Published
On 29 April 2026, the FSANZ Board approved changes to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to permit endo-1,4-beta-xylanase from a genetically modified strain of Bacillus lichenformis to be used as a processing aid in the production of distilled alcohol and starch and gluten fractions.
Consultation and assessment
FSANZ released the public call for submissions in December 2025. Feedback from this consultation, along with our scientific assessment informed our final decision.
Approval
- A1304 Approval report (599 KB)
Call for submissions
- A1304 Call for submissions (434 KB)
- A1304 Supporting document (516 KB)
- A1304 Application (565 KB)
Submissions from the public consultation have been published on the A1304 Activity page of the FSANZ Consultation Hub.
Administrative Assessment
- Administrative assessment report (137 KB)
- Executive summary (305 KB)
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