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
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released its 16th annual container stevedoring monitoring report. “Increased competition is delivering improvements in Australian stevedoring, which build on significant gains ...
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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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In welcoming industry efforts to develop a code of conduct to address unfair practices in the grocery sector, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has called for issues around enforceability and coverage to be addressed before ...
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Australia-based Pacific Brands today said that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Workwear business to fellow Aussie company - Wesfarmers Industrial and Safety (WIS), a division of Wesfarmers Limited. The sale has been done at ...
Tags: Pacific Brands, Workwear Business, Apparel
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a draft determination proposing to grant authorisation to owner driver members of the Transport Workers’ Union in Queensland to engage in collective bargaining with Toll ...
Tags: Commission, Bargaining Power, Service
On Monday 11 August the FoodLegal Symposium: Breakthroughs in making and marketing healthier products is being held in the Melbourne CBD. Answering the big questions about making and marketing foods as ‘healthier’, the ...
AsiaInspection, a leading global provider of quality control services for businesses importing from Asia, Africa, Southern Europe and Latin America, announces its 2014 Q2 Barometer, a quarterly synopsis on outsourced manufacturing and the ...
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ACCC calls to 'reinvigorate' Australia's competition policy The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has provided a submission to the Harper Review of competition policy, calling for a 'reinvigoration of Australia's ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
German automobile manufacturer BMW has recalled 2930 vehicles in Australia to fix a problem in turbocharged six cylinder models. The recall affects BMW's eight models including 35i versions of the X3 and X5 SUVs, as well as the 1, 3, 5, ...
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Australia and China to increase co-operation on mergers regulation The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) have signed a memorandum of understanding ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Business
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 ...
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Woolworths breached ACCC undertakings, Federal Court finds The Federal Court of Australia has today found supermarket giant Woolworths breached an undertaking on fuel shopper dockets, but that its rival Coles did not break the agreement. ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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