Extra testing on tinned peaches: govt

Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce says there will be extra testing on peaches after claims some imported tins in Australia contained lead.

First it was frozen berries, now it's imported tinned peaches in the spotlight.

The government has ordered increased testing after Australian-based processor SPC Ardmona provided the federal government with evidence of food safety breaches.

The company claimed some imported food tins contained lead.

"Once more we are pro-actively scoping the marketplace," Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce told reporters in Canberra on Thursday.


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