22 Dec 2015 The manufacturer of Nurofen will be forced to pay millions of dollars in fines after a court found its packaging claims were misleading. The products in Reckitt Benckiser's Nurofen specific-pain range were advertised as ...
Uncle Tobys has paid $32,400 in penalties relating to packaging claims about the protein content of its branded oats products. Cereal Partners Australia, the manufacturer and distributor of Uncle Tobys brand oats, is alleged to have made ...
Tags: Uncle Tobys, oats products, packaging
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 marketing claim for its Shapes ...
Arnott’s Biscuits has been fined $51,000 by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over false or misleading packaging. ACCC has slapped fines on Arnott's after the company falsely claimed that its Shapes Light ...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released its annual container stevedoring monitoring report, which highlights an improved performance within the industry. Average stevedoring prices for the industry fell for the ...
Tags: container, stevedoring
Researchers in South Korea have used electrochemical potentiostatic activation (EPA) to alter the hydrogen content in p-type gallium nitride (GaN) layers with a view to improved performance of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) [June Key Lee et ...
Tags: GaN layers, P-Gallium Nitride
The decision by the Federal Court of Australia to order Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd (Coles) to pay penalties of $2.5 million for making a claim that its par baked products were “fresh”, is likely to have broad ...
Tags: bakery products, bakery
It was reported on 25 March 2015 that new Country of Origin Labelling laws will be delayed until at least August 2015 despite the Prime Minister’s announcement on 16 February 2015 that country of origin labelling proposals for reform ...
Tags: FSANZ, dietary supplements, Food
ACCC attacks government’s Competition Review recommendations, while other sectors respond The recommendations published this week in the Harper Competition Review Final Report have been largely welcomed by industry and regulators. ...
Tags: ACCC, Recommendations, Food
Billy Sims-China Food Group will export whole milk powder and skim milk powder to China, where the demand for US dairy products is increasing. Billy Sims-China Food Group is also developing a dairy plant in Michigan with an investment of ...
Tags: Milk Powder, skim-milk powder
Researchers at Japan's NTT Device Technology Laboratories have used silicon (Si) doping to achieve p-type conduction in gallium arsenide antimony (GaAsSb) produced with metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) on indium phosphide ...
The popularity of sushi is on the rise in Australia, while spring rolls appear to be gradually falling out of favour, according to findings from market research organisation Roy Morgan Research. Between July 2009 and June 2014, the ...
Tags: healthy snacks, fattening foods, Agriculture
The New York City has barred food service establishments, stores and manufacturers from possessing, selling or using single service Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) foam articles or polystyrene loose fill packaging. The ban that has been ...
Tags: cups, plates, trays, 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 ...
Osmo Nutrition, the maker of hydration products, hired Will Garratt as its chief executive officer. Garratt will lead all brand strategy, marketing and sales initiatives, and work closely with Founder Dr. Stacy Sims, to enhance and ...
Tags: hydration products, Sporting Goods