Uncle Tobys fined $32,000 for puffing up protein content of oats
ACCC also took aim at ‘superfood’ claim
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Misleading Claims
Court imposes penalty for false or misleading claims by Homeopathy Plus
Blog posts about effectiveness of whopping cough vaccine under fire
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ACCC releases guide to provide clarity on ‘free range’ egg claims
Assistance given to producers to avoid making misleading claims
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Biggest energy discount doesn’t always mean cheapest price
Consumer Action calls for end to ‘smoke and mirror’ discounts
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States agree to develop a national free-range egg standard
84% of consumers want a mandatory standard on stocking density and access to pasture
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Spreets to pay penalties of $600,000 for misleading consumers
Online group buying site fined for contraventions of Australian Consumer Law
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Origin to pay $2 million for unlawful door-to-door sales tactics
Sales reps posed as government researchers, informed people of “mistakes” on being made by current supplier
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Australian Financial Planning Solutions pays $10,200 penalty for misleading advertising
ASIC concerned that benefits of self-managed super funds overstated
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iiNet Limited pays $204,000 for small print in tram ads
Minimum price of naked broadband plans didn’t meet prominence requirements
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Tension, migrane, back pain: it’s all headaches for Nurofen as ACCC takes action on misleading claims
Identical products sold as specialty drugs
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South Australia gives consumers certainty with free range egg certification
CHOICE says next step is a national scheme
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ACCC takes action against Chrisco Hampers over lay-by agreements
Company made false representations to consumers that lay-by could not be cancelled after final payment
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