The competition between supermarket house brands and supplier brands continues with Woolworths just releasing its Official Range Profile of brands for its Australian supermarkets. The Australian supermarket...

Private-label products in Australia will increase strongly in the coming five years. Business information research firm IBISWorld forecasts the share of private-label products will account for over 30%...

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...

Longitudinal research focussing on ways to make Australia’s dairy and meat industries more sustainable has highlighted a need for clearer information to be provided on some food product labels. The...

South Australian company, The Big Olive Company, has been fined only AU$13,200 despite labelling products as ‘extra virgin olive oil’ when the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission...

Australian supermarket chain Woolworths has recalled two cupcake mixes from stores nationwide over fears they contain undeclared traces of milk and nuts following a labelling error. The products in question...

The EU Parliament has voted against the labelling of food with “X% less” or “no added X” claims. The Food and Drink Federation, the UK’s leading voice for the food and drink industry, has expressed...

One of Australia’s leading public health research bodies, The George Institute, has launched a new smartphone app which gives a Traffic Light rating based on the amount of total fat, saturated fat, sugars...

Two leading law experts have claimed that if proposed Palm Oil Labelling legislation were to be enacted in Australia, it would be afoul of World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules. The claim has been made...

One of Australia’s certifiers of ‘free-range’ egg, beef and pork farms has lodged a complaint with the Australia Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over the labelling of Primo pork products...