06.09.2012

The Federal Court has fined an egg supplier, Rosemary Bruhn, $50,000 for selling caged eggs labelled as free-range.
The case was brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which claimed between March 2007 and October 2010 Bruhn represented that eggs she supplied to 109 business customers in South Australia including retail outlets, bakeries, cafes and restaurants were free range.
In fact, a substantial proportion of the eggs were cage eggs.
The penalty imposed by the court related to Ms Bruhn's conduct from April 2010 to October 2010 when she supplied 55,790 dozen cage eggs to customers.
The court also ordered an injunction against Bruhn to stop her from engaging in similar conduct in the future, the publication of a corrective notice in The Advertiser newspaper, that Bruhn send a letter to the affected customers advising them of the outcome of proceedings, and that she attend compliance training and pay the ACCC's costs of $15,000.