FDA finalises menu and vending machine calorie labeling rules The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalised two rules requiring that calorie information be listed on menus and menu boards in...

Bera Foods pays fine for ‘false or misleading’ honey label Hume Import & Export (Australia) Pty Ltd trading as Bera Foods (Bera Foods) has paid a penalty of $10,200 following the issue of an infringement...

Australian Made urges consumers to ‘get behind our Aussie logo’ The Australian Made Campaign is calling on consumers to get behind ‘our Aussie logo’ – the green-and-gold kangaroo that certifies...

Vegetable growers demand stronger Country of Origin labelling enforcement Australian vegetable and potato growers representative body AusVeg has backed the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) criticisms...

Westernisation to reform packaging in Chinese retail market, Canadean In recent years, China has seen significant changes in eating habits, shopping behaviours, and lifestyle habits, as consumer behaviour...

Federal Court orders $300,000 penalty after finding ‘free range’ egg claims to be misleading The Federal Court has declared by consent that Pirovic Enterprises Pty Ltd (Pirovic) engaged in...

CHOICE claims food industry making “push to hide shrinking packs” Consumer group CHOICE has claimed some food companies have “big appetites for reducing the size of products without reducing...

‘Natural’ foods equal ‘healthy’ in older consumers’ minds, Canadean Consumers in the UK who are aged 55 and older associate ‘natural’ products with a healthy, yet tasty, lifestyle and...

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...

Foods labelled gluten-free in US must now meet FDA’s definition All foods labelled gluten-free in the US must now meet all requirements of the gluten-free labeling final rule published in August...