The Australian Federal Court has dismissed the ACCC’s appeal against a decision that dismissed allegations that a group had attempted to induce egg producers to enter into a cartel arrangement. The Australian...

Australian Government invites comment on proposal to release commercial GM E. coli chicken vaccine The Australian Government’s Gene Technology Regulator is currently assessing a license application from...

Industry growth forecast for poultry and eggs in Australia Revenue for both the egg farming and poultry meat farming industries is forecast to grow modestly over the next five years, with poultry meat...

A national definition for 'free range' eggs may be on its way NSW Government’s Department of Fair Trading has announced it will lead the development of a draft National Information Standard...

The ACCC has taken court action against an alleged egg cartel attempt The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against various parties in...

South Australia is considering whether to establish an industry code for free range eggs. A new proposal from the South Australian Government defines ‘free range eggs’ as coming from hens stocked at...

Australian supermarkets have been responding to growing consumer activism in favour of ‘sustainable’ fish and ‘free range’ eggs. The German-owned Australian ALDI supermarket group has announced...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued feedback to suggest it will deny the Australian Egg Corporation Limited (AECL) a Certification Trade Mark over new “free range”...

A new scheme will provide greater transparency for New South Wales consumers about farm production systems. Terms such as “free-range”, “barn” and “cage” are now more clearly defined on the...

Almost a third of eggs labelled as “free range” in Australia are produced in conditions that breach the egg industry’s own regulations, according to new figures published by the Australian...