The federal government's turnaround on beef imports from countries affected by mad cow disease is a "big step" towards restoring public confidence, the opposition says.
Agriculture Minister Tony Burke on Monday ordered an import risk analysis on beef imports.
The government, which last week lifted its ban on beef imports from countries affected by bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), had argued the analysis was unnecessary, as new protocols were tough enough.
The opposition's agriculture spokesman John Cobb says while the risk analysis is welcome, the coalition will still introduce a private member's bill to ensure country-of-origin labelling.
"The public have the right to know whether they're buying the safest meat in the world, Australia's, or whether they're buying beef from other countries," he told reporters in Canberra on Tuesday.
