Why Australian Made?

If it’s not Australian Grown, it makes you wonder how it’s grown.

These are just some of the imported products banned by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) in the last few months. Banned, because they failed to meet our strict Australian food standards.

Unfortunately, AQIS only tests around 5% of the produce coming into Australia, which means the other 95% is tested by, well, shoppers like you and me. If that alone isn’t food for thought, try this. We buy more than 5.5 billion dollars worth of imported food every year. That’s billions of dollars that isn’t going to our farmers and their local communities.

So what can you do? The simple answer is buy Australian grown produce when you can. It’s better for you, your family and our farmers.

The best way to find these goods is by looking for the Australian Made, Australian Grown logo. The certification trademark shows you when a product is made or grown here.

The famous green and gold symbol can now be found on more than 10,000 products sold here and around the world. New products are registered every day and you can find them all in our product directory.

So look for the logo when you shop. You'll be doing yourself a favour and reinvesting in the community.