❓ A parliamentary question regarding compliance with new food labelling laws, specifically concerning fresh produce in supermarkets. The Premier deflects, raising concerns about Commonwealth responsibilities regarding unexploded bombs in Albany Harbour before stating the Minister for Agriculture and Food is handling the matter.
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FOOD LABELLING LAWS - COMPLIANCE
I refer to the new food labelling requirements issued by Food Standards Australia New Zealand for fresh produce, and media reports that some retailers are not complying with these laws. Given the confusion regarding responsibility for enforcement, I ask - (1) What resources will the Premier put in place to ensure that supermarket chains are labelling fresh produce according to the new requirements? (2) Will the Premier admit that, without adequate enforcement, the new laws are essentially useless? (3) Will the Premier support the Nationals’ call for three food auditors to be employed by the Department of Agriculture and Food in order to ensure compliance with the labelling requirements? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
I refer to the new food labelling requirements issued by Food Standards Australia New Zealand for fresh produce, and media reports that some retailers are not complying with these laws. Given the confusion regarding responsibility for enforcement, I ask - (1) What resources will the Premier put in place to ensure that supermarket chains are labelling fresh produce according to the new requirements? (2) Will the Premier admit that, without adequate enforcement, the new laws are essentially useless? (3) Will the Premier support the Nationals’ call for three food auditors to be employed by the Department of Agriculture and Food in order to ensure compliance with the labelling requirements? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I thank the member for Stirling for the question. Before I go to the detail of the question, I take it that the member for Stirling would be very interested in the circumstances of the Albany port? Mr D.T. Redman : Yes. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He should be advocating that the commonwealth government do something about its responsibility to clean up the bombs. Mr P.D. Omodei : It’s about food! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I know the question is about food. The commonwealth government has other responsibilities but it is washing its hands of the fact that there unexploded bombs in Albany Harbour. This is the government that expects WA to have some faith in nuclear issues. A second-hand brick factory is being imported from East Germany. Next thing we will have a second-hand power plant from the Ukraine being stuck on airport land. We have a commonwealth government that does not accept its responsibilities. (1)-(3) In relation to the question, the Minister for Agriculture and Food is handling this matter for the government. With no disrespect to the previous Minister for Primary Industry, who was a member of the National Party and was a very good minister, the current Minister for Agriculture is an exceptionally good minister and I have great confidence that he will make sure that the state fulfils its obligations. We need the commonwealth to fulfil its obligations as well.
(1) What resources will the Premier put in place to ensure that supermarket chains are labelling fresh produce according to the new requirements? (2) Will the Premier admit that, without adequate enforcement, the new laws are essentially useless? (3) Will the Premier support the Nationals’ call for three food auditors to be employed by the Department of Agriculture and Food in order to ensure compliance with the labelling requirements? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Stirling for the question. Before I go to the detail of the question, I take it that the member for Stirling would be very interested in the circumstances of the Albany port? Mr D.T. Redman : Yes. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He should be advocating that the commonwealth government do something about its responsibility to clean up the bombs. Mr P.D. Omodei : It’s about food! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I know the question is about food. The commonwealth government has other responsibilities but it is washing its hands of the fact that there unexploded bombs in Albany Harbour. This is the government that expects WA to have some faith in nuclear issues. A second-hand brick factory is being imported from East Germany. Next thing we will have a second-hand power plant from the Ukraine being stuck on airport land. We have a commonwealth government that does not accept its responsibilities. (1)-(3) In relation to the question, the Minister for Agriculture and Food is handling this matter for the government. With no disrespect to the previous Minister for Primary Industry, who was a member of the National Party and was a very good minister, the current Minister for Agriculture is an exceptionally good minister and I have great confidence that he will make sure that the state fulfils its obligations. We need the commonwealth to fulfil its obligations as well.
