After ten years in development, a new Standard for Nutrition, Health and Related Claims will become law January next year.  Standard 1.2.7 of the Food Standards Code will regulate nutrition content claims,...

Victorian meat and seafood regulator PrimeSafe will not become the regulator for meat sold at supermarkets with the state government rejecting this recommendation by an independent review of PrimeSafe...

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chairman Rod Sims has come out in defence of the Food and Grocery Code  of Conduct (the Grocery Code of Conduct) despite accusing some retailers as...

The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) has released a guide to assist egg producers better understand how the Australian Consumer Law perceives free-range egg claims.   The guide,...

Subscribers to the new FoodLegal InHouse compliance portal platform with its food and marketing regulatory compliance tools and databases, designed for food and beverage companies, are providing great...

The Australian Federal Court has ruled that RL Adams Pty Ltd, trading as Darling Downs Fresh Eggs, engaged in misleading conduct and representations when labelling and promoting its eggs as ‘free-range’....

In a blow to organic farming, the Western Australian Court of Appeal has held that a farmer of genetically modified (GM) crops was not liable for the losses caused to his organic farming neighbour. On...

The Bombay High Court has struck down a ban placed by India’s food safety regulator on Nestle’s Maggi brand noodles. On 13 August 2015, the Court removed the ban on 9 variants of the well-known instant...

FoodLegal, Australia’s leading specialist food industry  law firm,  has launched a new subscription service – called FoodLegal InHouse™. The FoodLegal InHouse™ platform will give users...

The Food and Grocery Code of Conduct came into effect 16 June 2015 with Woolworths and Aldi the first major players to sign on. The Food and Grocery Code of Conduct came into effect 16 June 2015 with Woolworths...