By Joe Lederman, Managing Principal, FoodLgeal www.foodlegal.com.au  Reforms to the country of origin labelling system were agreed to at a meeting of the Australian Consumer Affairs Ministers on 31 March...

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) is calling on the Federal Government to apply heavier taxes to cheap alcohol including wine sold in casks. Although the wine cask was invented in South...

Campbell’s Soup Company has announced it will be completing a packaging transformation  by mid-2017 in response to consumer concerns. The decision will affect all of its canned soups. Changes to the...

Simplot’s Leggo’s brand is now selling its pasta sauce in re-designed packaging. The new labelling includes a health star rating which Leggo’s says is a first in the branded Italian sauces category. 70...

Evian mineral water is now being sold in a newly designed bottle.   In the first major change to its design in 30 years, Evian mineral water now comes in a slim 330ml bottle with a transparent label....

Australian ginger producer Buderim Ginger has introduced new packaging for two of its most popular products.   Both Buderim’s “Naked Ginger Uncrystallised” 200g and “Crystallised Ginger”...

Leading biscuit brand Arnott’s has paid the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) $51,000 in penalties after five infringement notices were issued against the company in relation to a...

New research from the Netherlands has found that most Netherlands-based consumers pay little attention to the ingredients lists on food labelling.   The study, which was commissioned by Unilever and...

SealTick® leak detection equipment is used in many countries, globally, for food packaging testing. Sealing integrity is one of the most important concerns of quality control for packaging. A leaking...

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has this week been finalised after negotiations began in 2010.   The TPP centers on a free trade zone between 12 countries located around the Pacific rim including...