Labor and Coalition team up to block fish labelling bill: A blow for consumers, industry, and environment
Today the Labor, National and Liberal Parties teamed up in the Senate to vote down a simple country of origin seafood labelling bill that was co-sponsored by the Greens and cross-benchers.
This Bill was proposed following a long campaign by an unusual alliance of commercial fishing industry and environmental groups and was featured in the popular SBS TV Series “What’s the Catch?”
The Bill was going to mandate for a simple and clear “local or imported” label for the retail sale of seafood.