A large panel on the front of the 500g pack of bacon proudly boasted: Smoked Using Australian Hardwood.
In tiny print on the back of the pack: 'imported bacon'. The majority of such bacon comes from countries subsidising their pork production, placing Australian producers at a disadvantage. (Importation also adds, for those obsessed by such matters, to carbon dioxide emissions; however those who care about this see only that Australia's net pig production emissions are thus reduced.)
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