The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) alleges that Hooker Meats, trading as ‘Peninsula Bulk Meats’, misrepresented in newspaper advertisements and on its website that meat it supplied was grown on King Island.
The ACCC also alleges that King Island Meatworks & Cellars and its director, Alexander Mastromanno, misrepresented in newspaper advertisements and on its website that a significant proportion of meat supplied was grown on King Island.
The ACCC is seeking declarations that the companies contravened the Trade Practices Act 1974 and the Competition & Consumer Act 2010, and is seeking injunctions, pecuniary penalties, corrective notices, costs and orders that the companies establish and maintain a compliance programme.
The proceedings have been filed in the Federal Court’s Fast Track List. Scheduling conferences will be held in Melbourne on 6 October.
Source: ACCC
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