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Seafood labelling petition to Senate

The Greens are calling for country-of-origin labelling for seafood in Australia, tabling a petition in the Senate carrying 46,000 signatures.

Seafood vendors take delivery of fresh seafood, Sydney Fish Market
The Greens are calling for country-of-origin labelling for seafood in Australia. (AAP)

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Almost 50,000 Australians have urged the government to label the seafood they buy or eat so they know what part of the world it comes from.

Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson on Thursday tabled a 46,000-signature petition to the Senate calling for country-of-origin labelling for all seafood sold in Australia.

"This is a very popular campaign," he told the parliament, adding that Australians should know what environment their seafood was grown in.


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