Australian Government Looks into Food Labeling

Four Corners

Topic: Consumer Protection

Friday, August 7, 2026, at 5:23 pm

A Four Corners investigation found products with labels that did not match test results.

In short:

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is looking into claims of misleading food labels.

Testing found some products were not what they claimed to be.

What's next?

Assistant Minister Andrew Leigh says Australians should not be misled by false labels.

Australia's consumer watchdog is investigating claims of food fraud after a Four Corners report.

Four Corners investigated food imports and recalls over eight months.

Testing showed some tomato products were not from where they claimed to be.

Some big brands are selling products with incorrect labels.

Many of the bad products came from China.

Some seafood was not from where it was said to be.

Some eggs were not 'cage-free' as claimed, and some spices had bad things in them.

The testing found some eggs were not 'cage-free'.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is looking into the claims.

The commission wants to make sure food labels are truthful.

People choose food based on where it comes from and how it's made.

A government minister says Australians should not be tricked by false labels.

The minister is happy the commission is taking action.

The minister said, 'Australians shouldn't be duped by misleading labels.'

Andrew Leigh welcomed the inquiry.

Many groups are in charge of keeping food safe in Australia.

There are many steps to keeping food safe, from setting rules to checking imports.

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