You are right....the new legislation become mandatory on 1 July...

You are right....the new legislation become mandatory on 1 July 2018.





Last Updated: 30 November 2017

If you sell food in retail stores in Australia, new Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) laws have applied to your products from 1 July 2016.

The reforms become mandatory on 1 July 2018 following a two-year transition period. This means food products packaged from 1 July 2018 must display the new labels.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has published guidance on the new origin labelling rules for food to help businesses comply with the new requirements – Country of Origin Food Labelling. It has also released more general guidance covering both food and non-food products – Country of origin claims and the Australian Consumer Law. More information is available from the ACCC website.