The ACCC is Tougher than Food Regulator on Compliance: The Law of Absolute Truths

This is not a new news story but a reminder: When it comes to food labelling compliance, there need not be consistency between the approach of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which is Australia’s consumer law watchdog, and that of Food Standards Australia New Zealand (‘FSANZ’), the body that drafts our national food standards. This applies in particular to what the ACCC calls ‘absolute claims’, as will be explained in this article.

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