FoodLegal

During the recent Australian Federal election campaign, the Prime Minister claimed that supermarkets and food retailers were ‘price gouging’ throughout Australia. However, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese did not refer to any of the findings by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in a recent report focusing upon the causes of rising grocery prices and proposing a number of reforms. This article examines the proposed reforms for regulatory changes that would be on the table for consideration by the new Labor government in its second term.

The Australian Beverage Advertising Code (ABAC) Scheme offers a pre-vetting service to help businesses understand whether their proposed alcoholic beverage marketing and packaging is in compliance with the ABAC Responsible Alcohol Marketing Code (ABAC Code). We explain what pre-vetting involves, whether it is mandatory, what you can do if you receive a pre-vetting rejection, and other ways that FoodLegal can help you achieve compliance and minimise risk.

The dairy industry is being transformed by advances in nutrition, biotechnology and processing. In this article, we examine how advanced processing methods and nutritional manipulation are helping meet evolving consumer demands. We also examine advances in digital transformation and how these interact with technological advances.