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EFSA gives European go-ahead for dark chocolate health claim

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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a new study that gives scientific validation to health claim that consumption of dark chocolate improves blood circulation. EFSA is the EU’s scientific...

Fonterra forced to change ‘milked’ health claims

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The New Zealand Advertising Standards Authority (NZ ASA) has forced New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra to amend its website after complaints about five “misleading” health claims for its dairy products. The...

Deadline extended on draft Nutrition, Health & Related Claims Standard

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Despite it already being 10 years in the making, the due date for the completion of the revised draft Standard for Nutrition Health and Related Claims (Standards 1.2.7 – Proposal P293) has been extended...

FSANZ considers Code changes on irradiation of vegetables and phytosterol cheese

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Australian government agency Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has assessed two new applications to change the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. One application is to allow irradiation...

Exclusive: World food safety expert on challenges in delivery food safety in a global food chain

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In an exclusive interview with Australian Food News, internationally acclaimed authority on consumer protection and food security, Associate Professor Patrick Wall, discusses the current challenges in...

FSANZ shortly to release revised draft Health Claims Standard

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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is expected this month to release for consultation a fresh version of draft Standard 1.2.7 Nutrition, Health and Related Claims. This will be FSANZ’s  fifth draft...

ACCC Chairman warns of next wave for regulatory actions

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Speaking last night to the Law Society of NSW on the first anniversary of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), the Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ,  Mr Rod Sims, issued...

Toxicologist call for tighter regulation on energy drinks following research findings

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Caffeine toxicity from energy drink consumption is increasing in Australia, particularly among adolescents, according to new research published today in the Medical Journal of Australia. The scientists...

Call for food regulation reform in Victoria

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The Managing Principal of food-specialist law firm FoodLegal, Joe Lederman, has called for an official investigation into the current system of food safety administration in the State of Victoria. Mr Lederman...

Ministers identify Australian food product labelling priorities

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Australian and New Zealand ministers today put nutrition and preventative health at the heart of a plan to reform laws on packaged food and drink product labelling in Australia. Ministers met in Melbourne...