· in april 2024, the accc brought its first civil penalty proceedings for greenwashing action against clorox. · in the midst of a maelstrom this week, as politicians from every party railed against her supermarket, woolworths chief executive amanda bardwell found herself confronted by a shopper south of. Who has a dispute with the accc? · australia’s consumer watchdog is taking both coles and woolworths to court for allegedly misleading customers about discounts on products. Will the accc take supermarket giants to court? Why did accc investigate australian supermarkets last year? · frequent allegations of price gouging during the pandemic and cost of living crisis that followed prompted the federal government to direct the australian competition and consumer commission ( accc ) to investigate the countrys supermarkets last year. Does the accc regulate supermarket prices? · the accc has taken proceedings in respect of alleged breaches of the australian consumer law, which provides that businesses must not make false or misleading statements about prices. The accc alleged that various representations made by clorox as to their recycling bags being made with “50% ocean plastic” or “50% ocean bound plastic” were false or misleading. · at a time most people are trying to cut their weekly grocery bills, australia’s supermarket giants have been hit with legal action for allegedly misleading shoppers over the price of hundreds of. The case underscores scrutiny of carbon offset programs in aviation. · qantas faces an accc complaint alleging its fly carbon neutral claims mislead consumers. The australian competition and consumer commission ( accc ) has commenced separate proceedings in the federal court against the supermarket giants.

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