Australia is looking for clear labeling system
Bridget McKenzie, Minister of Federal Regional Services in Australia, has stepped up her campaign against what she calls false or misleading labeling of plant products as dairy or meat products. Thus, it is developing a legislative initiative that will force plant foods labeled 'milk' or 'meat' to change their name if the federal government changes food standards in Australia and New Zealand.
A similar move has been taken by France with an amendment that prohibits the application of terms such as sausages, milk, cheese, steak, bacon or steak to vegan or vegetarian products. In this way, the vocabulary of meat products will be limited only to products of animal origin.
McKenzie has asked different food forums to support her proposal so that Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) revises terminology and prohibits imitations.
"Products labeled as meat and milk should only come from animals and honey must be a pure product produced by bees. I want consumers to have confidence that when they buy honey, it's honey, when they buy meat, it's meat from an animal and when they buy milk, it's actually produced by a dairy cow", she declared.
Australia has a long, controversial history with products that are not of animal origin and the main dairy organizations have expressed in favor of this initiative.
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