NEW ZEALAND: Weedons Poultry Farm found guilty of deception, receives fine
Weedons Poultry Farm has been found guilty of deception after passing of eggs as free range. Christchurch District Court fined Weedons NZ$35,000 for passing off, over a 12 month period from August 1999, 22,000 eggs as free range, even though they had been laid by hens in cages. This meant the eggs could be sold for NZ$3.50 a dozen rather than the NZ$1.75 price of normal eggs. The eggs were sold in Christchurch supermarkets under the
Weedons Poultry Farm has been found guilty of deception after passing of eggs as free range. Christchurch District Court fined Weedons NZ$35,000 for passing off, over a 12 month period from August 1999, 22,000 eggs as free range, even though they had been laid by hens in cages. This meant the eggs could be sold for NZ$3.50 a dozen rather than the NZ$1.75 price of normal eggs. The eggs were sold in Christchurch supermarkets under the Bowenvale Valley brand.
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