Food Standards Australia New Zealand

Appendix 7 – Current publications

All publications are available from the FSANZ website, www.foodstandards.gov.au , and limited hard copies of certain publications are available from the Information Officer.  

Please note that the hard copy of theAustralia New Zealand Food Standards Codeand User Guides are available from Anstat Pty Ltd at http://www.anstat.com.au/legislation/   or on 03 9278 1144 .  

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Description

A guide to meeting the standard drink-labeling requirement for alcoholic beverages.

This guide is to assist alcoholic beverage manufacturers and importers meet the requirement to label each container with the number of standard drinks in the container.   This includes bottles, cans, and casks.

Published 1995, still current.

Allergen Cards

Allergen information cards for egg, soy, wheat, peanuts, sesame, tree nuts, fish, shellfish and milk developed by Anaphylaxis Australia with funding from FSANZ and the NSW Food Authority.

Annual Report

 

A report to the Australian Parliament on FSANZ’s activities for the year.   Annual publication

AUSNUT

 

Australian Food and Nutrient Database. AUSNUT is FSANZ’s first ever data release on CD Rom. The AUSNUT CD contains a set of 7 inter-related data files and explanatory notes that contain a wealth of descriptive and numerical data on the food and nutrient composition of Australian foods.

First published 1999.

Contact the Information Officer for more information.

Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code

 

This document contains food standards (regulations) that apply to food businesses in Australia and New Zealand.   Compliance with the standards is mandatory.

Available in loose-leaf form by subscription from Anstat and from website free-of-charge.

Australian Total Diet Study
(formerly the Australian Market Basket Survey)

 

This study monitors pesticide and contaminant residues present in food and estimates their intake in the diets of Australians. FSANZ uses this information when developing food standards.

19th ATDS published April 2001

20th ATDS published January 2003

21st ATDS Latest edition released August 2005

 

Choosing the Right Stuff - the official shoppers’ guide to food additives and labels, kilojoules and fat content.

A vailable from Murdoch Books or from major booksellers, newsagents or supermarkets

May 2007

Code of practice on nutrient claims in food labels and in advertisements (CoPoNC)

 

The code of practice provides ensure provision of consistent and accurate information about Nutrient content of foods.   It provides a basis for self-regulation of nutrient claims by the food Industry.

Published January 1995.   Under review and available from website only.  

Corporate Plan

The corporate plan sets out FSANZ’s direction for the year ahead.   Latest edition 2006-2009.

Printed October 2006

Country of origin food labelling Brochure

A brochure for consumers explaining the new country of origin labelling requirements.

Printed June 2006  

Equivalence: Guidelines for determining the equivalence of food safety measures

Guidelines drafted by FSANZ for determining the equivalence of food safety measures in a consistent and transparent manner.

Published May 2002.

Updated and published November 2003

Evaluating benefits and costs of food regulation: a scoping study

A study examining the feasibility of developing an econometric model that would quantify the impact of food regulation on the economy.

Published March 2002

 

Food safety general fact sheets

·          New Food Safety Standards for Australia

·          Food Safety Standard 3.1.1 Interpretation and Application

·          Food Safety Standard 3.2.1 Food Safety Programs

·          Food Safety Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements

·          Food Safety Standard 3.2.3 Food Premises and Equipment

·          Food Safety Standards – Definitions

·          State & Territory enforcement of the Food Safety Standards

·          Food Safety Standards – Sources of information & advice

 

 

For business and enforcement agencies.

Published May 2001.  Updated June 2004.

 

Also available from States and Territories

Food safety facts sheets for charities and community organisations

·          An introduction to new Food Safety Standards

·          Notification

·          Skills and knowledge

·          Labelling

·          Temperature control

·          Sausage sizzles and barbecues

·          Preparing and cooking food

·          Transporting food

·          Camping

·          Health and hygiene for food handlers

 

 

 

Easy to use fact sheets for charities and community organizations to help explain the new food safety requirements

Published August 2002.

 

Feedback and complaints

A brochure explaining our feedback and complaints process.

Published April 2001

 

Folic Acid and Pregnancy brochure

A brochure for women planning pregnancy about the need to consume folic acid.

