Our Science
Food Standards Australia New Zealand’s (FSANZ) mission is to protect, in collaboration with others, the health and safety of people in Australia and New Zealand through the maintenance of a safe food supply. This mission is achieved by establishing food standards that are based on risk analysis using the best available scientific evidence. The successful application of science, including social science, is critical to the effectiveness and appropriateness of most food regulatory measures, and underpins the risk management decision making process.
The following components are considered the key priorities for maintaining and further enhancing our scientific capability in 2006-07:
- Effective implementation of the Food Regulators’ Science Network Forum;
- Development and implementation of an integrated science program with New Zealand;
- The commissioning of an external review of FSANZ’s scientific capability and performance, focussing initially on our dietary exposure assessment capability; and
- Implementation of strengthened public health nutrition arrangements .
FSANZ Science Strategy
In order to effectively meet our statutory objectives and future challenges, we need to continue to enhance our scientific capability. There are currently a large number of existing components that underpin FSANZ’s scientific capability (see diagram below).
The FSANZ Science Strategy identifies ongoing strategies that we will continue to employ, and future new strategies for the maintenance and enhancement of our scientific capability. All aspects of food regulatory science are intended to be covered within the scope of this document, including the biological and chemical sciences, and social science . [ more ]
