Relevant quality data and other information are becoming increasingly important to FSANZ’s assessment as the Community increasingly demands a strong evidence base for food regulatory decisions.   Indeed, the evidence supporting food regulatory measures is scrutinised by both domestic and international stakeholders.

• FSANZ: Food Surveillance
• FSANZ: Australian Total Diet Study 
• FSANZ: Food Composition Program
• FSANZ: Monitoring and evaluation

Market Research Panel

In order to establish effective standards based on the best available evidence, FSANZ, in association with a market research company, has arranged access to a panel of consumers who can be approached at short notice to answer a limited set of questions on specific topics of interest for standards development. This approach is aimed at improving FSANZ’s evidence base on Australian and New Zealand consumers’ knowledge of and attitudes to a range of labelling and other food standards issues