ACCC launches inquiry into food labelling claims after Four Corners investigation

In short: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched an inquiry into allegations of misleading food labelling and packaging. Extensive laboratory testing of hundreds of food items, conducted for Four Corners, found some products had been adulterated or did not match their label. What’s next? Assistant Competition Minister Andrew Leigh has welcomed the inquiry, saying “Australians shouldn’t be duped by misleading labels”. Australia’s consumer watchdog has launched an inquiry into allegations of misleading conduct after a major Four Corners investigation examining food fraud. Four Corners’s eight-month investigation collated thousands of food import inspection records, national food recalls, state…