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Notification Circular 211-22
Notification Circular 211-22 12 August 2022 211-22 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). Details on the gazettal notification from the notice below were published on 12 August 2022. For information about progress on all current applications and proposals, including anticipated consultation opportunities, see the FSANZ Food Standards Development Work Plan. Amendment No. 210 Amendment No. 210 to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code was published by FSANZ on 12 August 2022 (FSC 150). It included amendments resulting from the…
Published 12 August 2022
P1062 – Defining added sugars for claims
P1062 – Defining added sugars for claims Proposal P1062 – Defining added sugars for claims assessed changes to conditions for making voluntary nutrition content claims about added sugars in food. The FSANZ Board approved the draft standard on 14 November 2023 and it was considered by Australian and New Zealand food ministers on 1 December 2023. The approval report is available below. At gazettal, the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code will be amended to incorporate the revised standard which will not permit 'no added sugar(s)' claims when a food:
- contains, or is, an 'added sugar' as defined in the Code
- does not contain 'added sugar' but contains more sugars (i.e. monosaccharides and disaccharides) than:
- 10.0 g /100 g for solid food
- 7.5 g /100 mL for liquid food. …
Published 24 November 2023
Food safety standards - temperature control requirements
Food safety standards - temperature control requirements Chapter 3 (Australia Only), Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code NOTE: The Food Safety Standards do not apply in New Zealand. The provisions of the food standards treaty between Australia and New Zealand do not include food hygiene standards. Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements sets out specific requirements for keeping potentially hazardous food at specified temperatures and for cooling and reheating. Food businesses must comply with these requirements unless they can show that they have a safe alternative system in place to ensure that food stays safe to eat. Which foods have to be kept under temperature control? Potentially hazardous foods must be kept under temperature control.…
Published 11 February 2016
Health and hygiene responsibilities of food businesses
Health and hygiene responsibilities of food businesses Food Safety Standards - Health and hygiene: Responsibilities of food businessesChapter 3 (Australia only) Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code NOTE: The Food Safety Standards do not apply in New Zealand. The provisions of the food standards treaty between Australia and New Zealand do not include food hygiene standards. Under Food Safety Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements food businesses are expected to ensure, as far as they can, that their food handlers and anyone else on the premises do not contaminate food. Food businesses also have specific responsibilities relating to the health of people who handle food, the provision of hand washing facilities, telling food handlers of their health and…
Published 21 October 2021
Thermometers and using them with potentially hazardous food
Thermometers and using them with potentially hazardous food Chapter 3 (Australia only) Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code NOTE: The Food Safety Standards do not apply in New Zealand. The provisions of the food standards treaty between Australia and New Zealand do not include food hygiene standards. Who needs a thermometer? If your food business stores, transports, prepares, cooks or sells potentially hazardous food, then you must have a thermometer so you can measure the temperature of this food. Potentially hazardous food includes food that contains meat, fish, dairy products and eggs. It also includes cooked rice and pasta. The thermometer must be kept at your food premises. If you have several premises, you will need a thermometer at each place. …
Published 11 February 2016
Glyphosate
Glyphosate (August 2019) Key points
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is aware of recent international concerns about the use of glyphosate.
- Glyphosate is a herbicide which is widely used in Australia and many other countries to control weeds.
- The Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) regulates the use of glyphosate.
- The APVMA, in collaboration with FSANZ, sets Maximum Residue Limits for pesticides, including glyphosate, to limit the level of residue that can be legally present in Australian and imported foods.
- We undertake routine monitoring of glyphosate and other agricultural chemicals in the food supply as part of the…
Published 24 February 2021
Notification Circular 206-22
Notification Circular 206-22 22 June 2022 206-22 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). For information about progress on all current applications and proposals, including anticipated consultation opportunities, see the FSANZ Food Standards Development Work Plan. New applications and proposals FSANZ has completed an administrative assessment and accepted the following Application. An opportunity to comment will be available at a later date which will be publicly notified. FSANZ assessment has commenced and the estimated timeline will be made available in the …
Published 22 June 2022
2019 Key Foods program
2019 Key Foods program In 2019, FSANZ undertook an analytical program to update and expand our food composition data holdings. Sixteen foods were selected for nutrient analysis for which we hold no data, or the data we do hold is out-dated and may no longer reflect the products available for consumption. The nutrients selected to be analysed differed for each food depending on what data was available, the quality of the data, and whether the nutrient was likely to be present in the food. Sampling Eight samples were purchased for each food. The foods were sampled across Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). For some samples, multiple items were required to ensure an appropriate sample weight was obtained (i.e. one sample of lollies included 2-3 bags). Sampling was…
Published 7 August 2023
2020 Key Foods analytical program
2020 Key Foods analytical program In 2020, FSANZ undertook an analytical program to update and expand our food composition data holdings. Fifteen foods were selected for nutrient analysis for which we hold no data, or the data we do hold is out-dated and may no longer reflect the products available for consumption. The nutrients selected to be analysed differed for each food depending on what data was available, the quality of the data, and whether the nutrient was likely to be present in the food. Sampling Eight samples were purchased for each food. The foods were sampled across five states and territories (Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia) to provide a range of production locations. For some samples, multiple…
Published 1 March 2022
Legal information
Legal information (January 2022) Disclaimer FSANZ makes food composition data available for the benefit of the public and on the understanding that you will exercise your own skill, care and judgment with respect to its use and you will carefully evaluate the accuracy, currency, completeness and relevance of the material for your purposes. The food composition data is made available only for the purposes of providing nutrient data and ancillary material to users. FSANZ has taken great care to ensure the material provided in the food composition database is as correct and accurate as possible at the time of publication. However, FSANZ makes no warranty that the material contained in the food composition database will be free from error, or if used will ensure compliance with…
Published 28 January 2022