AUS: Supermarkets "mislead" customers over brands

By: Sam Webb | 28 November 2011

Supermarkets are using "copycat" packaging of food brands to mislead consumers into buying private-label products, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) warned yesterday (27 November).

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Supermarkets are using "copycat" packaging of food brands to mislead consumers into buying private-label products, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) warned yesterday (27 November).

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