6 Bacon Brands Sold in Australia to AVOID At All Costs! (And What to Eat Instead!)

6 Bacon Brands Sold in Australia to AVOID At All Costs! (And What to Eat Instead!)

After extensive research into ownership structures, ingredient lists, World Health Organization classifications, and scientific studies on preservatives, this investigation exposes the truth about Australia's most popular bacon brands. The Australian bacon market is dominated by foreign multinationals: JBS (Brazilian, world's largest meat processor, owns Primo and Hans) and Associated British Foods (British, owns Don). Meanwhile, the World Health Organization classified processed meat as Group 1 carcinogen—same category as tobacco and asbestos—with the Cancer Council Australia confirming just 2 slices daily increases bowel cancer risk by 18%. Research published in 2022 found 58% higher prostate cancer risk linked to nitrite preservatives.

Brands examined include Primo Bacon (owned by Brazilian giant JBS since acquisition, made from only 11-18% Australian ingredients meaning up to 89% is imported pork from North America or Europe, contains Preservative 250 sodium nitrite which forms carcinogenic nitrosamines when cooked, consumer reviews describe "poor quality, watery" with 350g of hidden inedible fat in 750g packages), Hans Bacon (same Brazilian JBS owner as Primo, marketed as "premium European style" but uses same imported pork and nitrite preservatives), Don Bacon (the iconic "Don Is Good" brand sold to British multinational Associated British Foods in 1999—same company that owns Tip Top bread—famous Altona North factory closed in 2011 with hundreds of job losses, money flows to United Kingdom shareholders), Woolworths supermarket bacon (some products made with as little as 18% Australian ingredients, CHOICE highlighted labeling claiming 90% pork yet only 18% Australian—maths doesn't add up unless most pork is imported from factory farms that wouldn't meet Australian welfare standards), Coles budget bacon (designed for price not quality using cheapest overseas pork, George Institute study found extremely high sodium levels), and ALDI bacon (rock-bottom prices make Australian pork virtually impossible, contains standard imported pork and nitrite preservatives).

Learn why "made in Australia" can mean only 11% Australian ingredients (the water, salt and preservatives are Australian—the actual pork is NOT), why Europe lowered maximum nitrite levels from October 2025 but Australia has done nothing, why Australian pig farmers struggle to compete while foreign corporations profit from deceptive branding, and why the preservative in your bacon has been linked to cancer, diabetes, and prostate disease in multiple peer-reviewed studies.

Quality bacon comes from producers who use Australian pork, disclose ownership, and avoid chemical nitrites. Support genuinely Australian-owned companies like D'Orsogna Natural Range (100% Australian family-owned since 1949, uses vegetable extracts instead of chemical nitrites, available at Woolworths nationally), Bertocchi Gold (98% Australian ingredients using Australian pork), Voodoo Bacon (award-winning chef George Francisco, dry-cured without nitrates, Queensland free-range pork exclusively), Barossa Fine Foods (South Australian producer, nitrite-free, traditional methods), your local butcher (can source Australian pork and cure without chemicals), or cure your own at home (just pork belly, salt, sugar, and spices—no chemicals required).

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DISCLAIMER: This video is educational content only, not intended to defame any brands. All information based on publicly available ownership records, World Health Organization classifications, Cancer Council Australia data, peer-reviewed studies published in British Medical Journal and Nature Communications, CHOICE consumer testing, George Institute for Global Health research, Product Review Australia consumer reviews, and ingredient labels. AI-generated images used for illustration.