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...
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...
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.