You have to check tinned fruit too because very few are Australian grown now. We prefer the tinned fruit in syrup rather than juice, but none of the syrup ones are grown in Australia, so we don't buy them any more.
Rice is another thing that irritates me. You really have to check the packet for that too. The size of the bag can alter the growing location. A 2kg bag of Sunrice might be grown in Australia, a 1kg bag grown in Thailand. Sometimes the medium grain is grown in Aus, other times it's Thailand. Same with the long grain. Last time I bought rice I got the Woollies Select because that day, it was the only one grown in Aust.
I know the main rice growing area in NSW has had lots of rainfall over recent months but rice grows in water, so it's no excuse!
It's easy for people to get caught with quite a few things. A brand might be Australian owned, so show the symbol reflecting that. Yet, when you look at the packet, the contents are grown/produced overseas. Jars of minced garlic, ALL contain local and imported ingredients. They don't have to specify where the imported ingredients come from, so who knows if they are up to Australian standards?
