A producer of diet pills has used the image of celebrity chef, Julie Goodwin, in pursuit of increasing sales. It has come to light that the celebrity chef is now considering legal action. The company, Garcinia Total, reappropriated images of the former MasterChef winner from a recent piece about her in the Australian Women’s Weekly, Read More...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) recently issued fines to Supabarn Supermarkets Pty Ltd (Supabarn) and The Real Juice Company Pty Ltd (Real Juice) over false representations regarding Real Juice products sold at Supabarn. The regulator found various statements made in relation to private label apple juice and cranberry juice to be false, misleading Read More...
In the lead up to the Christmas just passed, Australia Post boosted its advertising by paying popular local Instagram users to promote Australia Post products. Unfortunately for the postal service, the Instagram “Influencers” it engaged failed to disclose the fact they were receiving payment for their posts. As a result, Australia Post now appears to Read More...
Sending electronic marketing communication direct to consumers is an effective way of getting noticed. This kind of marketing is not new, but as some brands have been learning, its not always welcome. It turns out that the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has taken a particular dislike toward unsolicited marketing material recently. This year Read More...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has recently issued a warning to gyms using ‘No Contracts’ inducements in their advertising. The move comes in response to a number of gyms using the phrase ‘No Contracts’ to boost memberships, when in fact conditions specified indicate that a contract is being entered into. The ACCC has Read More...
Recent action taken by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is reinforcing the rules against posting misleading and deceptive statements about products and services advertised on the internet. The regulator has commenced legal proceedings in the Federal Court against A Whistle (1979) Pty Ltd, the franchisor trading as Electrodry Carpet Cleaning, for posting false Read More...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has won penalties of more than $30,000 from Basfoods (Aust) Pty Ltd (Basfoods) for false and misleading representations about honey. The regulator issued three infringement notices to Basfoods over its “Victoria Honey” product, which was made from corn and cane sugars and originated in Turkey. It alleged that Read More...
Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd has paid infringement notices totaling $61,200 for alleged breaches of the Australian Consumer Law. Under the Australian Consumer Law, the country of origin of goods must not be misrepresented. Read more.