On our most recent grocery shopping expedition I greatly annoyed my family (one of my mid-life crisis goals) by reading all the labels to ensure we were only buying product that stated Made in Australia. However, I have since found out that there are a couple of labelling quirks* that one must be aware of:
Made in Australia means that the product was "substantially transformed" in Australia. More than 50% of the cost of the product occurred here. The ingredients can be local or imported or a combination (this is usually stated on the packet).
Product of Australia means that the product was made, manufactured and grown here and is 100% Australian.
Made in Australia means that the product was "substantially transformed" in Australia. More than 50% of the cost of the product occurred here. The ingredients can be local or imported or a combination (this is usually stated on the packet).
Product of Australia means that the product was made, manufactured and grown here and is 100% Australian.
So, I can claim that the Jam Drops the kids and I baked yesterday are Product of Australia. I used Australian flour, sugar, jam, eggs and butter. I was made in WA and the kids were made in Victoria. The recipe came from the kids' Nana, also 100% Australian. Eat with impunity.
Depending how "Quick" (hot) your oven is, 15 minutes might be too long. Try 10 mins first.
Beware the quick fingers that hover about the freshly baked biscuits.
5 comments:
Beat B and S to a what? Couldn't quite read it.
I love your product information, (good luck getting that sort of detail in your quest for Australian made)you should package some up for end of year teacher Christmas presents and use your spiel on the label.
beat them to a cream, stomper.
Nice work. Baked anything lasts barely a day here too. THere's not talking or singing, just the endless chomp, chomp, chomping of the biscuits.
Gee, who'd have thought buying Australian stuff would be so hard? Thought you might like to see my failed jam drops:
http://sheeps-clothing.blogspot.com/2007/07/weekend-goes-from-bad-to-worse.html
Yours look much better.
We used to get something a bit like those for afternoon tea in the boarding house. Yours look much better.
And I know about the difference between 'made in' and 'product of'...but seriously, how much harder can I make it for myself?? Sometimes I have to turn a blind eye to the 'made in'.
Fairlie, I think you must simply commit to baking all products from scratch...
But wait a minute - you were made in Australia from imported ingredients :-) so I think you have no hope - you might as well just run off and buy Peruvian Asparagus.
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