Tugcu v Mars Australia Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 377
- Prompt remedial action by a company can prevent orders being
made against the company.
There is nothing too special about the legal principles in this
case - except that it is a nice example of where sloppy labelling
compliance gets you and how a quick corporate response can save
embarrassment.
The plaintiff family had been consuming Dolmio products for many
years, swayed in part by its creamy pasta goodness but also by the
label which claimed the product was halal.
Halal is a Islamic word meaning lawful or permitted. In
reference to food, it is the dietary standard, as prescribed in the
Koran, the Muslim scripture. Dolmio's Pasta Bake Creamy
Mushroom, however, contained some white wine so it was not
halal.
