Food and beverage law

Our Food and Beverage Law Hub serves up all the latest decisions, regulatory developments, food standards code updates, consumer law issues and insights into the global food tech industry.

The rise of plant-based 'meats' and emerging legal issues
Insight 12 Dec 2019

The demand for plant-based 'meat' alternatives is predicted to grow. As with any new industry, there is a series of regulatory issues that businesses should carefully navigate at the early planning phase. This is to avoid encountering issue...

Competition law Consumer law Food & Beverage Technology

Australia's Modern Slavery Act – one year on
Insight 11 Dec 2019

Australia's modern slavery reporting regime was introduced one year ago, and 2020 will see the first set of modern slavery statements published by reporting entities. This is, therefore, a timely moment to revisit the requirements of the re...

Corporate Governance Food & Beverage Government Human rights obligations International Business Obligations Risk & Compliance

What is on the horizon for competition and consumer laws?
Insight 10 Dec 2019

In his recent address to the RBB Economics Forum, ACCC Chairman Rod Sims identified a number of key focus areas for the regulator. The Chairman offered valuable insight into potential future developments in the competition and consumer law ...

Agribusiness & Agtech ACCC Consumer law Food & Beverage Mergers & Acquisitions

Freedom to Feta – where is Australia headed on geographical indications?
Insight 10 Dec 2019

With negotiations underway for the free trade agreement between Australia and the European Union (the A-EU FTA), Australian businesses that produce, buy or sell EU and non-EU food, agricultural goods and spirit drinks have to confront the p...

Food & Beverage Intellectual Property Patents & Trade Marks

Monopolising foods using trade marks
Insight 09 Dec 2019

Trade mark registration is intended to protect the brand of one trader's goods or services from that of another trader. Despite this, businesses in the food industry have increasingly sought trade mark registration for signs that inherently...

Food & Beverage Intellectual Property Patents & Trade Marks

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