UNILEVER Australia and The
Smith’s Snackfood Company have
been fined $10,800 as a result
of infringement notices issued
by the Australian Competition
and Consumer Commission
for misleading ‘healthy food’
representations.
Both companies were found to
have made false or misleading
representation on the packaging
of popular products they supply
suggesting they had been approved
or were suitable as healthy options
for school canteens.
Both companies have also agreed
to stop using ‘healthy’ logos on
their packaging associating their
products with a tick symbol or a
sandwich and apple and reference
to school canteen approval.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 12 Jul 16 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 12 Jul 16
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