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Media Releases 2001

ANZFA seeks comment on industrial hemp, antibiotics in milk and a new GM corn ( 12 December 2001)

New labelling laws for GM foods come into effect 7 December ( 4 December 2001)

Keep picnic and BBQ food poisoning bugs at bay ( 22 November 2001 )

Save your family from food poisoning this summer - keep your fridge cold. Food Safety Week 19-25 November 2001    (19 November 2001)

ANZFA urges recall on jelly cups with konjac - Australia only (16 November 2001)

New Zealand Minister launches ANZFA food labelling poster (14 November 2001)

Communique: Food Standards Ministers agree to soy sauce safety, transitional arrangements for GM food labelling and minor change to food nutrition labelling ( 24 October 2001)

Better labelling information for consumers leads to healthy choices (17 October 2001)

Medical foods and antibiotics levels feature in review of food standards ( 10 October 2001)

Tests show more soy sauces are unsafe (8 October 2001)

Australia suspends imports of Japanese beef following confirmation of BSE case ( 24 September 2001)

French corned beef slips into stores ( 21 September 2001 )

Comments invited on irradiation of tropical fruits and a new gm corn ( 19 September 2001 )

ANZFA rejects claims of delaying tactics ( 13 September 2001)

ANZFSC Communique: Food Ministers agree to a safety regime for herbs and spices ( 13 September 2001 )

ANZFA Issues Food Recall Guide to Industry ( 4 September 2001)

ANZFA Launches a set of user guides to answer questions about the new food rules and the labelling of genetically modified food (27 August 2001)

ANZFA seeks public comment on a range of important food matters ( 22 August 2001 )

ANZFA clears most Soy Sauces (17 August 2001)

Communique: First Meeting Of New Food Standards Council: A Whole Of Food Chain Approach To Food Safety Regulations (31/7/2001)

Food authority warns about 'Gulsan' and 'Ceren' Halva (31/7/2001)

Australia announces new measures to protect public from effects of BSE (18/7/2001)

Public comment of food irradiation and genetically modified insect protected cotton (18/7/2001)

ANZFA counsults indigenous people on food standards: Tambling (11/7/2001)

Government delighted as new food bill passess Federal Parliament: Tambling (29/6/2001)

ANZFA issues warning on consumption of soy sauce (22/6/2001)

Food Standards Ministers Approve plant sterol esters (1/6/2001)

Food Authority seeks public comment on Food Standards changes on Nutrient Labelling and other matters (30/5/2001)

New Food Standards Code now available through subscription (29/5/2001)

ANZFA seeks comment on country of origin food labelling for Australian and New Zealand (9/5/2001)

Australia's food supply get a clean bill of health (18/4/2001)

Food Authority sets up International Expert Group to probe BSE (Mad Cow Disease) (4/4/2001)

ANZFA confirms Foot and Mouth Disease is not a food safety issue (19/3/2001)

Public Comment Invited on Safety Assessments of Four GM Foods (7/3/2001)

New Standards Enchance Australia's Food Safety (28/2/2001)

Food Authority appoints Scientific Fellows (22/2/2001)

ANZFA welcomes Bottled Water Model Code (20/2/2001)

Legal Loophole to food standard on fermented meat has already been closed (16/2/2001)

Comments wanted on proposed amendments to Food Standards Code (14/2/2001)

Consumer representative re-appointed to ANZFA Board (8/2/2001)

Food Authority refutes claims of reliance on U.S. Approvals for GM foods (/2/2001)

ANZFA praises quick response of retailers to clear shelves of European beef products (2/2/2001)

ANZFA issues advisory statement on mercury in fish for pregnant women (19/1/2001)

ANZFA takes steps to safeguard food supply against effects of BSE (5/1/2001)

Australia to extend suspension on imported beef products to other European countries (5/1/2001)