Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Archives - Inside FMCG
Amazon, AliExpress, Catch and eBay sign online product safety pledge
With the meteoric growth seen in the e-commerce market in 2020, four of Australia’s largest online players have signed onto the ACCC’s new Australian Product Safety Pledge to protect consumers from unsafe goods.
Peters to be prosecuted over illegal ice-cream distribution contract
The ACCC is prosecuting Peters Ice Cream for alleged anticompetitive conduct in the route trade.
Simplot Australia caught mislabelling imported fish as local product
Simplot Australia has agreed to change its packaging after an ACCC probe caught the company labelling imported fish as ‘Made in Australia’.
ACCC food supply-chain competition probe hailed as ‘a great initiative’
An inquiry into “harmful imbalances” in the fresh-food supply chain launched by the ACCC has been welcomed by sectors within the industry.
Domino’s wages audit falls further behind
Pizza chain’s response to underpayments slips six months behind schedule.
ACCC accepts Chemmart’s ad undertaking
Pharmacy chain withdraws all promotional activity for genetic testing product after potentially misleading customers.
Bosisto’s pay $10,800 fine over tea tree oil claims
The ACCC had reasonable grounds to believe that Bosisto’s had made a false or misleading representation.
Pfizer Australia case dismissed
Federal Court dismisses anti-competitive conduct case against Pfizer Australia.
