Albo blows $1.5m on Fake Meat Labels Research
The Albanese Government has spent $1.5 million researching consumer perceptions of vegan food labels using words like "beef" and pictures of livestock.
Meanwhile, the European Union has voted to ban the use of words like "burger" to describe plant-based food, prompting criticism from Australian beef producers.
- The EU has taken steps to address the issue of misleading food labels.
- The Australian government has not made significant progress despite election promises.
The EU is further down the road on fixing this.
Beef producers are furious about the lack of action from the Australian government, which had promised to act on a senate inquiry into the issue.
Author's summary: Australia lags behind EU on fake meat labels regulation.