Printed June 2006  

Food Industry Recall Protocol

 

 

This booklet is a step-by-step guide to carrying out food recalls.   It explains what must be done when food products have to be recalled from shops or consumers for health and safety reasons.

First published June 1994. Latest edition 5th September 2002 and print rerun June 2004

 

Food Labelling Issues: Qualitative Research with Stakeholders

A report outlining qualitative research on labelling issues.

Published June 2002.

 

Food labels: What do they mean? (Poster)

A full colour A2 poster explaining the changes to food labels.

First published October 2001. Print reruns 2002, 2003, 2004.
Currently being updated.

 

Food Safety Standards – costs and benefits

 

A report of the regulatory impact of the proposed national food safety reforms on the food industry and state, territory and local government.

Published 1999.

 

Food Safety Standards 3.1.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3

 

Booklet Chapter 3 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (Australia only) including 3.1.1 Interpretation and Application; 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General requirements; 3.2.3 Food Premises and Equipment .  

Published March 2001 Available from Anstat at cost

 

Food Safety Standards Food Safety programs

 

 

 

Booklet. Chapter 3 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (Australia only) Standard 3.2.1 Food Safety Programs.  

Published March 2001.

 

Food Safety Standards for Food Businesses in Australia

Brochure outlining the three food safety standards that apply to food businesses in Australia.

Published April 2001.

 

Food Safety:   Framework for the Development of Food Safety Program Tools

A guide to the production of practical, easy-to-use tools for food businesses.

Published July 2001

 

Food Safety: An Audit System.

 

An information paper outlining an audit system developed for the purpose of auditing food safety programs

Published January 2001

 

Food Safety: Guidance for food safety auditors

Information on compliance assessment of Food Safety Programs and Food Safety Standards.  

Published October 2001.

 

Food Safety: Guidelines for the microbiological examination of ready-to-eat foods

This document provides assistance in the interpretation of microbiological analyses of foods.

Published December 2001.

 

Food Safety: Skills and knowledge for food businesses

Booklet on skills and knowledge requirement of Food Safety Standard 3.2.2.
Published March 2002.

Food Safety: Temperature control of potentially hazardous foods

Booklet on the temperature control requirements of standard 3.2.2.
Published April 2002.

Food Safety: The priority classification system for food businesses

 

A risk based system designed to classify food businesses into priority ratings based on the risk they present to public health and safety.   This information paper outlines the system and describes how to apply it to food businesses.  
Published January 2001

 

Food Standards News

 

A quarterly newsletter about the key issues and significant projects undertaken by FSANZ.  

First published as ANZFA News May 1998.

Published as Food Standards News from Feb 2001.   Available by email, limited hard copies.

 

Food Surveillance News

A twice yearly publication co-coordinating microbiological and other food safety studies from the States and Territories

First published Spring 2001. Available by email.

 

For asthma sufferers the facts about sulphites in food

 

 

This is a fact sheet, which sets out information on what are sulphites, why are they added to foods and who should be alerted to sulphites in foods.

Updated Sept 2001.

 

FSANZ/ANZFA Evaluation Strategy 2001– 2003

A scientific and technical evaluation to measure the impact of implementing the new joint  Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.

Published November 2001.

FSANZ Evaluation Strategy
2004 – 2008

 

Outlines the strategy for undertaking a scientific and technical evaluation of new key food regulatory measures developed by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ).

Published May 2004.

Genetically Modified Foods

Brochure about the labelling of genetically modified foods

Published November 2001

 

GM Foods

 

 

FSANZ’s safety assessment process for genetically modified foods.

Replaces previous publication ‘GM foods and the Consumer’ (2000)

Published June 2005; Released August 2005

 

Involving Maori in ANZFA - A framework for action based on the Treaty of Waitangi

Report on how FSANZ seeks to ensure that the guarantees contained in the Treaty of Waitangi are considered and accorded an appropriate priority.  

Published May 2002.

Listeria and Food brochure.

An easy-to-read brochure which explains how to reduce the risk of contracting the Listeria infection – specifically advice for people at risk – pregnant women, their unborn and newborn children, older people (65 years and older), or the immuno-compromised. The brochure sets out foods which are safe and those at ‘higher risk’ of Listeria contamination.

