Compendium update supports safer seafood and cell-cultured foods

The latest update of the Compendium of Microbiological Criteria for Food is now live, with new chapters providing targeted guidance for the seafood sector and emerging cell-cultured foods.

The compendium is a practical reference for food businesses and regulators, containing nationally consistent microbiological criteria for ready-to-eat foods and specific commodities, along with advice on environmental monitoring.  

Page last updated: 7 August 2025

Food ministers support FSANZ decisions

On 25 July 2025, food ministers endorsed 4 FSANZ Board decisions, clearing the way for changes to the Food Standards Code to be formally gazetted in coming weeks.

Mandatory energy labelling on alcoholic beverages (P1059) will help consumers make more informed choices by clearly showing how much energy (kilojoules) is in each drink. This change supports national efforts to reduce diet-related chronic disease and improve public health.

Page last updated: 7 August 2025

A1332 - Cross-linked polyester resins as an adsorbent processing aid in wine

This application seeks to permit molecularly-imprinted adsorbent resins (molecularly-imprinted polymers or MIPs), which are a type of cross-linked polyester resin, as a processing aid in wine production in Australia.


Consultation and assessment

 

Call for submissions

This application is being assessed under FSANZ’s general procedure and will include one round of public consultation. The current call for submissions will run from 13 January 2026 to 24 February 2026.