Formats for CoOL labels
Learn about formatting options and requirements for Australian country of origin labelling.
Fillet web app and Standard marks
In the Fillet web app, you can download Standard marks to use for country of origin labelling.
When you select a menu item, that is, an item for sale, you can see an overview of available assets. You can decide which asset you'd like to use for your selected item, and then download that asset.
The assets provided are in direct reference to the Standard, that is, the "Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standard 2016". 1
Usage parameters
The following parameters apply to the assets provided in the Fillet web app:
No customization of appearance or color
In the standard marks, the bar graph or bar chart is "a visual indication of the proportion, by ingoing weight, of the food’s Australian ingredients." 2
For all assets in this release, the bar graph is shaded fully. This is because "a full bar chart to indicate that the food’s ingredients are exclusively Australian". 2
The "Made in Australia" assets in this release apply only to foods where the percentage of Australian ingredients is 100%. 3 Therefore, these assets also have a full bar chart.
No customisation or modification of text
There is no option to customise or modify the text in assets. This is because the text is a direct reference to the Standard. 4
No alteration of language
The language of text in the assets is English. There is no option to alter the language used in the assets from English to another language.
This is because the Standard requires that any words must be in English, except in limited circumstances which are outside the scope of this release. 5
Assets
In the Fillet web app, you can download the following assets for CoOL labelling:
Grown in Australia
Portrait
Landscape
Produced in Australia
Portrait
Landscape
Made in Australia from 100% Australian ingredients
Portrait
Landscape
References
- 1 Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standard 2016 (the "Standard")
- 2 Section 6, Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standard 2016
- 3 Section 8(2), Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standard 2016
- 4 Section 18(2), Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standard 2016
- 5 Section 28(2), Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standard 2016