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Monitoring the nutrients of our food

Monitoring the nutrients of our food   FSANZ, together with some other groups, monitors nutrients in the Australian food supply to inform standards development and compile nutrient databases. We also monitor the food supply to ensure it is safe. Read more about monitoring the safety of the food supply. In New Zealand, Food Composition activities are undertaken by The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited and the Ministry of Health (New Zealand). View the New Zealand Food Composition Database. Generating nutrient data at FSANZ The food supply in Australia is constantly changing and nutrient data for some foods can become outdated due to changes in product formulation, production…

Published 8 November 2023

Senate Order on entity contracts

Senate Order on entity contracts On this page

• 2023-24
• 2022-23
• 2021-22
• 2020-21
• 2019-20
• 2018-19
• 2017-18

1. have not been fully…

   Published 9 November 2023

Who we are

Who we are Food safety is our business. We set the standards for safe food and work with our government, industry and public health partners to keep the food supply safe.  Our vision World-leading standards, safe food for life ​Our strategic outcomes

• An independent and trusted leader
• Deeply engaged with stakeholders
• Stewardship of bi-national food standards in a robust and agile food regulation system.

Published 10 November 2023

A1097 - Food derived from Herbicide-tolerant & Insect-protected Corn Line MON87411

A1097 - Food derived from Herbicide-tolerant & Insect-protected Corn Line MON87411

Published 8 August 2015

Call for comment on defining added sugars for making claims about food

Call for comment on defining added sugars for making claims about food Date: 11/09/2023 Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on a proposal to clarify and define added sugars for the purposes of making claims about food. FSANZ has prepared Proposal P1062 – Defining added sugars for claims to consider and assess changes to 'no added sugar(s)' nutrition content claim conditions in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code). FSANZ CEO Dr Sandra Cuthbert said the Code permits voluntary 'no added sugar' claims to be made on foods “Australian…

Published 11 September 2023

Call for comment on the use of an enzyme processing aid in brewing and potable alcohol

Call for comment on the use of an enzyme processing aid in brewing and potable alcohol FSANZ has prepared Proposal P1062 – Defining added sugars for claims to consider and assess changes to 'no added sugar(s)' nutrition content claim conditions in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code). FSANZ CEO Dr Sandra Cuthbert said the Code permits voluntary 'no added sugar' claims to be made on foods “Australian and New Zealand food ministers have asked FSANZ to ensure voluntary no added sugar claims align with Australian and New Zealand dietary guidelines to help consumers make informed decisions in line with these guidelines," Dr Cuthbert said.  “Australian dietary…

Published 30 September 2023

Call for comment on genetically modified banana application 

Call for comment on genetically modified banana application  Date: 25/09/2023 ​Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on an application from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) to permit food from a disease-resistant genetically modified (GM) banana. FSANZ CEO Dr Sandra Cuthbert said banana line QCAV-4 was genetically modified to provide resistance to the fungal disease Fusarium wilt tropical race 4 (TR4) also known as Panama disease. “This is the first whole GM fruit assessed by FSANZ and, if approved, would also be a world-first approval for a GM banana," she said. Dr Cuthbert said safety assessments were a key part of the approval process for all GM foods. “The FSANZ assessment for the GM banana…

Published 26 September 2023

Call for comment on a new enzyme processing aid from a GM source 

Call for comment on a new enzyme processing aid from a GM source  Date: 10/10/2023 ​​Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on an application to allow a new enzyme processing aid from a genetically-modified (GM) microbial source. FSANZ CEO Dr Sandra Cuthbert said if permitted, the enzyme beta-fructofuranosidase would be used as a processing aid in the production of short-chain fructooligosaccharides (scFOS) and to reduce sugar (sucrose) levels in treated fruit and vegetable products. “The enzyme is sourced from a genetically modified (GM) strain of Trichoderma reesei containing the beta-fructofuranosidase gene from Aspergillus niger," Dr Cuthbert said. “T. reesei has a long history of safe use as a production microorganism of enzyme processing aids, including several that are already…

Published 11 October 2023

Call for comment to permit the use of a new processing aid

Call for comment to permit the use of a new processing aid Date: 10/10/2023 ​Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on an application to permit the use of the enzyme transglut​aminase (EC 2.3.2.13) as a processing aid. FSANZ CEO Dr Sandra Cuthbert said the enzyme would be used in brewing and the manufacturing and/or processing of food products. “If approved, the enzyme may be used as a processing aid in brewing and in the production of bakery and other cereal-based products such as pasta and noodles, cheese, fermented dairy products, dairy analogues, egg substitutes, meat products, fish products, meat analogues and fish analogues," Dr Cuthbert said. The enzyme is sourced from genetically modified Bacillus licheniformis containing the transglutaminase gene from Streptomyces mobaraensis. “B. licheniformis…

Published 11 October 2023