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Monitoring of trans fatty acids
Monitoring of trans fatty acids Several pieces of work looking at the levels of trans fatty acids (TFAs) in Australia and New Zealand have been completed. This work is detailed below. Levels of TFAs in imported oils In November 2017 FSANZ and New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) provided a report to ministers responsible for food regulation on the level of TFAs in imported oils. The report includes the findings of a detailed assessment of:
- import statistics for vegetable fats and oils including those with potential to contain manufactured TFAs
- a supermarket and online retail survey of TFA levels specified on product labels; and
- an industry survey of importers of fats and oils to gather information on product specifications including…
Published 15 December 2017
Regulatory Science Strategy
Regulatory Science Strategy FSANZ is committed to ensuring that food regulatory measures are based on the best available scientific evidence. science is a critical part of our work and underpins our ability to achieve our purpose. The Regulatory science Strategy is a core document under our Corporate Plan. This forward looking strategy ensures that we remain prepared to respond to the challenges of global trends and emerging risks in a dynamic food system. It provides a clear strategic direction to ensure that FSANZ continues to provide strong evidence-based scientific advice to inform decision-…
Published 27 August 2020
Risk assessment
Risk assessment Risk assessment involves the process of identifying, analysing and characterising a food-related health risk and is one component of the FSANZ risk analysis framework, the other two being risk management and risk communication. Risk assessments estimate the likelihood and severity of an adverse health effect occurring from exposure to a hazard. A risk assessment can be used to examine substances deliberately added to food (e.g. food additives, processing aids, agricultural or veterinary chemicals) and substances that occur inadvertently in food (e.g. environmental contaminants, naturally-occurring toxins or…
Published 4 July 2014
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements (January 2022) We acknowledge the contribution of nutrient composition data from:
- Professor Heather Greenfield and co-workers at the University of New South Wales;
- Associate Professor Jayashree Arcot and others at the University of New South Wales;
- the Australian food industry, organisations and research groups;
- McCance and Widdowson The Composition of Foods and its supplements, United Kingdom Food Standards Agency;
- the US Department of Agriculture's FoodData Central;
- the Concise New Zealand Food Composition Tables, 13th Edition, New Zealand Institute of Plant & Food Research and The New Zealand Ministry of Health;
- the Danish Food Composition Databank; and
- Australian journal…
Published 28 January 2022
Data provided by food companies and organisations
Data provided by food companies and organisations Vitamin D content in Australian foods In 2018 and 2019, Curtin University commissioned analyses of the vitamin D content of Australian foods, supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council (GNT1140611). FSANZ did not provide any funding for these analyses and was not involved with the collection of samples, quality assurance processes or data validation. FSANZ would like to thank Curtin University for making these data available. Download the Vitamin D in Australian foods report (word 633kb) File…
Published 1 March 2022
Data User Licence Agreement
Data User Licence Agreement Download Australian Food Composition files by reading and accepting the terms and conditions below. Food composition publications are licensed by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) under a licence based on a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Australia licence. You are free to copy, communicate and adapt the Australian Food Composition Database, as long as you correctly attribute the work to FSANZ, distribute any derivative work (i.e. new work based on this work) only under this licence, and abide by the additional term for use of the Database. FSANZ reserves the right to set out the terms and conditions for the use of the Database…
Published 29 January 2021
Frequently asked questions (AFCD)
Frequently asked questions (AFCD) Here you will find information about the history of our food composition reference database, what you can expect to find in the database and what to do if you find an error or would like to contact the Food Composition team. What databases have been published in the past? Over the past thirty years, there have been seven reference databases published, six under the old name NUTTAB, and two under the new name of Australian Food Composition Database: NUTTAB Australian Food Composition Database
- 1989 and 1990 by the Australian Commonwealth Department of…
Published 28 January 2022
Foods and nutrients in the Australian Food Composition Database
Foods and nutrients in the Australian Food Composition Database (January 2022) Read information about the foods and nutrients included in the database, what key terms mean and information about how the data are reported. Foods What foods are included? There are so many foods available to eat in Australia that it isn't possible to generate nutrient data for every single one. The Australian Food Composition Database primarily includes foods which are most commonly eaten by Australians or used as ingredients in other foods. A food may also be included if it…
Published 28 January 2022
Legal information
Legal information (January 2022) Disclaimer FSANZ makes food composition data available for the benefit of the public and on the understanding that you will exercise your own skill, care and judgment with respect to its use and you will carefully evaluate the accuracy, currency, completeness and relevance of the material for your purposes. The food composition data is made available only for the purposes of providing nutrient data and ancillary material to users. FSANZ has taken great care to ensure the material provided in the food composition database is as correct and accurate as possible at the time of publication. However, FSANZ makes no warranty that the material contained in the food composition database will be free from error, or if used will ensure compliance with…
Published 28 January 2022
Assigning dietary supplements reported to AUSNUT 2011-13 data
Assigning dietary supplements reported to AUSNUT 2011-13 data Respondents were asked to report each dietary supplement they consumed using a unique numeric identifier found on the dietary supplement label called an AUST-L. Where the AUST-L could not be identified, respondents provided information on the supplement name (e.g. Blackmore's vitamin C tablet or Nature's Way fish oil) or the general supplement type (e.g. vitamin C supplement or fish oil supplement). The amount (or dosage) of each dietary supplement consumed was also collected. The list of dietary supplements reported in the 2011-12 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (NNPAS) then needed to be assigned a nutrient profile and five digit classification code…
Published 5 March 2018