TY  - GEN
TI  - Foul Play and the Case of the Organic Eggs
ID  - orgprints13226
EP  - 3
PB  - Environmental Defenders Office (Tas) Inc
N2  - 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.
A1  - Paull, John
Y1  - 2008/02//
KW  - certified organic
KW  -  fake
KW  -  fraud
KW  -  false
KW  -  deception
KW  -  labelling
KW  -  passing off
KW  -  legal
KW  -  Australia
KW  -  Trade Practices Act
KW  -  Australian Consumer & Competition Commission
KW  -  ACCC.
AV  - public
SP  - 2
UR  - https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/13226/
ER  -