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Press Release ACCC (extract)
Federal Court Declares Claims about Viva Extra Virgin Olive Oils to be
Misleading, Deceptive
The Federal Court, Adelaide has found that The South Australian Olive
Corporation Pty Ltd and Inglewood Olive Processors Limited engaged in
misleading and deceptive conduct about representations made about Viva
Extra Virgin Olive Oils in television and magazine advertising and on
product labels.
The advertisements and product labelling contained claims that Viva
Extra Virgin Olive Oils were:
* products of Australia;
* made in Australia; and
* comprised entirely of olive oil from Australia
when in fact the oils were a blend that included up to 50 per cent
imported oil.
As Viva Extra Virgin Olive Oils contained up to 50 per cent imported
olive oil they did not meet the test prescribed by the Act and could not
be called or implied to be a Product of Australia
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Product Notice, the Australian Newspaper (extract)
Monday August 18, 2003
Misleading Claims about Viva Extra Virgin Olive Oils
The Federal Court of Australia has declared that representations made by
us, the South Australian Olive Corporation Pty Ltd and Inglewood Olive
Producers Limited, in relation to Viva Extra Virgin Olive Oils were
misleading and deceptive. These representations were made in magazine
and television advertisements for Viva Extra Virgin Olive Oils and on
our product labels during the period January 1999 and 2002.
The advertisements and labels contained claims that Viva Extra Virgin
Olive Oils were;
* products of Australia;
* made in Australia; and
* comprised entirely of olive oil from Australia
when, in fact, the oils were a blend that included approximately one
third imported oil.
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