This brochure replaces the Listeria and Pregnancy brochure released in June 2001.

Printed July 2004 Reprinted June 2005.

 

Listeria Recall Guidelines for Packaged Ready-to-Eat foods

Recall Guidelines for Packaged Ready-to-eat foods found to contain L. monocytogenes. 

Published April 2001.

 

Mercury in Fish brochure and fact sheet

Mercury in fish brochure contains information on the recommended portions of fish that should be consumed by various sectors of the population. Further Information fact sheet also provides more detailed information on the consumption of certain species of fish. Published March 2004.

 

National Competition Policy review of the Food Standards Code

Report on reviewed of the Food Standards Code under National Competition Policy

Published February 2002.

 

National Competition Policy review of the Food Standards Code: The Government's Response

Reports the Government’s response to the National Competition Policy review of the old Australian Food Standards Code.

Published April 2002.

NUTTAB

NUTTAB 2006 is an updated food composition publication containing data on the nutrient content of foods available in Australia.

 

Nutrition information panel calculator

A database to allow industry to calculate NIPs

Released August 2001.

 

Public Health and Safety of Poultry Meat in Australia 

This Explanatory Summary provides an overview of the Scientific Assessment of the Public Health and Safety of Poultry Meat in Australia undertaken by Food Standards

Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). Published 2006

 

Report on Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Consultation in Melbourne

A report on a one day community meeting in Melbourne for Indigenous community organisations and its members together with relevant government departments.

Published September 2002.

 

Safe Food Australia 2nd Edition January 2001

(A Guide to the Food Safety Standards)

 

 

This book contains Chapter 3 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (Applies to Australia only). The guide had been prepared to assist with the interpretation of three of the food safety standards in Chapter 3 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. They are: 3.1.1 Interpretation and Application; 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General requirements; 3.2.3 Food Premises and Equipment.

Available from Anstat at cost and from the website free-of-charge.

 

Safety Aspects of Dietary Caffeine – Report from the Expert Working Group

Report on examination on the wider aspects of the safety of dietary sources of caffeine.

Published June 2000.

 

Scientific Evaluation of Pasteurisation for Pathogen Reduction in Milk and Milk Products

Published May 2007.

Science Strategy 2006-09

Published 2006

 

Service Charter

A pamphlet to describing FSANZ’s role and commitment to service.

Published May 2004

 

Submission to the NZ Royal Commission on Genetic Modification

Submission provides factual background information on FSANZ, its statutory processes and the regulation of genetically modified foods in Australia and New Zealand.

Published November 2001

 

Food Safety Technical Fact Sheets

·          Food handling skills and knowledge Food business notification requirement Health and hygiene: Responsibilities of food handlers

·          Health and hygiene: Responsibilities of food businesses

·          Receiving food safely

·          Food recall systems for unsafe foods

·          Thermometers and using them with potentially hazardous food

·          Temperature control requirements

 

A series of fact sheets for food businesses.

 

The Food Safety Fact Sheets are also available (website only) in the following languages: Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Croatian, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Indonesian, Macedonian, Serbian, Spanish, Filipino/Tagalog, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese .

Published May 2001

 

