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Dietary exposure and intake assessments

Dietary exposure and intake assessments Dietary exposure assessments and intake assessments are an important part of many Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) risk assessments. A dietary exposure assessment is the process of estimating how much of a food chemical a population, or population sub group, consumes. FSANZ uses internationally accepted 'dietary modelling' techniques to conduct dietary exposure assessments. These assessments consider the potential exposure of the Australian and New Zealand populations to chemicals like food additives, pesticide residues, chemical contaminants, nutrients, food ingredients and other substances that have a nutrition or health purpose. Dietary exposure to (or intake of) food chemicals is estimated by combining food consumption data with food chemical concentration…

Published 16 January 2023

Board Meeting Outcomes

Board Meeting Outcomes 2025 FSANZ Board meeting outcomes Extraordinary Meeting: 26 March

• FSANZ Board Communique: 26 March 2025 Meeting

• FSANZ Board Communique: 11-12 March 2025 Meeting

Published 20 June 2023

Application A1300 – Vitamin K2 (as Menaquinone-7) as a permitted form of Vitamin K in FSMP

Application A1300 – Vitamin K2 (as Menaquinone-7) as a permitted form of Vitamin K in FSMP To permit the use of Vitamin K2 (Menaquinone-7) as a permitted form of Vitamin K in food for special medical purposes (FSMP).

Published 13 December 2024

P1049 - Carbohydrate and sugar claims on alcoholic beverages

P1049 - Carbohydrate and sugar claims on alcoholic beverages The purpose of this proposal is to clarify requirements in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code with respect to claims about carbohydrate content and the components of carbohydrate (such as sugar) in relation to food that contains more than 1.15% alcohol by volume (ABV), including alcoholic beverages. Approval P1049 - Approval report (889KB)…

Published 25 July 2023

Proposal P1059 - Energy labelling on alcoholic beverages

Proposal P1059 - Energy labelling on alcoholic beverages FSANZ has assessed Proposal P1059 to consider amending the Code to require the declaration of energy (kilojoule) content information, in a prescribed format, on the label of packaged alcoholic beverages.  ​ Approval P1059 - Approval report (1.6MB) P1059 - Supporting document (609KB)…

Published 15 November 2023

Standard 3.2.1 - Food Safety Programs

Standard 3.2.1 - Food Safety Programs ​Standard 3.2.1 - Food Safety Programs A food safety program is a written document indicating how a food business will control the food safety hazards associated with the food handling activities of the business. Only certain high risk food businesses are required to have food safety programs: 

• Businesses that serve or process potentially hazardous food for service to vulnerable people are required to comply with Standard 3.2.1, in accordance with Standard 3.3.1 - Food Safety Programs for Food Service to Vulnerable Persons. This includes businesses providing food to hospital patients, aged care residents and…

A1269 - Cultured Quail as a Novel Food

A1269 - Cultured Quail as a Novel Food This application seeks to permit Vow cultured Quail as a novel food. 

Published 28 February 2023

Requirements for the importation of beef and beef products for human consumption

Requirements for the importation of beef and beef products for human consumption Purpose To describe the requirements to safeguard the Australian population against exposure to the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) agent via imported beef or beef products. These requirements apply to beef and beef products for human consumption and are in addition to existing sanitary measures. Summary The requirements in relation to BSE developed to ensure that imported beef or beef products available on the Australian domestic market are safe for human consumption have been updated in response to the changing BSE situation worldwide. Current scientific evidence indicates that the BSE epidemic in cattle peaked in 1992 and that measures to reduce the risk of human exposure to the BSE agent through the food chain have been…

Published 22 March 2013

Food Safety Programs for Food Service to Vulnerable Persons - A guide to Standard 3.3.1

Food Safety Programs for Food Service to Vulnerable Persons - A guide to Standard 3.3.1   Standard 3.3.1 is one of the national food safety standards in Chapter 3 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code that outline the responsibilities of food businesses to ensure that the food they produce is safe. This guide has been developed to help enforcement officers and businesses understand the general intent of individual clauses in Standard 3.3.1. Download the guide to Standard 3.3.1 [pdf 1.44mb] Food standards advice FSANZ does not provide advice on compliance with the Code…

Published 14 December 2015

Food Safety Programs - A guide to Standard 3.2.1

Food Safety Programs - A guide to Standard 3.2.1 This guide has been developed to help enforcement officers understand the general intent of individual clauses in Standard 3.2.1. Download the guide to Standard 3.2.1 [pdf 357mb] Food standards advice FSANZ does not provide advice on compliance with the Code. You may wish to engage a lawyer or consultant for compliance advice. The code is enforced by state and territory and New Zealand agencies and the Department of Agriculture for imported food. To contact us via email about what is in the Food Standards Code use our contact us form.…

Published 14 October 2014