(2) Will the Premier admit that, without adequate enforcement, the new laws are essentially useless? (3) Will the Premier support the Nationals’ call for three food auditors to be employed by the Department of Agriculture and Food in order to ensure compliance with the labelling requirements? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Stirling for the question. Before I go to the detail of the question, I take it that the member for Stirling would be very interested in the circumstances of the Albany port? Mr D.T. Redman : Yes. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He should be advocating that the commonwealth government do something about its responsibility to clean up the bombs. Mr P.D. Omodei : It’s about food! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I know the question is about food. The commonwealth government has other responsibilities but it is washing its hands of the fact that there unexploded bombs in Albany Harbour. This is the government that expects WA to have some faith in nuclear issues. A second-hand brick factory is being imported from East Germany. Next thing we will have a second-hand power plant from the Ukraine being stuck on airport land. We have a commonwealth government that does not accept its responsibilities. (1)-(3) In relation to the question, the Minister for Agriculture and Food is handling this matter for the government. With no disrespect to the previous Minister for Primary Industry, who was a member of the National Party and was a very good minister, the current Minister for Agriculture is an exceptionally good minister and I have great confidence that he will make sure that the state fulfils its obligations. We need the commonwealth to fulfil its obligations as well.
(3) Will the Premier support the Nationals’ call for three food auditors to be employed by the Department of Agriculture and Food in order to ensure compliance with the labelling requirements? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Stirling for the question. Before I go to the detail of the question, I take it that the member for Stirling would be very interested in the circumstances of the Albany port? Mr D.T. Redman : Yes. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He should be advocating that the commonwealth government do something about its responsibility to clean up the bombs. Mr P.D. Omodei : It’s about food! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I know the question is about food. The commonwealth government has other responsibilities but it is washing its hands of the fact that there unexploded bombs in Albany Harbour. This is the government that expects WA to have some faith in nuclear issues. A second-hand brick factory is being imported from East Germany. Next thing we will have a second-hand power plant from the Ukraine being stuck on airport land. We have a commonwealth government that does not accept its responsibilities. (1)-(3) In relation to the question, the Minister for Agriculture and Food is handling this matter for the government. With no disrespect to the previous Minister for Primary Industry, who was a member of the National Party and was a very good minister, the current Minister for Agriculture is an exceptionally good minister and I have great confidence that he will make sure that the state fulfils its obligations. We need the commonwealth to fulfil its obligations as well.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Stirling for the question. Before I go to the detail of the question, I take it that the member for Stirling would be very interested in the circumstances of the Albany port? Mr D.T. Redman : Yes. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He should be advocating that the commonwealth government do something about its responsibility to clean up the bombs. Mr P.D. Omodei : It’s about food! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I know the question is about food. The commonwealth government has other responsibilities but it is washing its hands of the fact that there unexploded bombs in Albany Harbour. This is the government that expects WA to have some faith in nuclear issues. A second-hand brick factory is being imported from East Germany. Next thing we will have a second-hand power plant from the Ukraine being stuck on airport land. We have a commonwealth government that does not accept its responsibilities. (1)-(3) In relation to the question, the Minister for Agriculture and Food is handling this matter for the government. With no disrespect to the previous Minister for Primary Industry, who was a member of the National Party and was a very good minister, the current Minister for Agriculture is an exceptionally good minister and I have great confidence that he will make sure that the state fulfils its obligations. We need the commonwealth to fulfil its obligations as well.
I thank the member for Stirling for the question. Before I go to the detail of the question, I take it that the member for Stirling would be very interested in the circumstances of the Albany port? Mr D.T. Redman : Yes. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He should be advocating that the commonwealth government do something about its responsibility to clean up the bombs. Mr P.D. Omodei : It’s about food! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I know the question is about food. The commonwealth government has other responsibilities but it is washing its hands of the fact that there unexploded bombs in Albany Harbour. This is the government that expects WA to have some faith in nuclear issues. A second-hand brick factory is being imported from East Germany. Next thing we will have a second-hand power plant from the Ukraine being stuck on airport land. We have a commonwealth government that does not accept its responsibilities. (1)-(3) In relation to the question, the Minister for Agriculture and Food is handling this matter for the government. With no disrespect to the previous Minister for Primary Industry, who was a member of the National Party and was a very good minister, the current Minister for Agriculture is an exceptionally good minister and I have great confidence that he will make sure that the state fulfils its obligations. We need the commonwealth to fulfil its obligations as well.
