Food manufacturers have called on the federal government to clarify the legality of ‘no jab, no job’ policies as more companies consider following the lead of SPC and require staff to have vaccinations.

SPC, which makes Ardmona canned tomatoes and Goulburn Valley packaged fruit, is the first Australian company to mandate vaccines for all 700 staff as well as visitors at its factories in Shepparton and Emu Plains and offices in Melbourne and Sydney.