Flower industry pushes to get country-of-origin labelling back on the table for imported blooms
Source: ABC Rural / By Laurissa Smith and Meg Powell.
February 14, 2023.
When you buy a bunch of flowers today for that someone special, do you know where the blooms were grown? Does it even matter?
The national body representing Australia's flower growers and florists reckons it does.
At least half of the fresh-cut flowers sold in Australia are imported and up to 10 million roses are flown into the country for Valentine's Day.
Flower Industry Australia chief executive Anna Jabour said if imported food can have a label showing where it's made or produced, then flowers should too.
"We did have assurances from the previous federal government that flowers were going to be added to country-of-origin labelling," she said.
"So it was really a kick in the guts when they weren't.
"So we are making representations to the new government because we would like to see that decision reviewed."
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