%0 Generic
%A Paull, John
%D 2008
%E Feehely, J
%F orgprints:13226
%I Environmental Defenders Office (Tas) Inc
%K certified organic, fake, fraud, false, deception, labelling, passing off, legal, Australia, Trade Practices Act, Australian Consumer & Competition Commission, ACCC.
%N 26
%P 2-3
%T Foul Play and the Case of the Organic Eggs
%U https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/13226/
%X The demand for organic food is often reported as exceeding supply. When faced with just such a shortfall in supply, Australian egg supplier G. O. Drew Pty Ltd substituted non-organic eggs to fill the supply gap. That deception has cost the company $295,000, the egg business has been sold, and the owners are no longer egg suppliers or packers.    The 2007 case of ACCC v G. O. Drew Pty Ltd is a milestone for the Australian organic sector - it is the first Australian case where the Australian Consumer & Competition Commission (ACCC) has publicly challenged organic food labelling claims. This compares to at least 16 cases where the ACCC has successfully challenged false and/or misleading Country of Origin labelling (CoOL). Details of the case and problematic issues with the judgement are discussed.