“Fresh” implications from Federal Court decision on Coles bread fine The decision by the Federal Court of Australia to order Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd (Coles) to pay penalties of $2.5 million...

Coles may face $5 million fine for fresh bread claims The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has made submissions to the Federal Court, calling for Australian supermarket giant Coles to be...

Coconut water manufacturer admits making misleading claims Australian coconut water manufacturer H2Coco Pty Ltd has acknowledged it made potentially misleading claims about the Company’s coconut water...

ACCC Chairman calls for enforceability to be addressed in proposed grocery code In welcoming industry efforts to develop a code of conduct to address unfair practices in the grocery sector, the Australian...

ACCC wins against Coles on bread The Federal Court has banned Australian supermarket giant Coles from making claims that its bread products are ‘freshly baked’ or baked on the day for three years. The...

Maggie Beer Products acknowledges its labelling may be misleading The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Maggie Beer Products Pty Ltd (Maggie...

ACCC finds imported “Victoria Honey” product does not come from bees Australian wholesaler of Turkish and Mediterranean foods Basfoods (Aust) Pty Ltd (Basfoods) has paid penalties totalling $30,600...

Federal Court finds Coles’ ‘Freshly Baked’ and ‘Baked Today’ marketing claims misleading FoodLegal lawyer and expert Charles Fisher has warned that Australian food and beverage manufacturers...

Saskia Beer with pig farmers The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Barossa Farm Produce Pty Ltd (Barossa Farm Produce) for false or...

Australian game bird producer Game Farm Pty Ltd (Game Farm) has paid two infringement notices totalling $20,400 and provided a court enforceable undertaking to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The...