Mandatory dairy code of conduct: Lactalis fined by Federal Court

Lactalis has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay a fine of nearly $1 million for contravening the dairy code of conduct.

The French dairy giant was today slapped with $950,000 in penalties for failing to meet some of its obligations in relation to the 2020-21 milk season.

In September 2022, the Federal Court ruled that Lactalis had breached the dairy code by publishing and entering into agreements that allowed the processor to unilaterally terminate an agreement in circumstances that didn’t involve a material breach by farmers.

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Source: Alex Sinnott, 25 July 2023