Australia’s green-and-gold kangaroo, the Australian Made, Australian Grown (AMAG) logo, has become a registered certification trade mark in Singapore. Every year for the past three years the logo has made its mark in another Asian ...
Australian coconut water manufacturer H2Coco Pty Ltd has acknowledged it made potentially misleading claims about the Company’s coconut water product, after Consumer Affairs Victoria asked H2Coco to substantiate those claims. ...
Tags: coconut water, Agriculture
Australian supermarket giant Coles has said it will immediately introduce an independently-run six-monthly training program for all its buyers on best practice commercial dealings. The announcement comes after Coles admitted it had ...
Australian supermarket Coles is set to refund payments made by certain suppliers, after the supermarket group admitted it engaged in unconscionable conduct when dealing with certain suppliers in 2011. The Australian Competition and ...
Tags: supermarket group, Agriculture
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has continued its focus on ‘free range’ egg claims, and instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against R.L Adams Pty Ltd, which trades as Darling Downs Fresh Eggs, ...
Tags: egg claims, Agriculture
The debate around raw milk continues after dairy company Mountain View Farm recalled its Organic Bath Milk product. The recall came after the product was implicated in the death of a three-year-old child, who had consumed it. ACCC to ...
Tags: milk recall, Food Science, Agriculture
The ACCC and supermarket group Coles have settled both cases of unconscionable conduct aimed at the company. Coles has admitted that it engaged in unconscionable conduct against a number of suppliers in 2011. The ACCC is now seeking ...
Tags: grocery suppliers, food, suppliers, Packaging
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 notice by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, for a ‘false or ...
Tags: Bera Foods, Honey Label, Agriculture
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Battenfeld Technologies, Inc., an industry-leading provider of hunting and shooting accessories. The acquisition, which is expected to be accretive to Smith & ...
Tags: hunting, shooting accessories, Recreation
Australian supermarket giant Coles will resist moves by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to merge into a single court action the two unconscionable conduct court cases launched against the supermarket by the ACCC. ...
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An industry-specific course about consumer law and home improvement complaints, covering the installation of kitchens, bathroom and fitted bedrooms, will help students understand when they can say no to a refund, when to offer a repair and ...
Tags: Advises, Furniture, Furnishing
The Furniture Ombudsman Conducts a Training Course Published on : Friday, July 11, 2014 In response to a continued high-level of interest from both retailers and manufacturers, the ‘Understanding Consumer Law and Bed ...
Tags: Training Course, Bed Complaints, Furniture
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd and Grocery Holdings Pty Ltd (together, Coles) alleging that Coles engaged ...
Tags: ACCC, Certification, Service, Logistics
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has revised its 'Advertising and selling guide' to help educate businesses about their legal rights and obligations when selling and promoting their products and services. With the supply ...
Tags: ACCC, certification
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Australian supermarket group Coles following an investigation into a video and cartoon called 'Our Coles Brand Milk Story', which ...
Tags: Milk, Agriculture, Food