That didn't stop the Yanks from unlawfully continuing to label their products as "Proudly Australian Owned" - until the ACCC caught up with them.
Now, the US owner - H.J. Heinz Company - has been forced to apologise to all Australians for their misleading and deceptive conduct, in a series of national newspapers advertisements.
True blue Aussies will be appalled at this anti-consumer deception and will boycott the US Golden Circle brand for their unlawful conduct in treating Australians as dills.