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Guide to submitting requests for maximum residue limit (MRL) harmonisation proposals

Guide to submitting requests for maximum residue limit (MRL) harmonisation proposals (July 2023) This guide provides information on requesting to consider harmonising maximum residue limits (MRLs) in Schedule 20 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code with limits established by codex or the country/region in which the food commodity was produced to import into Australia. It provides an overview of the information FSANZ requires to assess requests.

Monitoring the Australian populations intake of dietary iodine before and after mandatory fortification

Monitoring the Australian populations intake of dietary iodine before and after mandatory fortification (June 2016) This report provides results of analysis of the iodine content of breads commonly eaten by Australians, and estimates of the population's intake of dietary iodine following implementation of the food standard for the mandatory use of iodised salt in making bread. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) undertook this work as part of its contribution to the monitoring program of the impact of the mandatory fortification standard, Standard 2.1.1 Cereals and cereal products. Download the report (pdf 682kb) | (word 904kb)…

Published 29 June 2016

Listeria Recall Guidelines for Ready-to-eat foods

Listeria Recall Guidelines for Ready-to-eat foods (2001 edition - minor updates July 2012) These guidelines for packaged ready-to-eat foods found to contain Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) were developed in response to the need for a national approach for determining when ready-to-eat packaged products available for sale at retail level have an unacceptable level of contamination and should be recalled. Similar guidelines exist in the UK, Canada, Denmark and the EU. Purpose These guidelines have been prepared to help state and territory health authorities determine when the presence/level of L. monocytogenes in packaged ready-to-eat foods presents a risk to public health, which may warrant recall action. A decision to recall should only be made after full consultation with the relevant state or territory health…

Published 21 May 2013

Literature review on consumer knowledge, attitudes and behaviours relating to sugars and food labelling

Literature review on consumer knowledge, attitudes and behaviours relating to sugars and food labelling Executive summary Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has undertaken a literature review to examine consumer knowledge, attitudes and behaviours relating to sugars in foods and as presented on food labelling. The purpose of a literature review is to assess the evidence as it presently stands in the available literature.The literature sourced for this review is of varying quality and uses different methodological approaches. Given the limitations of the literature this review does not aim to draw definitive conclusions. However, the findings from the literature, when taken together, do point towards some consistent findings regarding sugars, labelling…

Published 21 December 2017

Literature review on the impact of label format on consumers' attention and comprehension for mandated label elements

Literature review on the impact of label format on consumers' attention and comprehension for mandated label elements (July 2013) This review was undertaken for Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) to support its technical consideration of the four following recommendations from the Blewett et al. (2011) report, Labelling Logic: Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy:

  • Recommendation 6: That the food and safety elements on the food label be reviewed with the aim to maximise the effectiveness of food safety communication.
  • Recommendation 47: That warning and advisory statements be emboldened and allergens emboldened both in the ingredients list and in a separate list.
  • Recommendation 43: That the…

    Published 13 February 2014

Mercury in fish - background to the mercury in fish advisory statement

Mercury in fish - background to the mercury in fish advisory statement (March 2004) Food regulators regularly assess the potential risks associated with the presence of contaminants in the food supply to ensure that, for all sections of the population, these risks are minimised. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has recently reviewed its risk assessment for mercury in food. The results from this assessment indicate that certain groups, particularly pregnant women, women intending to become pregnant and young children (up to and including 6 years), should limit their consumption of some types of fish in order to control their exposure to mercury. The risk assessment conducted by FSANZ that was published in 2004 used the most recent data and knowledge available at the time. FSANZ…

Published 3 December 2013

Microbiological Evidence Base Plan 20152019

Microbiological Evidence Base Plan 20152019 (April 2016)   In the food regulation system, FSANZ occupies a central role as an expert, science-based source of advice on a broad range of food-related issues and assessment of food-related risks. To fulfil this role, it's imperative to ensure the advice we provide is robust and up to date.   The overarching aim of FSANZ's Microbiological Evidence Base Plan is to provide a trusted, robust and contemporary microbiological evidence base to support food safety risk-management measures in Australia and New Zealand.The plan links to the FSANZ science Strategy, specifically on how to support Strategic Area 2 - improving scientific evidence.     …

Published 21 April 2016

Mineral levels in Australian fruits and vegs

Mineral levels in Australian fruits and vegs J.H. Cunningham, G. Milligan and L. Trevisan Download: Minerals in Australian fruits and vegetables (word 301 kb) | (pdf 140 kb) Abstract Potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc levels in 44 types of Australian fruits and vegetables were measured in samples purchased in Melbourne, Australia in 2000 or 2001 and compared with the results of analyses conducted between 1981 and 1985 for the same items of produce purchased in Sydney, Australia. A comparison of values at the two time periods does not indicate that there have been significant or consistent changes in the content of these minerals over this time. Overall mean…

Published 21 May 2013

Nanotechnologies in Food Packaging: an Exploratory Appraisal of Safety and Regulation

Nanotechnologies in Food Packaging: an Exploratory Appraisal of Safety and Regulation (June 2016) Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) commissioned ToxConsult Pty Ltd to provide a literature review of the safety and regulation of nanotechnologies in food packaging. To achieve this target, a comprehensive literature search was undertaken in various scientific databases and agency websites; relevant references were sourced and reviewed. In addition, a patent search was conducted with the aim of identifying evidence for nanomaterials currently used in food packaging applications in Australia, New Zealand, United States, Europe, and Asia. It is recognised that not all such technologies may have been identified by the applied search techniques Download:…

Published 2 June 2016

Narrative review - The relationship between dietary trans-fatty acids and adverse health outcomes

Narrative review - The relationship between dietary trans-fatty acids and adverse health outcomes (April 2014) Executive summary Evidence from previous reviews suggests that dietary trans-fatty acid (TFA) intake is positively associated with risk of coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease. TFA intake has also been linked to increased risk of other health conditions, however these relationships appear to be less consistent. This narrative review aimed to build on the risk assessment included in the 2009 FSANZ report of Trans Fatty Acids in the New Zealand and Australian Food Supply, by evaluating the recent evidence around TFA intake and associations with a variety of chronic disease outcomes, including CVD and CHD, cancer, and type 2 diabetes.  We also…

Published 21 April 2015