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Review of Nutrition Labelling Full Assessment Report Proposal P167 (1999)

Review of Nutrition Labelling Full Assessment Report Proposal P167 (1999) (May 2017) Executive summary  This paper reviews Standard A1(13) of the Australian Food Standards Code (the Code) having regard to the objectives outlined in section 10 of the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991(the Act) and the policies of the Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA). This proposal has been developed to assist ANZFA assess the need for amendments to the Code for the provisions relating to nutrition labelling.   ANZFA must consider Australia and New Zealand's obligations to World Trade Organization agreements when establishing joint standards. ANZFA has considered a range of issues relevant to the review of existing provisions, including the current code, the New Zealand…

Published 9 June 2017

Review of the regulatory management of food allergens

Review of the regulatory management of food allergens Executive Summary Food allergy is an important health issue due to the potential for severe and life threatening reactions. Rigorous declaration requirements are considered the most appropriate risk management option for food allergens since even small amounts of the allergen may trigger allergic reactions. Australia and New Zealand were among the first countries to recognise the need to regulate food allergens with the introduction, in 2002, of mandatory declaration requirements in the Australia and New Zealand Food Standards Code. In October 2006, the Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council requested FSANZ to review the regulatory management of food allergens. The overall aim of the review is to determine whether, in the context of…

Published 23 December 2017

Safe Seafood Australia

Safe Seafood Australia A guide to the Australian Primary Production and Processing Standard for Seafood This guide has been developed to help enforcement officers and businesses understand the general intent of individual clauses in Standard 4.2.1 - Primary Production and Processing Standard for Seafood. Download the guide Safe Seafood Australia 2006 [pdf 1383kb]   Food standards advice FSANZ does not provide advice on compliance with the Code. Businesses may wish to engage a lawyer or consultant for compliance advice. The code is enforced by …

Published 21 May 2013

Safety aspects of dietary caffeine

Safety aspects of dietary caffeine Report from the Expert Working Group (June 2000) The Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) established an Expert Working Group (consisting of external experts) to examine the wider aspects of the safety of dietary sources of caffeine. The task and terms of reference for the group were to examine the potential for acute toxicological/pharmacological effects at low doses of caffeine (Term of Reference A), the potential for addictive effects (Term of Reference B) and identification of any other caffeine-related hazards particularly in children (Term of Reference C). Download: Safety aspects of dietary caffeine (pdf 345 kb) Preamble The Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) established…

Published 4 December 2013

Sodium levels in a range of packaged and take-away foods

Sodium levels in a range of packaged and take-away foods Introduction The level of sodium intake by Australians has been of growing interest in recent times. Most of the sodium in our food comes from sodium chloride (table salt), which is added to foods for flavour and as a preservative. Sodium also occurs naturally in almost all foods and can be present in processed foods due to the use of some food additives, for example, sodium bicarbonate (bi-carb soda or baking soda) used as a raising agent in cakes and biscuits. In order to gather additional information on levels of sodium in a range of foods, FSANZ conducted an analytical survey of some packaged and take-away foods available in New South Wales and Western Australia. This data will be used to help conduct future dietary…

Published 21 October 2020

Sports Foods Consumption in Australia and New Zealand (2013)

Sports Foods Consumption in Australia and New Zealand (2013) (July 2017) The quantitative research described in this report is the second of two related pieces of work undertaken by FSANZ with users of sports-related food products. The initial research, undertaken in mid-2010, used a set of focus groups to provide qualitative information on consumer attitudes and behaviours towards sports-related food products. This research assisted in scoping and designing the current research. This piece of research, conducted in 2012, used a telephone survey to collect data from a simple random sample of Australians and New Zealanders aged 15 years or older to understand the socio-demographic characteristics and consumption behaviours of sports-related food products. Respondents either answered a short or long form…

Published 5 July 2017

Strawberry tampering incident

Strawberry tampering incident In September 2018, a food tampering incident occurred involving sewing needles inserted into Australian strawberries. Initially an isolated event in Queensland, the incident escalated to other states and territories involving multiple tampering events in strawberries and other fruit across the country. Only a few instances were believed by authorities to be associated with the original event with most other instances believed to multiple hoax or 'copycat' events. Queensland Health and the Queensland Police Service (QPS) led the incident investigation and response. State and territory food regulatory agencies and the Australian Government have also responded with a range of measures including removing implicated strawberries from sale, introducing and strengthening penalties for food tampering, and imposing…

Published 13 September 2019

Strengthening our evidence base - Food analytical program for the development of a nutrient database for estimating food consumption and nutrient intakes

Strengthening our evidence base - Food analytical program for the development of a nutrient database for estimating food consumption and nutrient intakes   (July 2013)   The FSANZ Food Composition Program developed and maintains a national food composition reference database known as NUTTAB. To maintain the currency of NUTTAB, it is important to update existing nutrient data as well as generate nationally representative nutrient data for priority foods for which we currently have limited data.    Nutrient data are used for a variety of reasons such as:

  • supporting FSANZ risk assessments
  • providing data for manufacturers' nutrition labelling of products
  • informing university research on diet and disease
  • developing educational material
  • assisting consumers make good food…

    Published 18 March 2014

Survey of Chemical Residues in Domestic and Imported Aquacultured Fish

Survey of Chemical Residues in Domestic and Imported Aquacultured Fish A national survey conducted under the Coordinated Food Survey Plan with participation by food regulatory agencies in all Australian states and territories November 2005

Executive Summary Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) was the lead agency for a national coordinated survey of Chemical Residues in Aquacultured Fish. The survey's aim was to determine if residues of antimicrobials and other substances are present in both local and imported aquaculture product. Prior to the survey there had been reports from overseas…

Published 19 August 2014

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Careers Make food safety your business by joining FSANZ. Our essential work means people in Australia and New Zealand can be confident the food they buy is safe to eat. #7EC4C0 Working at FSANZ FSANZ is a unique trans-Tasman agency dedicated to protecting public health and safety and a safe food supply in Australia and New Zealand. …