FOOD STANDARDS NOTIFICATION CIRCULAR
6 June 2008
[10-08]
This Notification Circular includes notices that are required to be given to the public, submitters and appropriate government agencies, under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991(FSANZ Act). All references below to sections of legislation, are to the FSANZ Act unless otherwise indicated.
Further information about the matters mentioned below, including assessment reports, processes and – where applicable – reasons for decisions, can be accessed on the FSANZ website at www.foodstandards.gov.au under <Standards Development>, then <Documents for Public Comment> and then
The Information Officer | The Office Administrator |
Food Standards Australia New Zealand | Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
PO Box 7186 | PO Box 10559 |
CANBERRA BC ACT 2610 | WELLINGTON 6036 |
AUSTRALIA | NEW ZEALAND |
Tel +61 2 6271 2241 Fax +61 2 6271 2278 | Tel +64 4 978 5630 Fax +64 4 473 9855 |
General questions on the work of FSANZ should be directed to the Information Officer at the either of the addresses above. Queries concerning the matters in this Circular on assessment or submission processes should be directed to the Standards Management Officer at standards.management@foodstandards.gov.au .
PROGRESS ON APPLICATIONS AND PROPOSALS
Details on the Urgent Proposal from the notice below were published on 6 June 2008 inThe Australian and TheNew Zealand Herald newspapers, as well as on the FSANZ website.
URGENT PROPOSAL [s.95, s.96]
FSANZ has declared that a specified proposal prepared under section 95 is an urgent proposal for the purposes of Part 3, Division 4 of the FSANZ Act:
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
FOOD STANDARDS AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND
FOOD STANDARDS AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND ACT 1991
DECLARATION OF URGENCY
I, Melanie Fisher, an authorised Delegate for the purposes of section 95 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (‘the FSANZ Act’), hereby declare under paragraph 95(1)(b) of the FSANZ Act that in order to protect public health and safety, Proposal P1006 – Remove Commencement Provision for Certain Special Purpose Infant Formula is an urgent proposal for the purposes of Part 3, Division 4 of the FSANZ Act.
MELANIE FISHER
GENERAL MANAGER
FOOD STANDARDS (CANBERRA)
5 June 2008 and
FSANZ has prepared a draft variation under section 96 and invites interested persons and appropriate government agencies to give written submissions about the draft to FSANZ by 6pm (Canberra Time) on 17 June 2008 .
OTHER MATTERS
Work Pl an
FSANZ is required under s.20 of the FSANZ Act to develop and publish a three-year forward plan for applications, proposals and types of applications and proposals on which it intends to develop standards or variations to standards.
In developing this three-year forward plan, FSANZ must consult interested persons not later than 30 June in each year. Written submissions are therefore invited on the Work Plan by 6pm (Canberra time) 20 June 2008. Submissions should be addressed to one of the addresses below:
Standards Management Officer Standards Management Officer
Food Standards Australia New Zealand Food Standards Australia New Zealand
PO Box 7186 PO Box 10559
CANBERRA BC ACT 2610 WELLINGTON 6036
AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND
Email: submissions@foodstandards.gov.au Email: submissions@foodstandards.govt.nz
Amendments to the FSANZ Act
Major amendments to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991passed the Australian Parliament on 20 June 2007 and were proclaimed on 1 July 2007. These amendments affect how FSANZ assesses applications received and proposals prepared to amend theAustralia New Zealand Food Standards Code from 1 October 2007 onwards.
Further information on these changes is available from the FSANZ website at http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/standardsdevelopment/informationforapplicants/index.cfm .
Email address changes
The email address ‘slo@foodstandards.gov.au’ has been discontinued. Two new email addresses, standards.management@foodstandards.gov.au (for all general inquiries about standards issues) and submissions@foodstandards.gov.au (for public submissions on assessment reports only) have been created. Any emails sent to ‘slo’ will be automatically redirected to the new ‘standards.management’ email address.