Technical Report Series

  1. Phomopins in Food: Toxicological Review and Risk Assessment

  2. Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Food: A Toxicological Review and Risk Assessment 
  3. Lupin Alkaloids in Food: A Toxicological Review and Risk Assessment
  4. Food Derived from High Oleic Acid Soy Bean Lines G94-1, G94-19 and G168: A Toxicological Review and Risk Assessment
  5. Food derived from Insect Protected Corn Line MON810: A Safety Assessment
  6. Food Derived from Glyphosate-Tolerant Cotton Line1445: A Safety Assessment
  7. Food Derived from Glyphosate-tolerant Corn Line GA21: A Safety Assessment
  8. Food Derived from Glyphosate-tolerant Corn Line GT73: A Safety Assessment
  9. Food Produced from Insect-Protected Bt-176 Corn: A Safety Assessment
  10. Food Derived from Insect-Protected, Herbicide Tolerant Corn Bt-11: A Safety Assessment
  11. Food Derived from Insect-Protected (New leaf R) Potato Lines BT-06, ATBT-04, ATBT04-36, SPBT02-05: A Safety Assessment 
  12. Food Derived from Insect and Potato Leafroll Virus Protected (New leaf R plus) Potato Lines RBMT21-129, RBMT21-350, RBMT22-83: A Safety Assessment 
  13. Food Derived from Insect and Potato Virus Y-Protected (New Leaf R Y) Potato Lines RBMT15-101, SEMT15-02, SEMT15-16: A Safety Assessment
  14. Shellfish Toxins in Food: A Toxicological Review and Risk Assessment
  15. Chloropropanols in food - An analysis of the public health risk  
  16. Oil derived from glufosinate-ammonium tolerant and pollination controlled canola - A Safety Assessment    
  17. Food derived from bromoxynil-tolerant cotton transformation events 10211 and 10222 - A Safety Assessment  
  18.  Food derived from insect-protected and glufosinate ammonium-tolerant DBT418 corn - A Safety Assessment 
  19. Food derived from bromoxynil-tolerant canola line Westar-oxy-235 - A Safety Assessment  
  20. Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) - A Safety Assessment 
  21. Erucic acid in Food - A Toxicological Review and Risk Assessment  
  22. DHASCO and ARASCO oils as sources of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in infant formula - A Safety Assessment  
  23. Food derived from glufosinate ammonium tolerant corn line T25 - A Safety Assessment  
  24. Food produced from glyphosate-tolerant sugar beet Line 77 - A Safety Assessment  
  25. Food produced from glyphosate-tolerant corn line NK603 - A Safety Assessment  
  26. Listeria monocytogenes in cooked prawns - A Microbiological Survey report
  27. Dioxins in food:Dietary Exposure Assessment and Risk Characterisation 
  28. Cyanogenic Glycosides in Cassava and Bamboo Shoots: A Human Health Risk
  29. D-Tagatose: A Human Health Risk Assessment 
  30. Kava: A Human Health Risk Assessment 
  31. Nitrofurans in Prawns: A Toxicological Review and Risk Assessment 
  32. Food derived from Insect-Protected and Glufosinate-Ammonium tolerant Corn Line 1507: A Safety Assessment 
  33. Food derived from Glufosinate Ammonium Tolerant Soybean Lines A2704 -12 and A5547-127: A Safety Assessment  
  34. Food derived from Insect-Protected Mon863 Corn: A Safety Assessment 
  35. Association between Johne’s Disease and   Crohn’s Disease : A Microbiological
  36. Evaluation of the risks to human health from the consumption of  food products derived from cerids affected by chronic wasting disease 
  37. Food derived from glyphosate-tolerant sugar beet line H7-1: A Safety Assessment
  38. Food derived from insect-protected cotton line COT102: A Safety Assessment
  39. Food derived from insect-protected, glufosinate ammonium-tolerant corn line DAS-59122-7: A Safety Assessment
  40. Food derived from insect-protected, glufosinate ammonium-tolerant cotton line MXB13: A Safety Assessment
  41. Food derived from glusfosinate ammonium tolerant cotton line LL25: A Safety Assessment
  42. Ice structuring protein as a processing aid in ice cream and edible ices: A Safety Assessment
  43. Dioxins in Seafood from Sydney Harbour A Revised Assessment of the Public Health and Safety Risk 
  44. Dioxins in Prawns and Fish from Sydney Harbour - An Assessment of the Public Health and Safety Risk(updated) 

 

A series of scientific and technical papers.

 

Technical Series 1 – 14, published March 2002.

 

Technical Series 15 - 27, published June 2003

 

Technical Series 27 – 34, published 2004

 

Technical Series 35, published June - December 2004

 

Technical Series 36, published January 2006

 

Technical Series 37 – 43, published June 2006

 

Technical Series 44, published March 2007

The National Food Business Notification System – Information for State and Local Governments

A paper developed by the National Food Business Notification System Working Group, coordinated by ANZFA/FSANZ.

Published June 2001.

