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Lorna Jane pay $5 million over false ‘anti-virus activewear’ claims Monday, 26 July 2021 11:26 Lorna Jane pay $5 million over false ‘anti-virus activewear’ claims Featured Lorna Jane website advertising: ACCC
The Lorna Jane womens activewear manufacturer and retailer has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay $5 million in penalties for making false and misleading representations to consumers, and engaging in conduct liable to mislead the public in connection with the promotion and supply of its LJ Shield Activewear.
The competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said in a statement on Monday that misleading representations were made by Lorna Jane on in-store signage, on its website, on Instagram, in emails to consumers and in media releases.
COVID-19: Australia locks down due to delta variant outbreak
Though Australia has handled the pandemic much better than other developed economies, its federal government has come under increasing criticism for failing to ramp up the vaccination program.
So far, just under 15% of its adult population has been fully vaccinated. More than half of its population also remain under strict lockdown measures due to a rise in cases in the states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
Meanwhile, the hard-hit state of New South Wales called on the government to divert vaccine doses to Sydney, the epicenter of the latest outbreak. The country is battling a short supply of the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine, as its strategy focused more on AstraZeneca, which was deemed unsafe for those under 60 years of age.