Flower industry pushes to get country-of-origin labelling back on the table for imported blooms
1 year, 10 months ago

Flower industry pushes to get country-of-origin labelling back on the table for imported blooms

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When you buy a bunch of flowers today for that someone special, do you know where the blooms were grown? Anna Jabour says country-of-origin labelling for imported flowers should be put back on the federal government's radar. Flower Industry Australia chief executive Anna Jabour said if imported food can have a label showing where it's made or produced, then flowers should too. "We did have assurances from the previous federal government that flowers were going to be added to country-of-origin labelling," she said. Ms Jabour said the majority of flowers sold in Australia's major supermarkets were imported and invasive pests on those flowers posed a real risk.

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Country of origin labelling introduced for some Australian-grown flowers
1 year, 7 months ago

Country of origin labelling introduced for some Australian-grown flowers

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Some Australian-grown flowers will be bunched together by new green and gold rubber bands to help buyers identify local blooms. Key points: Australian flower growers hope new labelling will encourage people to buy locally Green and gold rubber bands will be used to identify Australian-grown blooms Growers are lobbying the federal government for mandatory country of origin labelling Peak industry …

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