Mr D.T. Redman : Yes. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He should be advocating that the commonwealth government do something about its responsibility to clean up the bombs. Mr P.D. Omodei : It’s about food! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I know the question is about food. The commonwealth government has other responsibilities but it is washing its hands of the fact that there unexploded bombs in Albany Harbour. This is the government that expects WA to have some faith in nuclear issues. A second-hand brick factory is being imported from East Germany. Next thing we will have a second-hand power plant from the Ukraine being stuck on airport land. We have a commonwealth government that does not accept its responsibilities. (1)-(3) In relation to the question, the Minister for Agriculture and Food is handling this matter for the government. With no disrespect to the previous Minister for Primary Industry, who was a member of the National Party and was a very good minister, the current Minister for Agriculture is an exceptionally good minister and I have great confidence that he will make sure that the state fulfils its obligations. We need the commonwealth to fulfil its obligations as well.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He should be advocating that the commonwealth government do something about its responsibility to clean up the bombs. Mr P.D. Omodei : It’s about food! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I know the question is about food. The commonwealth government has other responsibilities but it is washing its hands of the fact that there unexploded bombs in Albany Harbour. This is the government that expects WA to have some faith in nuclear issues. A second-hand brick factory is being imported from East Germany. Next thing we will have a second-hand power plant from the Ukraine being stuck on airport land. We have a commonwealth government that does not accept its responsibilities. (1)-(3) In relation to the question, the Minister for Agriculture and Food is handling this matter for the government. With no disrespect to the previous Minister for Primary Industry, who was a member of the National Party and was a very good minister, the current Minister for Agriculture is an exceptionally good minister and I have great confidence that he will make sure that the state fulfils its obligations. We need the commonwealth to fulfil its obligations as well.
Mr P.D. Omodei : It’s about food! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I know the question is about food. The commonwealth government has other responsibilities but it is washing its hands of the fact that there unexploded bombs in Albany Harbour. This is the government that expects WA to have some faith in nuclear issues. A second-hand brick factory is being imported from East Germany. Next thing we will have a second-hand power plant from the Ukraine being stuck on airport land. We have a commonwealth government that does not accept its responsibilities. (1)-(3) In relation to the question, the Minister for Agriculture and Food is handling this matter for the government. With no disrespect to the previous Minister for Primary Industry, who was a member of the National Party and was a very good minister, the current Minister for Agriculture is an exceptionally good minister and I have great confidence that he will make sure that the state fulfils its obligations. We need the commonwealth to fulfil its obligations as well.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I know the question is about food. The commonwealth government has other responsibilities but it is washing its hands of the fact that there unexploded bombs in Albany Harbour. This is the government that expects WA to have some faith in nuclear issues. A second-hand brick factory is being imported from East Germany. Next thing we will have a second-hand power plant from the Ukraine being stuck on airport land. We have a commonwealth government that does not accept its responsibilities. (1)-(3) In relation to the question, the Minister for Agriculture and Food is handling this matter for the government. With no disrespect to the previous Minister for Primary Industry, who was a member of the National Party and was a very good minister, the current Minister for Agriculture is an exceptionally good minister and I have great confidence that he will make sure that the state fulfils its obligations. We need the commonwealth to fulfil its obligations as well.
(1)-(3) In relation to the question, the Minister for Agriculture and Food is handling this matter for the government. With no disrespect to the previous Minister for Primary Industry, who was a member of the National Party and was a very good minister, the current Minister for Agriculture is an exceptionally good minister and I have great confidence that he will make sure that the state fulfils its obligations. We need the commonwealth to fulfil its obligations as well.
(1) What resources will the Premier put in place to ensure that supermarket chains are labelling fresh produce according to the new requirements? (2) Will the Premier admit that, without adequate enforcement, the new laws are essentially useless? (3) Will the Premier support the Nationals’ call for three food auditors to be employed by the Department of Agriculture and Food in order to ensure compliance with the labelling requirements? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Stirling for the question. Before I go to the detail of the question, I take it that the member for Stirling would be very interested in the circumstances of the Albany port? Mr D.T. Redman : Yes. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He should be advocating that the commonwealth government do something about its responsibility to clean up the bombs. Mr P.D. Omodei : It’s about food! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I know the question is about food. The commonwealth government has other responsibilities but it is washing its hands of the fact that there unexploded bombs in Albany Harbour. This is the government that expects WA to have some faith in nuclear issues. A second-hand brick factory is being imported from East Germany. Next thing we will have a second-hand power plant from the Ukraine being stuck on airport land. We have a commonwealth government that does not accept its responsibilities. (1)-(3) In relation to the question, the Minister for Agriculture and Food is handling this matter for the government. With no disrespect to the previous Minister for Primary Industry, who was a member of the National Party and was a very good minister, the current Minister for Agriculture is an exceptionally good minister and I have great confidence that he will make sure that the state fulfils its obligations. We need the commonwealth to fulfil its obligations as well.
