On 17 September 2025, changes to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code) were approved to permit the use of the enzyme processing aid thermolysin from Anoxybacillus caldiproteolyticus Rokko. This enzyme will be used for protein hydrolysis in a range of foods, including dairy foods, egg, meat, fish, yeast, protein concentrates and isolates, and brewing.
Consultation and assessment
The application was assessed under FSANZ’s general procedure and included one round of public consultation. We released a public call for submissions in May 2025.
Feedback from this consultation, along with our scientific assessment and engagement with stakeholders, informed our final decision and the development of the updated standard.
Read our full assessment and the approved changes in the approval report.
Approval
- A1288 Approval report (524 KB)
- A1288 Supporting document (at Approval) (473 KB)
Call for submissions
- A1288 Call for submissions (372 KB)
- A1288 Supporting document (444 KB)
- A1288 Application (1.26 MB)
Click here to view submissions from the consultation.
Administrative assessment
- A1288 Administrative assessment report (148 KB)
- A1288 Executive summary (130 KB)