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Melrose

OVERALL

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AUS
Rating
Some praise, no criticism

Organic foods and health products

Australia's leading organic oil manufacturer. Melrose produces 250 individual products, with an organic emphasis.

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Melrose Laboratories Pty Ltd
Environment 3/5 for packaging performance
This company received a packaging performance level of 3 (Advanced) in its 2022 APCO Annual Report. Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) is a not-for-profit organisation leading the development of a circular economy for packaging in Australia. Each year, APCO Members are required to submit an APCO Annual Report and Action Plan, which includes an overall performance level from 1 (Getting Started) to 5 (Beyond Best Practice).
Source: APCO (2022)
Business Ethics GM-Free brands
This company is on GM-Free Australia Alliance's 2017 GM-Free Shopping List. All companies on the list have supplied their GM-free policies, fulfilled GMFAA's assessment criteria and choose to label their products as GM-Free or non-GM.
Source: GM-Free Australia (2017)
Social Breaching advertising codes
In 2013 the Therapeutic Goods Administration's Complaints Resolution Panel upheld a complaint about an ad by this company on the grounds that it breached advertising codes. The ad was subsequently withdrawn.
Source: TGA Complaints Register (2013)
Environment Palm oil free products
Some, but not necessarily all, of this company's spreads are palm oil free. For more details, follow the link to see Borneo Orangutan Survival Australia's list of products which manufacturers have told them are palm oil free or contain segregated certified sustainable palm oil.
Source: BOS Australia (2020)
Environment Organic products
Company retails, manufactures or distributes products that are certified organic under the Australian Certified Organic label.
Source: ACO (2022)
Animals Monkey-free coconuts
Monkeys in Thailand are kept chained, trained using abusive methods, and forced to climb trees to pick coconuts used for coconut milk, oil, and other products. This company has policies of sourcing from farms where no monkey labour is used.
Source: PETA Asia (2020)

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Company Details

Type Private company
Revenue 10 million AUD (2003)
Aus Manufacturing Yes

Contact Details

Address 16-18 Lionel Rd, Mount Waverley, VIC, 3149, Australia
Phone 03 9874 7800
Freecall 1800 632 254
Email info@melrosehealth.com.au
Website www.melrosehealth.com.au

Products / Brands

Melrose
Melrose Peanut/Nut Butter
Melrose Health Foods
Naturals Health Foods


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