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The Australian Consumer watchdog has launched legal action against Coles in regards to unconscionable conduct against its suppliers.
The owner of a small business has avoided a “nightmare” by having rigorous food safety procedures in place.
In a class action against the company, Red Bull has agreed to pay US $13m to settle.
Melbourne-based food manufacturer and distributor Patties Foods has issued a total product recall of its frozen mixed berries after five cases of hepatitis A were linked to the products last week.
As anti-Halal campaigners continue to target food and beverage producers across the country, we are increasingly finding that our clients are struggling to manage the threats of these campaigners.
A Chinese insurer is capitalising on the consumer sentiment in China at present regarding the safety of infant milk formula. After a number of product safety scares and recalls of infant powdered milk formula in China, this insurer is offering the consumer compensation if a recall were to occur. The nature of this product, considered a staple rather than an optional purchase, could potentially support the take up rate of the insurance product.
The recent failure of an electrical company in Queensland has once again highlighted the potential consequences that can result from a product safety issue. The company supplied DC power isolators to solar panels installed on residential houses. The equipment has been linked to 70 electrical fires in Queensland and NSW.
A recent ruling in the Supreme Court of NSW has enforced the Civil Liability Act 2002 and declared that the risk of a cyclist’s wheel getting caught in the wooden planks of a bridge as an “obvious risk”. Details of the case can be read here. Interestingly, the court also admitted that the Council could rely upon their ignorance of the risk as the primary means of defence. The ruling was made in accordance with the legislation enacted by parliament, but at the same time Judges questioned the appropriateness of the legislation.
