Notification Circular 192-22

 

10 March 2022

192-22

This Notification Circular includes notices that are required to be given to the public, submitters and appropriate government agencies, under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (FSANZ Act).

 For information about progress on all current applications and proposals, including anticipated consultation opportunities, see the FSANZ Food Standards Development Work Plan.


New applications and proposals

FSANZ has completed an administrative assessment and accepted the following Application. An opportunity to comment will be available at a later date which will be publicly notified. FSANZ assessment has commenced and the estimated timeline will be made available in the FSANZ Food Standards Development Work Plan.

General procedure

Date received: 4 February 2022 


Calls for submissions

General procedure

FSANZ invites written submissions on the Assessment of the following Applications by 6pm (Canberra time) 17 September 2020:

Major procedure



FSANZ invites written submissions on the 2nd Assessment of the following Application by 6pm (Canberra time) 17 September 2020:


Other matters

Amendment to Standard 1.4.2 - Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) [Australia only]

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has notified FSANZ of applications or variations to the APVMA MRL Standard that the APVMA considers will likely result in variations to Schedule 20 of Standard 1.4.2 if they are granted.

More information on these notifications can be obtained at Maximum residue limits - variations

Calls for public comment - Proposed variations to Standard 1.4.2

The APVMA has called for public comment on a number of proposed variations to Schedule 20 of Standard 1.4.2. Information can be found on the APVMA website.

Gazettal of amendments to Standard 1.4.2

The APVMA has registered a number of amendments to Schedule 20 of Standard 1.4.2 on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments. For further information, go to the ComLaw website.  

Information Publication Scheme - Important information for applicants and submitters

Under the Information Publication Scheme, all applications to change the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, as well as submissions on applications and proposals, will be published on our website.

We will not publish any material provided in-confidence. Application documents will be published when we call for submissions. Where large numbers of documents are involved, FSANZ will make these available on request, rather than publishing on the website. Submissions are published as soon as possible after the end of the public comment period.