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... australian pork ltd’s annual australian ham week, 3-10 july, kicks off again with the winners of the nationwide quest to name the country’s very best australian ham ... apl, the national representative body for pork producers, said the week was an opportunity to celebrate australia’s excellent home-made ham, and for consumers to take advantage of its australian porkmark trademarked label to identify wholly australian pork products ... current labelling for ham and other smallgoods products can be misleading, or at the least, confusing,” says andrew spencer ceo of australian pork limited (apl), the nation’s representative body for pork producers ... since the inception of australian ham week in 2010, the number of licensees nation wide has increased by almost 40% ... butchers and retailers across the country will be participating in australian ham week with ham tastings and special offers ... the australian ham week winners, judged by fleishmeister horst schurger and chefs paul mcdonald and simon bestley, are: australia’s best ham: westridge meats, toowoomba, qld boneless: 1st - westridge meats, toowoomba, qld; 2nd - schulz butchers, angaston, sa; 3rd -andrew’s choice smokehouse, laverton north, vic traditional bone in: 1st - barossa fine foods, elizabeth west, sa; 2nd - grays modern meat mart toowoomba, qld; 3rd - thompson’s fresh foods, hobart, tas -->
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