Supermarket dumping of cage eggs could result in egg shortages Egg producers have continued to express concerns about the impact on Australia’s egg industry of moves by supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths,...

ACCC cracks down on another egg supplier for free range claims The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against Derodi Pty Ltd (Derodi)...

Government seeking to ‘simplify’ Australia’s food nutrition labels Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is seeking comments on a recommendation to change the way that nutrition information...

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...

CHOICE opposes sports drink health claims as ‘misleading consumers’ Consumer group CHOICE has said it believes that allowing sports drinks to carry health claims will “mislead consumers into believing...

Red Bull to pay more than US$13 million to settle false advertising lawsuit Global energy drink company Red Bull GmbH has agreed to pay more than US$13 million to settle a class action lawsuit in the US...

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...