(2) Will the Premier admit that, without adequate enforcement, the new laws are essentially useless? (3) Will the Premier support the Nationals’ call for three food auditors to be employed by the Department of Agriculture and Food in order to ensure compliance with the labelling requirements? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Stirling for the question. Before I go to the detail of the question, I take it that the member for Stirling would be very interested in the circumstances of the Albany port? Mr D.T. Redman : Yes. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He should be advocating that the commonwealth government do something about its responsibility to clean up the bombs. Mr P.D. Omodei : It’s about food! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I know the question is about food. The commonwealth government has other responsibilities but it is washing its hands of the fact that there unexploded bombs in Albany Harbour. This is the government that expects WA to have some faith in nuclear issues. A second-hand brick factory is being imported from East Germany. Next thing we will have a second-hand power plant from the Ukraine being stuck on airport land. We have a commonwealth government that does not accept its responsibilities. (1)-(3) In relation to the question, the Minister for Agriculture and Food is handling this matter for the government. With no disrespect to the previous Minister for Primary Industry, who was a member of the National Party and was a very good minister, the current Minister for Agriculture is an exceptionally good minister and I have great confidence that he will make sure that the state fulfils its obligations. We need the commonwealth to fulfil its obligations as well.
(3) Will the Premier support the Nationals’ call for three food auditors to be employed by the Department of Agriculture and Food in order to ensure compliance with the labelling requirements? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Stirling for the question. Before I go to the detail of the question, I take it that the member for Stirling would be very interested in the circumstances of the Albany port? Mr D.T. Redman : Yes. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He should be advocating that the commonwealth government do something about its responsibility to clean up the bombs. Mr P.D. Omodei : It’s about food! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I know the question is about food. The commonwealth government has other responsibilities but it is washing its hands of the fact that there unexploded bombs in Albany Harbour. This is the government that expects WA to have some faith in nuclear issues. A second-hand brick factory is being imported from East Germany. Next thing we will have a second-hand power plant from the Ukraine being stuck on airport land. We have a commonwealth government that does not accept its responsibilities. (1)-(3) In relation to the question, the Minister for Agriculture and Food is handling this matter for the government. With no disrespect to the previous Minister for Primary Industry, who was a member of the National Party and was a very good minister, the current Minister for Agriculture is an exceptionally good minister and I have great confidence that he will make sure that the state fulfils its obligations. We need the commonwealth to fulfil its obligations as well.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Stirling for the question. Before I go to the detail of the question, I take it that the member for Stirling would be very interested in the circumstances of the Albany port? Mr D.T. Redman : Yes. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He should be advocating that the commonwealth government do something about its responsibility to clean up the bombs. Mr P.D. Omodei : It’s about food! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I know the question is about food. The commonwealth government has other responsibilities but it is washing its hands of the fact that there unexploded bombs in Albany Harbour. This is the government that expects WA to have some faith in nuclear issues. A second-hand brick factory is being imported from East Germany. Next thing we will have a second-hand power plant from the Ukraine being stuck on airport land. We have a commonwealth government that does not accept its responsibilities. (1)-(3) In relation to the question, the Minister for Agriculture and Food is handling this matter for the government. With no disrespect to the previous Minister for Primary Industry, who was a member of the National Party and was a very good minister, the current Minister for Agriculture is an exceptionally good minister and I have great confidence that he will make sure that the state fulfils its obligations. We need the commonwealth to fulfil its obligations as well.