User guides:

  1. Overview of Food Labelling
  2. Legibility Requirements for Food Labels
  3. Information Requirements for Foods Exempt from Bearing a Label
  4. Warning and Advisory Declarations
  5. Ingredient Labelling
  6. Food Additives
  7. Microbiological Limits for Foods (with additional guideline criteria)
  8. Generally Expected Levels (GELs) for Metal Contaminants
  9. Methods of Analysis for Food
  10. Percentage labelling
  11. Nutrition Information labelling
  12. Date marking
  13. Meat and meat products
  14. Labelling Genetically Modified (GM) Food
  15. Flavourings and flavouring enhancers
  16. Representations about Food
  17. Safe Food Australia
  18. Country of Origin Labelling of Food. A Guide to Standard 1.2.11 – Country of Origin Requirements (Australia Only)

 

FSANZ Guidelines to assist industry and enforcement agencies with the interpretation and application of the joint code. 

Published July 2001.

Available in loose-leaf form by subscription from Anstat

 

 

 

 

Printed March 2006

Evaluation Report Series

  1. National Food Handling Benchmark Survey - Documents research on the awareness and knowledge of safe food handling practices and actual food handling practices by food businesses within Australia.

  2. Survey Report: Food Labelling Issues: Qualitative Research with Consumers - Qualitative research on labelling issues.

  3. Food Labelling Issues: Qualitative research with stakeholders other than consumers - Qualitative research on labelling issues.

  4. Consumer Food Labelling survey - Quantitative research on labelling issues, Includes CD with PowerPoint presentation of results . Printed June 2003.

  5. Food Labelling Issues: Qualitative consumer study related to food-type dietary supplement labelling - A study conducted to gain qualitative information on food-type dietary supplement labelling from consumers to assist FSANZ in the future development and review of food labelling standards, codes of practice and guidelines.

  6. Food Labelling Issues: Qualitative consumer study related to nutrition content claims on food labels - A study conducted to gain qualitative information on nutrient content claims on food labels from consumers to assist FSANZ in the future development and review of food labelling standards, codes of practice and guidelines.

  7. Food Labelling Issues: Quantitative consumer survey related to allergen labelling on food products - Allergen Labelling Standard, an assessment of the impact on consumers.

  8. Quantitative research into the consumption of intense sweeteners in the Australian and New Zealand Populations - Food Additive Standards, an assessment of the impact on consumers. Published February 2004.

  9. Food Labelling Issues: Qualitative consumer study related to food labelling of infant foods - Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has undertook a review (Proposal P274) of the minimum age labelling so that infant food labelling reflects the revised Australian guidelines, and also takes into account New Zealand policy. Published February 2004.

  10. Food Labelling Monitoring Survey: Phase 1 Pilot Report (Incorporating Stages 1 and 2) - As part of the FSANZ Evaluation Strategy 2001-2003, a Food Label Monitoring Survey was initiated in mid 2002 with the intention of developing an ongoing monitoring system for food labels.

  11. Benchmark Research of the Poultry Industry - FSANZ have identified the need for benchmark data on awareness, knowledge and behaviour of poultry meat businesses, government enforcement officers and consumers in relation to food safety issues.

  12. Food Labelling Issues: Qualitative research on participants' perceptions and use of nutrition, health and related claims on packaged foods and associated advertising material.

  13.  Food Labelling Issues: Quantitative research on consumers' perceptions and use of nutrition, health and related claims on packaged foods - This research project collected baseline data from consumers before Standard P293 for nutrition, health and related claims was finalised and will be useful both for the development of the standard and for future evaluation purposes.

  14. Food Labelling Issues: On-going Food Label Monitoring Survey in Australia and New Zealand - Report on the re-assessment of 2003 labels for nutrition, health and related claims ( Phase 2, Part C)

  15. Benchmark research on the impact of labelling and compositional standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code on Food Industry, Enforcement Agencies and Health Professionals - The study aimed to evaluate how appropriate the labelling and compositional standards in the new Code were with respect to the needs of stakeholders that were identified in the review of the old regulations in respect to a food regulation system.

  16. Report on the Assessment of 2005 Labels for Nutrition, Health and Related Claims - Label monitoring surveys have been commissioned by FSANZ since 2002 to assess how food manufacturers are managing key la