article_snippet: Aussies are being sold 'fake' and chips, not flake and chips because of Australia's shoddy labelling laws,' campaigner Nathaniel Pelle said. '
article_snippet: Australians are being kept in the dark about where Australians seafood comes from, the type of fish Australians are eating, and how it reached Australians plate.'
article_snippet: The results have formed part of the campaigning organisation's argument for the federal government to improve Australia's food labelling laws, demanding that they include a requirement for restaurants and take-away stores to declare the country of origin of they food.
article_snippet: Greenpeace claims that current legislation does not require gummy shark or flake to identify the fish type or origin.
article_snippet: it research further suggests that at least 80 per cent of the squid and octopus sold in Australia is caught overseas from overfished origins while two thirds of the popular fish type barramundi is brought in from Asia.
article_snippet: Great concern has also been placed on the fate of many 'orange roughy' fish, which despite being managed through conservation efforts in Australia, is often sold under different names at various restaurants.
article_snippet: It is not possible for consumers to make an informed decision under these conditions — a situation that may result in negative environmental and health outcomes,' Ms Pelle said. '
article_snippet: Australians deserve labelling laws that tell us what fish us're eating, where it was caught and how it was caught.'
article_snippet: To find out more about Greenpeace's Label My Fish campaign, visit labelmyfish.com.