I thank the member for Stirling for the question. Before I go to the detail of the question, I take it that the member for Stirling would be very interested in the circumstances of the Albany port? Mr D.T. Redman : Yes. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He should be advocating that the commonwealth government do something about its responsibility to clean up the bombs. Mr P.D. Omodei : It’s about food! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I know the question is about food. The commonwealth government has other responsibilities but it is washing its hands of the fact that there unexploded bombs in Albany Harbour. This is the government that expects WA to have some faith in nuclear issues. A second-hand brick factory is being imported from East Germany. Next thing we will have a second-hand power plant from the Ukraine being stuck on airport land. We have a commonwealth government that does not accept its responsibilities. (1)-(3) In relation to the question, the Minister for Agriculture and Food is handling this matter for the government. With no disrespect to the previous Minister for Primary Industry, who was a member of the National Party and was a very good minister, the current Minister for Agriculture is an exceptionally good minister and I have great confidence that he will make sure that the state fulfils its obligations. We need the commonwealth to fulfil its obligations as well.
Mr D.T. Redman : Yes. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He should be advocating that the commonwealth government do something about its responsibility to clean up the bombs. Mr P.D. Omodei : It’s about food! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I know the question is about food. The commonwealth government has other responsibilities but it is washing its hands of the fact that there unexploded bombs in Albany Harbour. This is the government that expects WA to have some faith in nuclear issues. A second-hand brick factory is being imported from East Germany. Next thing we will have a second-hand power plant from the Ukraine being stuck on airport land. We have a commonwealth government that does not accept its responsibilities. (1)-(3) In relation to the question, the Minister for Agriculture and Food is handling this matter for the government. With no disrespect to the previous Minister for Primary Industry, who was a member of the National Party and was a very good minister, the current Minister for Agriculture is an exceptionally good minister and I have great confidence that he will make sure that the state fulfils its obligations. We need the commonwealth to fulfil its obligations as well.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He should be advocating that the commonwealth government do something about its responsibility to clean up the bombs. Mr P.D. Omodei : It’s about food! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I know the question is about food. The commonwealth government has other responsibilities but it is washing its hands of the fact that there unexploded bombs in Albany Harbour. This is the government that expects WA to have some faith in nuclear issues. A second-hand brick factory is being imported from East Germany. Next thing we will have a second-hand power plant from the Ukraine being stuck on airport land. We have a commonwealth government that does not accept its responsibilities. (1)-(3) In relation to the question, the Minister for Agriculture and Food is handling this matter for the government. With no disrespect to the previous Minister for Primary Industry, who was a member of the National Party and was a very good minister, the current Minister for Agriculture is an exceptionally good minister and I have great confidence that he will make sure that the state fulfils its obligations. We need the commonwealth to fulfil its obligations as well.
Mr P.D. Omodei : It’s about food! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I know the question is about food. The commonwealth government has other responsibilities but it is washing its hands of the fact that there unexploded bombs in Albany Harbour. This is the government that expects WA to have some faith in nuclear issues. A second-hand brick factory is being imported from East Germany. Next thing we will have a second-hand power plant from the Ukraine being stuck on airport land. We have a commonwealth government that does not accept its responsibilities. (1)-(3) In relation to the question, the Minister for Agriculture and Food is handling this matter for the government. With no disrespect to the previous Minister for Primary Industry, who was a member of the National Party and was a very good minister, the current Minister for Agriculture is an exceptionally good minister and I have great confidence that he will make sure that the state fulfils its obligations. We need the commonwealth to fulfil its obligations as well.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I know the question is about food. The commonwealth government has other responsibilities but it is washing its hands of the fact that there unexploded bombs in Albany Harbour. This is the government that expects WA to have some faith in nuclear issues. A second-hand brick factory is being imported from East Germany. Next thing we will have a second-hand power plant from the Ukraine being stuck on airport land. We have a commonwealth government that does not accept its responsibilities. (1)-(3) In relation to the question, the Minister for Agriculture and Food is handling this matter for the government. With no disrespect to the previous Minister for Primary Industry, who was a member of the National Party and was a very good minister, the current Minister for Agriculture is an exceptionally good minister and I have great confidence that he will make sure that the state fulfils its obligations. We need the commonwealth to fulfil its obligations as well.
(1)-(3) In relation to the question, the Minister for Agriculture and Food is handling this matter for the government. With no disrespect to the previous Minister for Primary Industry, who was a member of the National Party and was a very good minister, the current Minister for Agriculture is an exceptionally good minister and I have great confidence that he will make sure that the state fulfils its obligations. We need the commonwealth to fulfil its obligations as well.
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