Do food providers at amusement parks, annual fairs or weekly market stalls need to comply with these new labelling rules?

Yes, if your business serves seafood ‘for immediate consumption’ in Australia, you will need to follow the new labelling rules.

‘Immediate consumption’ means the food is ready to eat as soon as you give it to a customer.

It doesn’t matter if they eat it in your business, take it away or get it home delivered. This includes room service in hotels and motels.

There are some exceptions to the labelling rules. For example, the rules don’t apply to canteens, schools, prisons, hospitals or other medical institutions.

Do I need to label my house speciality, ‘spaghetti marinara’, even though it doesn’t specify seafood in the name of the dish?

Yes, because this dish is commonly known to contain seafood.

If a dish is not marketed as containing seafood and isn’t always associated with containing seafood, (such as special fried rice) it does not need to be labelled.

I am a café owner selling freshly made sandwiches with canned tuna. Do I have to label the country of origin for this tuna?

No, canned tuna is shelf-stable and therefore does not require labelling.

A shelf-stable food is something that doesn’t need to be kept in the fridge (when unopened). It may be made of chopped, diced, minced, pureed or shaved seafood. Other exemption examples include shrimp paste and fish stock.