FoodLegal can alleviate areas of stress for our clients, help manage pain-points, relieve bottlenecks in supply chains, manage risks, and streamline processes to get more products more quickly to customers.
Our consulting services, compliance risk mitigation support tools and training courses have been adapted to meet the changing market conditions and provide flexibility in meeting increased product demand.
Australia's premier periodical in food law and policy issues. It focuses specifically on analysis and commentary for regulatory compliance and the legal issues affecting food and food industry participants
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A summary of regulatory developments in Australia and internationally, for December 2024
Fresh fruit and vegetable products are exempt from many labelling requirements unless a marketing claim about the product is being made. Yet, as pre-packaged fresh fruit and vegetable products continue to gain popularity with consumers seeking convenience, there are numerous marketing claim opportunities that fruit and vegetable producers and suppliers can utilise to help optimize the market for additonal sales. This article outlines the areas and opportunities for new claims.
What makes beer, “beer”? Products sold as beer must meet separate definitions under Australia’s food and taxation frameworks. Marketers must also consider regulatory risks under the broad consumer protection requirements. This article compares differences and similarities between the various definitions, and what this means for manufacturers and marketers of beer products and other alcoholic beverages containing beer. We also consider the impact of a further new guidance from the Australian Taxation Office on the definition of beer.
The ACCC has taken recent enforcement action against food businesses for allegedly misleading pricing practices. The result of this enforcement action could have sweeping consequences for food retailers and suppliers. The Australian Government is also considering a new Mandatory Grocery Code of Conduct, which would replace the existing voluntary code. This article explores these developments, and the impacts for FMCG businesses.
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FoodLegal specialises in food law consultancy, compliance risk management, certification of product compliance integrity for food and beverage products and other allied products
We advise Australia's largest food companies, international brands, as well as small-to-medium sized enterprises and startups.
Our team of lawyers and consultants represent food manufacturers, importers, distributors, brand marketers, retailers, industry associations and groups.
We also work with clients from allied fields such as complementary medicines, life sciences, agribusiness and farmer-producers.
FoodLegal recognised by Australasian Lawyer as the Top Boutique Firm for 2024 in FMCG Law
Give your team a mastery of food compliance and risk management. Streamline your development and compliance processes with our legal and scientific hands-on experience. Dynamic, easy-to-understand legal commentary. All the benefits of having FoodLegal lawyers in-house.
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