Fact Sheets A - Z

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Acrylamide in foods (September 2011)
Advice on brown seaweed for pregnant women; breastfeeding women and children (27 June 2011)
Agents of Foodborne Illness – a technical publication with information about microorganisms that cause foodborne illness)
Alcoholic - Health advisory labels on alcoholic beverages (September 2011)
Allergies - Food allergies (30 March 2011)
Allergen review (May 2011)
Antibiotics in the food supply
Apples: FSANZ risk assessment on antimicrobial use in New Zealand apple orchards
Arsenic (December 2011)  star2
Aspartame (March 2011)
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B

Bamboo Cassava and bamboo shoots  (October 2011)
Bisphenol A (BPA) (December 2011) star2
Benzene in flavoured beverages (August 2011)
FSANZ study of brominated flame retardants in food (14 December 2007)
Benzoates, sulphites and sorbates in the food supply (3 August 2005)
Bonsoy - Reformulated Bonsoy soy milk without kombu seaweed to return to shelves  (April 2010)
Bonsoy Soy Milk recall (24 December 2009)

C

Caffeine (August 2011)
Canned foods: purchasing and storage (October 2008)
Carbendazim in orange juice (January 2012) star2
Cassava and bamboo shoots  (October 2011) star2
Cereal-Based Beverages (December 2011) star2
Chemical migration from food contact packaging materials in Australian food
Chicken - Raw Chicken Meat Microbiological Survey – summary of results (November 2011) star2
Cloned animals  (Updated December 2011) star2
Coffee: Consumer warning on coffee products containing drugs (18 July 2011)
Colours - Food colours (December 2011) star2
Country of Origin labelling in Australia – information for consumers (February 2011)
Chemicals in food - maximum residue limits (February 2012) star2
Chemicals in glass jar seals (July 08)

D

Dairy - see Primary Production and Processing
Dietary exposure assessment
Dioxins  (2 February 2012) star2

E

E-coli outbreak in Germany (12 July 2011)
Eggs see Primary Production and Processing

F

Fats - Choosing healthier fats and oils (December 2010)
Fish labelling (September 2011)
Fluoride in bottled water (November 2011) star2
Folic acid - Mandatory folic acid fortification in Australia (September 09)
Folic acid - Mandatory folic acid fortification and health outcomes (September 09)
Food colours (December 2011) star2
Food irradiation (August 2011)
Food poisoning (Agents of Foodborne Illness – a technical publication with information about microorganisms that cause foodborne illness)
Food safety during fires, floods and power cuts
Food safety factsheets
Food Standards Code - a guide for consumers

G

GM Fact sheets

H

Hemp as a food (December 2011) star2
Hormonal growth promotants in beef

I

Iodine sensitivities
Iodine in Food (October 2010)
Isomaltulose (December 2011) star2
Food Imported into Australia
Irradiation (August 2011)
Irradiation of persimmons (August 2011)

J

Japan - Safety of food from Japan (December 2011) star2

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L

Listeria and food - the risk to people with weakened immune systems (2010)
Listeria and food: Commonly asked questions   (December 2005)
Labels - Health advisory labels on alcoholic beverages (September 2011)

M

Malachite green in aquacultured fish  (December 2005)
Meat Pies (June 2011)
Melamine - Update on melamine in foods from China (2008)
Melamine: Contaminated baby formula made in China (September 2008)
Milk (Raw) - see  Primary Production and Processing
MRL's - Chemicals in food - maximum residue limits (February 2012)   star2
MSG in food (December 2011) star2
Mercury in Fish (September 2011)
Milk permeate (December 2011)

N

National approach to managing meat safety in Australia (April 2009)
Nanotechnology and Food (December 2011)  star2
Nutrition Claims (December 2010)
Nutrition, health and related claims

O

Orange juice - Carbendazim in orange juice (January 2012) star2

P

Packaging - Chemical migration from food contact packaging materials in Australian food
Paterson's Curse/Salvation Jane honey (October 2011) star2
Palm oil  (September 2011)
Pine nuts (December 2010)
Plant Sterols (also known as Phytosterols) (November 2011) star2
Plasticisers - Chemicals in glass jar seals (July 08)
Pregnancy and healthy eating (October 2011)
Primary Production and Processing Standards

Q

Quorn (mycoprotein) (December 2011) star2

R

S

Seaweed: Advice on brown seaweed for pregnant women; breastfeeding women and children (27 June 2011)
Sodium - How much sodium and salt are we eating (August 2011)
Salt/sodium - How much salt and sodium are we eating - further information (September 2009)
Sodium and salt  (August 2011)
Seed sprouts - see Primary Production and Processing  
Sulphites (January 2012)  star2

T

Trans fatty acids ( December 2010)
Tagatose - Information about Tagatose for Individuals with Disorders in Fructose Metabolism  (21 July 2004)

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Bottled wine labelled with a vintage date of 2002 or earlier (March 2004)
Wholegrain (November 2011) star2

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