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Food 17 December 2012
On 7 December 2012, the Australian and New Zealand ministers responsible for the regulation of food agreed to enact new laws in early 2013 that regulate the way food nutrition and health related claims can be made. The new laws set standards for the use of the nutritional content claims (e.g. ‘low fat’) and health claims [...] Continue reading Food Nutrition and Health Related Claims – COAG Decision Regulation Impact Statement – Legislative and Governance Forum on Food Regulation 26 March 2012
On 9 December 2011, the Legislative and Governance Forum on Food Regulation (the Forum) announced its response to the recommendations of the Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy. The response included a decision to support a warning message about the risks of consuming alcohol while pregnant. While the industry is given an opportunity to [...] Continue reading Non-compliance with COAG best practice regulation requirements – Alcohol Warning Labelling – Legislative and Governance Forum on Food Regulation 26 March 2012
On 12 January 2012, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) gazetted a Primary Production and Processing Standard for Seed Sprouts. The standard is intended to be implemented by state and territory food regulators and will introduce new requirements for seed sprout processors. The standard identifies hazard control measures for sprout production. As seed sprouts are commonly [...] Continue reading Seed Sprouts Primary Production and Processing Standard – COAG Decision Regulation Impact Statement – FSANZ 21 December 2011
On 9 December 2011, the Legislative and Governance Forum on Food Regulation (which has replaced the former Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council) announced that it had agreed to put in place a new food safety management Policy Guideline for the retail and food service sectors. The Policy Guideline is intended to guide [...] 29 August 2011
On 18 July 2011 Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) announced the release of a proposal to extend country of origin labelling to unpackaged beef, sheep and chicken meat. The proposed standard will require retailers to display point-of-sale labels showing the country of origin of the main unpackaged meat categories not already subject to labelling [...] Continue reading Unpackaged Meat Products Country of Origin Labelling Standard – COAG Consultation Regulation Impact Statement – Food Standards Australia New Zealand 18 July 2011
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) announced on 30 May 2011 the gazettal of a Primary Production and Processing Standard for Eggs and Egg Products. The standard is intended to be implemented by state and territory food regulators and will introduce new requirements for egg producers to identify and control the food safety hazards associated [...] Continue reading Egg and Egg Product Primary Production and Processing Standard – COAG Decision Regulation Impact Statement – FSANZ 20 May 2011
On 6 May 2011, the Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council (the Ministerial Council) approved a new policy guideline on the Regulation of Infant Formula Products. This guideline requires a pre-market assessment by Food Standards Australia New Zealand of all substances proposed for use in infant formula that do not have a history [...] Continue reading Regulation of Infant Formula Products – COAG Decision Regulation Impact Statement – Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council 13 October 2010
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is looking at options to address food-borne illness caused by the consumption of seed sprouts. In this consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) FSANZ identifies potential regulation and other options to address the problem. The analysis indicates that the costs of regulation to address food-borne illness caused by the consumption [...] Continue reading Primary Production & Processing Standard for Seed Sprouts – COAG Consultation Regulation Impact Statement – FSANZ |
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