At a meeting on 12 June 2015 consumer affairs ministers of the Australian States and Territories agreed to develop a national standard and legal definition for “free range eggs”. At a meeting on 12...

The government this week announced a review of the Horticulture Code of Conduct. The government this week announced a review of the Horticulture Code of Conduct. Established in 2007, the Code was intended...

The number of foods requiring mandatory Vitamin D fortification in Sweden may soon increase due to a proposal by the Swedish National Food Agency (NFA). Currently in Sweden, all milk and margarine must...

Metcash concerned with Grocery Code of Conduct ‘extra red tape’ on its suppliers Australian wholesaler and distributor of groceries Metcash has made its submission to the current Senate inquiry into...

Food and Grocery Code should ‘go ahead as is’ say supermarket majors and AFGC The Retail and Supplier Roundtable (RSR), which is comprised of Australian supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths, and...

Fruit and vegetables wholesalers ‘left out’ of Food and Grocery Code of Conduct The Australian Chamber of Fruit and Vegetable Industries (The Australian Chamber), which represents Australia’s six...

Taxpayers and growers are led up a garden path The Fresh Produce Safety Centre (FPSC), which is an organisation established with government and industry support in 2013, has announced the winning tender...

Trade considerations “vital” to CoOL labelling proposal The Australian Trade Minister the Hon. Andrew Robb has a “fundamental role to play”, along with the Ministers for Industry, Agriculture and...

Parallel importing could threaten Australian manufacturers of international food brands Removing parallel import restrictions would “promote competition and potentially lower prices for consumers”,...

Recommendations by Harper Competition Review receive government fanfare but government promises ‘further consultation’ The Australian Government has released the Final Report of the Harper Competition...