Issue | Suggested improvements |
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Wording of the label | • Do not add further information but increase clarity of existing information |
• Clarify difference between ‘Product of Australia’ and ‘Made in Australia’ | |
• Indicate the percentage of the product which is Australian | |
• Provide a star rating according to the percentage of Australian product contained | |
Size | • Increase the size of the label |
• Increase the size of the font | |
• Make the font size uniform for all information. | |
Position of label | • Standardise the position of the CoOL |
• Place the CoOL under the nutrition information panel | |
Education | • Teach people how to interpret the information on food labels |
Deceptive labelling | • Prohibit the use of symbols/images which suggest the product is Australian |