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Woolworths (ASX:WOW) beats ACCC in court – Motley Fool Australia
Supermarket giant, Woolworths, successfully fights off the consumer watchdog after a 2-year legal battle over disposable cutlery and plates.
The Full Federal Court has handed Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX: WOW) a win against the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
The consumer watchdog started legal action two years ago alleging that the supermarket was misleading customers. The accusation involved a range of house-brand disposable cutlery, plates and bowls that were labelled “biodegradable and compostable”.
The ACCC lost the original Federal Court case last year but immediately appealed.
But the Full Federal Court’…
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