New country of origin food labels still months away from hitting grocery shelves

By Lisa Cox
Updated March 30 2015 - 6:08pm, first published 5:46pm
The revamp of country of origin labelling rules comes after February's hepatitis A outbreak from frozen berries imported from China. Photo: Kevin Stent
The revamp of country of origin labelling rules comes after February's hepatitis A outbreak from frozen berries imported from China. Photo: Kevin Stent
The revamp of country of origin labelling rules comes after February's hepatitis A outbreak from frozen berries imported from China. Photo: Kevin Stent
The revamp of country of origin labelling rules comes after February's hepatitis A outbreak from frozen berries imported from China. Photo: Kevin Stent
The revamp of country of origin labelling rules comes after February's hepatitis A outbreak from frozen berries imported from China. Photo: Kevin Stent
The revamp of country of origin labelling rules comes after February's hepatitis A outbreak from frozen berries imported from China. Photo: Kevin Stent
The revamp of country of origin labelling rules comes after February's hepatitis A outbreak from frozen berries imported from China. Photo: Kevin Stent
The revamp of country of origin labelling rules comes after February's hepatitis A outbreak from frozen berries imported from China. Photo: Kevin Stent

The Abbott government is progressing plans to overhaul country of origin food labels but says new labels will not hit grocery shelves until at least the end of the year.