Believe it or not, but late last week Australia was asking what makes a salad, a salad. The debate started when the Australian Taxation Office’s Deputy, Timothy Dyce, spoke to a Senate Committee, telling...

UPDATE 22/07/2016: Since publishing this article Jalna has announced it will be continuing for now Kosher certification of its products. Jalna said it was listening to its customers  and that Jalna...

The Australian Senate’s Economic References Committee on 1 December 2015 released its report on “Third Party Certification of Food” in Australia.   The Senate considered numerous private certification...

Aldi has opened up about its profits and taxes in a submission to the Federal Senate inquiry into tax avoidance. In the submission, Aldi outlined how much it earnt and how much tax it paid to the Australian...

Woolworths, Coles, Aldi, Metcash, IGA, Supermarkets, Senate, Senate Committee, Parliament, Government, Federal Government, Code of Conduct, Grocery Code of Conduct, Ombudsman A Federal Senate report issued...

ACCC empowered by Competition and Consumer Act amendment The Coalition Government has passed legislation in the Senate that gives the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) the power to...

ACCC threatens to fine companies if repealed Carbon Tax savings not passed on The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has welcomed the Australian Senate’s vote to repeal the Carbon Tax. Meanwhile,...

The proposal by the Australian Greens Party to make amendments to Australian Country of Origin (COO) labelling laws has been met with mixed reactions by the food industry. The legislation from the Greens...

The Senate Committee for Rural and Regional Affairs has released its recommendations from an inquiry into amendments proposed by the Greens to current Country of Origin Labelling laws. Although introduced...

A Senate Select Committee report examining Australia’s Food Processing Sector was released on 16 August 2012. The Senate’s Inquiry covered the following broad areas: (a) the competitiveness...