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Call for comment for food from herbicide-tolerant canola
Call for comment for food from herbicide-tolerant canola Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on an application to allow food from a genetically modified (GM) canola. FSANZ CEO Mark Booth said the canola (MON94100) has been genetically modified to be protected from the herbicide dicamba. 'This type of canola is primarily used to produce oil which would be manufactured overseas and imported into Australia and New Zealand. 'Other processed foods such as canola meal may also potentially be imported,' Mr Booth said. The application is the first to be accepted under a safety assessment sharing arrangement between FSANZ and Health Canada. 'The new arrangement involves the joint preparation and sharing of a single food safety assessment which is then used by each agency in making their own separate and…
Published 19 January 2021
Allergen labelling for food businesses
Allergen labelling for food businesses A food allergy occurs when a person's immune system reacts to certain food and ingredients and can cause allergic reactions including anaphylaxis. Other immune reactions can also occur in response to food, such as in Coeliac disease. Substances such as sulphites can also cause adverse health reactions for some people with asthma. This is why the Food Standards Code requires certain food and substances to be declared when they are present in a food as ingredients including food additives or processing aids. Download our allergen labelling poster…
Published 22 July 2022
Cell-based meat
Cell-based meat What is cell-based meat? Cell-based meat is produced using animal cell culture technology, where meat is produced from animal cells using a combination of biotechnology, tissue engineering, molecular biology and synthetic processes. Cell culture technology does not reproduce the animal itself, but produces a product that is intended to resemble traditional meat from an animal, such as steak, minced meat, etc. Technology has advanced to a stage where this is possible, so companies are increasingly exploring cell-based meat options as an alternative to farmed meat. Is cell-based meat the same as plant-based meat alternatives? No. Plant-based meat alternatives are made from plants and plant-based proteins and produced to look and taste like traditional meat, despite…
Published 2 March 2023
Statement on genetically modified banana application
Statement on genetically modified banana application Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has commenced its assessment of an application from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) to permit food from a disease-resistant genetically modified (GM) banana. Banana line QCAV-4, modified to provide resistance to Panama disease TR4, is the first whole GM fruit submitted to FSANZ for assessment and approval. QUT is concurrently seeking food approval for the banana fruit from FSANZ and a licence for the commercial cultivation of the GM banana plant from the Gene Technology Regulator. Assessment of application A1274 - Food derived from disease-resistant banana line…
Published 12 May 2023
Call for comment on Very Low Energy Diets
Call for comment on Very Low Energy Diets 19/11/2021 Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on an application to codify Very Low Energy Diets (VLED) within Standard 2.9.5 - Food for Special Medical Purposes (FSMP) in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code). The application also seeks alignment with an international standard, the codeX Standard for Formula Foods for Use in Very Low Energy Diets for Weight Reduction (codex STAN 203-1995). FSANZ interim Chief Executive Officer Dr Sandra Cuthbert said if approved, the variation would provide regulatory clarity and certainty for VLED and foster international harmonisation. “VLED are formulated for the dietary management of overweight and obesity and are intended for use under medical supervision, providing the sole source of nutrition within a narrow energy…
Published 19 November 2021
Your Mates Brewing Co - Watermelon Sour Beer 375mL
Your Mates Brewing Co - Watermelon Sour Beer 375mL Product information Your Mates Brewing Co is conducting a recall of Watermelon Sour Beer 375mL. The product has been available for sale at Your Mates Brew Pub Warana in QLD and online nationally. Date markings Best Before: BB 07/11/23 Problem The recall is due to secondary fermentation. Food safety hazard Food products containing excess alcohol and carbonation may cause illness/injury if consumed. Country of origin Australia What to do consumers should not drink or open this product and should dispose of it safely. Please contact Your Mates Brewing Co for safe disposal instructions and to arrangement for reimbursement. For further information please contact: Your Mates…
Published 6 March 2023
Moon Dog Fizzer Alcoholic Seltzer
Moon Dog Fizzer Alcoholic Seltzer Product information Moon Dog Brewery is conducting a recall of Moon Dog Fizzer Alcoholic Seltzer 6% Summer Berry and Grape flavours. The affected flavours are available within a mixed 10 pack and a mixed 3x10 pack. The product has been available for sale at Liquorland, First Choice Liquor Market & Vintage Cellars in NSW, ACT, QLD, VIC, SA, NT & WA & Liquorland in TAS. Date markings Best Before dates 01 Aug 2023, 02 Aug 2023 & 30 Aug 2023 Problem The recall is due to secondary fermentation. Food safety hazard Food products containing excess alcohol and carbonation may cause illness/injury if consumed. Country of origin Australia What to do Consumers should not drink or open…
Published 25 November 2022
Eagle Bay Brewing Company XPA
Eagle Bay Brewing Company XPA Updated: 29 August 2022 Product information Eagle Bay Brewing Company is conducting a recall of Eagle Bay Brewing Company XPA 375mL cans. The product has been available for sale at BWS, Dan Murphy's, Liquorland, First Choice, Vintage Cellars, Liquor Barons, Cellarbrations, The Bottle'O and other independent liquor retailers in WA. Date markings Best Before: BB 19/04/23 Problem The recall is due to secondary fermentation. Food safety hazard Food products containing excess alcohol and carbonation may cause illness/injury if consumed. Country of origin Australia What to do Consumers should not drink or open this product and should dispose of it safely. Please contact Eagle Bay Brewing Company for safe disposal…
Published 29 August 2022
Call for comment on new food safety management standards
Call for comment on new food safety management standards Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is seeking public comment on proposed new food safety management standards for food service and retail businesses. Interim FSANZ CEO Dr Sandra Cuthbert said the proposed amendments to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code) were designed to strengthen food safety management practices and introduce nationally consistent, risk-proportionate standards to reduce rates of foodborne illness. “The food services sector is vitally important to the Australian economy and our way of life,' Dr Cuthbert said. “The majority of businesses do an excellent job in providing Australians with safe food, however our assessment of food safety management practices in the sector has found a need for strengthened standards to…
Published 14 February 2022
Call for comment on a processing aid for use in food
Call for comment on a processing aid for use in food Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on an application to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code) to permit the use of a processing aid for the production of short-chain fructooligosaccharides (sc-FOS) from sucrose. The proposed use of immobilised fructosyltransferase from a non-genetically engineered strain of Aspergillus oryzae (A.oryzae) as a processing aid in food is technologically justified in the quantity and form proposed. FSANZ's assessment found no safety concerns with using this enzyme from A. oryzae. Similar enzymes from other sources have a long history of safe use in food. To have your say about this proposal, visit the FSANZ Consultation Hub.…
Published 8 November 2024