NZ Pork welcomes recommendation for clearer country of origin labelling

NZ Pork welcomes recommendation for clearer country of origin labelling
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Riley Kennedy
Parliament’s regulations committee has nudged the government to tweak a certain regulation to avoid labelling practices that may confuse consumers about where their food comes from.The recommendation, by the regulations review select committee chaired by National’s Judith Collins, comes after a complaint from the pig farmer industry body, New Zealand Pork, which believes consumers aren’t being given the right information about what country the meat comes from in processed pork products, such as bacon, ham and salami.It comes j...

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