Australian ingredients Packaged in Australia', all in a clearly defined box. The label would not include the kangaroo logo – even though all of the ingredients are Australia, the juice was made in Singapore.

(3)           Subject to subsection (4), if:

           (a)           the food in the package was made in a single country other than Australia; and

           (b)           some of the ingredients of the food are of Australian origin,

the labelling must include:

           (c)           a statement that the food was made in that country, in a clearly defined box; or

           (d)           one of the following marks:

where:

           (e)           'BC' is the appropriate bar chart to represent P% of Australian ingredients (see section 10); and

           (f)            'C' is the name of the relevant country; and

           (g)           'P%', in which P is a whole number, is not more than the proportion by weight of the Australian ingredients of the food; and

           (h)           'Packed' may be replaced by 'Packaged'.

(4)           If:

           (a)           the food in the package was made in a single country other than Australia; and

           (b)           some but less than 10% of the ingredients of the food by weight is of Australian origin,

the labelling may include one of the following marks:

where:

           (c)           'C' is the name of the relevant country; and

           (d)           'Packed' may be replaced by 'Packaged'.

(5)           If:

           (a)           the food in the package was grown, produced or made in a single country other than Australia; and

           (b)           none of the ingredients of the food is of Australian origin,

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; or