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Senators to launch Private Members’ Bill on Seafood Labelling
Greens spokesperson for Fisheries, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson will today join with Senators Xenophon, Lambie, Wang and Lazarus to launch a Private Members Bill to ensure country-of-origin labelling is applied to seafood sold in restaurants and fish and chip shops.
What: Media conference (plus Australian Barramundi and chips) on the Food Standards Amendment (Fish Labelling) Bill, being introduced into the Senate today
Who: Senators Nick Xenophon, Peter Whish-Wilson, John Madigan, Glenn Lazarus, Jacqui Lambie and Dio Wang as well as
Mr Rob Fish, Chairman, Northern Territory Seafood Council and
Mr Bob Richards, Managing Director Humpty Doo Barramundi Pty Ltd
Where: Courtyard on Senate side (courtyard number 28H)
When: 12.45pm Canberra time
Greens spokesperson for Fisheries, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson