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Application A606 - Asparaginase as a Processing Aid (Enzyme) Application A606 - Asparaginase as a Processing Aid (Enzyme) Page last updated: 13 February 2025

Published 22 June 2013

P1054 - Pure and highly concentrated caffeine products

P1054 - Pure and highly concentrated caffeine products Urgent Proposal P1054 was prepared to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to prohibit the retail sale of pure and highly concentrated caffeine food products. FSANZ prepared the Proposal as an emergency interim response under its urgent legislative provisions following its review and report to Australian Government Ministers in August 2019. The Ministerial Report and the Initial Consideration Report found pure and highly concentrated caffeine food products posed an immediate and acute risk to consumers. FSANZ has approved the prohibition of the retail sale of foods in which total caffeine is present in a concentration of 5% or more (if the food is a solid or semi-solid food) or…

Published 16 December 2020

COVID-19 and food

COVID-19 and food The World Health Organization (WHO) and International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods (ICMSF) advise there is currently no evidence that people can catch COVID-19 from food or food packaging. Read more in the ICMSF opinion on SARS-C0V-2 and its relationship to food safety. COVID-19 is a respiratory disease spreading from person to person. It's not a foodborne disease. There's no evidence to suggest people will get infected by swallowing the virus in, or on, food or drink. Research has shown that the virus is inactivated in the acidic environment of the stomach, and is unlikely to reach…

Published 13 July 2023

Notification Circular - 331-25

Notification Circular - 331-25 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 Work Plan. Previous Notification Circulars and Gazettes are available on the…

Published 4 March 2025

A1325 - Extension of use of steviol glycosides in hotplate flour products

A1325 - Extension of use of steviol glycosides in hotplate flour products To extend the use of the food additive sweetener steviol glycosides to flour products (crumpets, pikelets and pancakes) that are produced on a hotplate. Page last updated: 4 March 2025

Published 4 March 2025