In Jan 2012 Turi Foods was ordered to pay a $100,000 fine by the Federal Court for engaging in deceptive and misleading conduct by using the term 'free-to-roam' in its chicken advertising. The company was also ordered to remove the ad from shops, and publish an ad admitting liability in a Melbourne newspaper.

Most Australian processors use chlorinated iced water to sanitise and cool down chicken carcasses (same as in the US) rather than the air chilling method which is used in Europe. The water has to be chlorinated (at similar levels to a swimming pool) to ensure bacteria are killed. La Ionica promotes its chicken as chemical free as they use the air chilling method. It should be noted that some other parts of this process use Melbourne water which does contain small amounts of chlorine (0.5 ppm). [See company website: www.laionica.com.au, go to 'Our Difference' tab]

Turi Foods' Bannockburn free range chicken is certified by Free Range Egg and Poultry Australia (FREPA). However this only represents a small percentage of this company's total chicken meat production.

The Farm Transparency Project Repository is a public repository/gallery for videos, photos, documents and campaign materials relating to the animal rights movement in Australia. Follow the link to see their profile on this company.

According to data released by the Australian Tax Office in Jan 2022, this company was one of many local and foreign-based companies that paid no tax in Australia in 2019-20. Please note however that companies pay income tax on profits, not revenue (total income). While some companies use tax havens and loopholes to avoid paying their fair share of tax in Australia, other companies that paid no tax have perfectly legitimate reasons.