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    Federal Government Ditches GroceryChoice

    With only five days before it’s relaunch, the Federal Government has advised the scrapping of the GroceryChoice website. Consumer Affairs Minister Dr. Craig Emmerson announced the decision on the 26th of June 2009 - with a media release apparently before Choice, the current caretakers of the website, were notified.
    Dr. Emmerson believes that the introduction of [...]

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Featured Articles

featuredimage Understanding Unit Pricing

Unit Pricing in the grocery industry may be introduced by the Federal Government in response to the ACCC's Grocery Inquiry. ...

featuredimage Opinion - Paul Sheehan - SMH

11 August 2008 SMH.com.au- Paul Sheehan Grocery report's disparities only small fry Let's begin with the humble potato. On Thursday and Friday I spoke ...

Vegie farmers lash supermarkets

12 August 2008 FARMONLINE Sydney Basin farmer Mario Muscat prefers to sell his crops of cabbage, cauliflower and corn to small shops ...

ACCC

Govt Grocery Watch Website up and Running

5 August 2008
The Federal Government has today launched its Grocery Watch website, which coincided with the ACCC Grocery Inquiry report. The website intends to help consumers find the cheapest supermarket in the area based upon ‘typical grocery baskets’.  The website will update these basket of goods prices once a month.
The prices are collected from a [...]

Supermarkets

Wesfarmers hints at grocery price war

21 August 2008
Business Spectator
Coles owner Wesfarmers Ltd says it will continue to absorb increased food costs because it wants to build “price trust” with shoppers.
The retail and resources giant reported a 33.6 per cent jump in annual profit to $1.05 billion, with more than half of its revenue coming from the Coles business, which was [...]

Labelling

AFGC Allergen Management Labelling Guide

Released in June 2007, the Australian Food and Grocery Council Group (AFCG) has an allergy labelling guide which provides:
* an overview of the requirements outlined in the Code regarding food allergens that require labelling
* an overview of the incidence and symptoms of food allergy and food intolerances and the
substances in food that may provoke allergic [...]