Human beings are at the top of the food chain and these things become more concentrated.

A couple of years ago when there was much discussion regarding broccoli and peanuts which were imported from China, and containing high levels of both, there was also mention in the media that our own AQIS did NOT test fresh imported products from China for DDT, cadmium etc.

As a result, greengrocers and supermarkets displayed signs indicating which produce was 100% Australian grown.

Why didn't our own Government ensure we were not ingesting products such as these? Why did they avoid testing for these contaminants?

It appears that the balance of trade is more important than the Nation's collective health.

We don't want our veges and fruit drenched in pesticides (DDT) - among other nasties, that have been banned in Australia, only to have them come into our shopping baskets from another source.

China still manufactures DDT. Of course they will use the cheapest pesticide source they can to deliver their produce to the open market and export in good condition.

As for imports being a "threat to our own agriculture" .... the way primary producers are being neglected in this country is a disgrace and soon there wil be "no agriculture" unless politicians remove their heads from beneath the sand.

Buy Australian or grow your own, organic produce.

When all of the vegetable growers are forced out of production, Australia will get what it deserves - only inferior overseas imported & contaminated food.

We are receiving returns for high quality vegetables that are comparable to prices of forty years ago that don't relate to current day expenses.

I get angry each shopping day when I have to read the lable on each product each week in order to try and purchase Australian goods, be they fresh, frozen or tins, we do try and grow our own organic produce, but have many bugs that destroy our crops.

truth in packaging would be a benefit, and is there someone out there who can tell me where is the land of 'imported'? Encourage Australia to grown its own again.