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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jordyn Beazley

Coles, Woolworths and Aldi ‘responsibly sourced’ salmon labels may be misleading, watchdog told

Fresh salmon steaks with herbs on a cutting board
The ACCC has been urged to investigate whether major supermarkets’ salmon labelling as ‘responsibly sourced’ is misleading consumers. Photograph: Nadia Borovenko/Alamy

Major supermarkets may be misleading consumers that their salmon products are responsibly sourced as some is produced in Tasmanian farms that are “far from sustainable”, environmental groups say.

The Environmental Defenders Office, acting on behalf of four environmental groups, has made a complaint to the consumer watchdog, urging it to investigate whether “responsibly sourced” labelling on seafood products and promotional material used by Coles, Woolworths and Aldi have broken consumer law by misleading consumers.

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