The twelfth meeting of the Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council (Ministerial Council) was held in Adelaide today to discuss a range of prominent food issues in Australia and New Zealand. Chaired by Jan McLucas, Parliamentary Secretary to the Australian Government Minister for Health and Ageing, today’s meeting of the Ministerial Council considered a number of strategic policy and food standards issues, including: Comprehensive review of food labelling law and policy The... ...Read more »
Victorian Health Minister Daniel Andrews has proposed a comprehensive review of food labelling law and policy at a meeting of the Australia New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council in Adelaide today. Mr Andrews suggested consumers are confused by the information that is currently required to be included on labels. “Industry, public health experts and consumer groups have also expressed concern about food labelling standards and have indicated that there is a need to simplify food labelling... ...Read more »
The national food regulator, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), today released details of a proposed change to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code and invites interested parties to provide information or comment. The item under consideration is the exemption of an allergen warning for isinglass.Food standards (regulations) in the Food Standards Code cover the composition and content of food, information on food labels, approved chemical contaminant levels and food hygiene controls... ...Read more »
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) had today requested individuals and organisations with an interest in food regulation to comment on a proposed change to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.The Code contains food regulations that set out requirements for food businesses wishing to sell food in Australia and New Zealand - covering the content, labelling and handling of food products. Red 3 erythrosine in food colouring preparations Application A603 - initial assessment report Golding... ...Read more »
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today invited individuals and organisations with an interest in food regulation to comment on a number of possible changes to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.This Code contains food standards (regulations) that set out requirements for food businesses that wish to sell food in Australia and New Zealand, covering the content, labelling and handling of food products. FSANZ is looking at a number of changes to these requirements, including regulatory... ...Read more »
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revised its guidance on the use of marketing terms, such as ‘fresh’, ‘pure’ and ‘natural’ for food labelling. Such claims are widely used in advertising and on packaging to promote the benefits of products but concerns have been raised as to what the labels really mean. The Agency consulted more than 1200 stakeholder organisations about the labelling guidance that it issued in 2002 and their revised guidance includes advice on... ...Read more »
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has released details of two possible changes to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code- regulations that govern the sale of food in Australia and New Zealand. FSANZ is inviting individuals or organisations with an interest in food matters to comment on applications from industry to change the definition of ‘wine-based beverage’ and to allow the use of an enzyme derived from a genetically modified source. Definition of ‘wine-based beverage’:... ...Read more »