FoodLegal Bulletin December 2011 Foreword

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FoodLegal Bulletin December 2011 Foreword

Welcome to our end-of-year bumper issue of FoodLegal Bulletin!

First of all, a reminder for you to register now for our Intensive Workshops being held in both Sydney and Melbourne in marketing compliance. The focus of the workshop is on eco or environmental related claims. Our Early Bird Offer closes soon so, Register here!

Our big news this week is the official response by all the Australian Federal, State and Territory and New Zealand ministers to the Blewett Labelling Review a forum of recommendations. FoodLegal is advising clients for particular implications concerning their own food products. Our first FREE article provides a general overview for all our readers of moves announced by the Ministers. Our second FREE article reports on other recent food policy developments.

Our third article explains the laws with technical explanations about  food grade lubricants including  explanation of the different terminologies and categories for food lubricants.

Our fourth article explains why food regulators must take extra care to avoid any perceptions of bias in their role.

Our fifth article looks at the legal concerns in the Metcash decision including the related issue of supermarket power.

Our sixth article analyses some of the issues of trademark protection that were raised by Woolworths in the recent “Honest to Goodness” trademark case.

Our next article also sets out some relevant lessons in marketing law that can be learned by food industry companies from a court case about telephones.

For those looking for a bit of humour, our previous separate articles about the potential health risks of Christmas foods or Hannukah foods are worth re-reading!

We wish our readers all the best for the holiday season and a safe and prosperous 2012!