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Patties Food Group - On The Menu various Entree Frozen Meals 260g
Patties Food Group - On The Menu various Entree Frozen Meals 260g Patties Food Group is conducting a recall of the above products. The products have been available for sale at Coles, Woolworths, independent retailers including IGA and No Waste Australia nationally. Date Markings: On the Menu Entrée 3 Cheese Macaroni (260g) - Best before date: 27/03/26 & 14/03/26On The Menu Entrée Beef Lasagne (260g) - Best before date: 12/03/26 & 20/03/26On The Menu Entrée Spaghetti & Meatballs (260g) - Best before date: 19/03/26 Problem: The recall is due to an error on the packaging, oven cooking instructions are not compatible with product tray. Food Safety Hazard: Tray may melt if oven cooking instructions are followed. What to do:…
Published 4 April 2024
Call for comment on a new use for an enzyme processing aid
Call for comment on a new use for an enzyme processing aid Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on an application to extend the use of a permitted enzyme processing aid from a genetically modified (GM) source to the brewing of beer. FSANZ CEO Dr Sandra Cuthbert said the enzyme alpha-glucosidase is already approved to be used as processing aid in a range of foods but not in beer. The enzyme is produced from a GM strain of Trichoderma reesei which has a long history of safe use as the source of enzyme processing aids, including several that are already permitted in the Code. “If approved, the enzyme could be used as a processing aid in the manufacture of beer, including low alcohol and lower carbohydrate beer,' Dr Cuthbert said. “Our safety assessment found no health and…
Published 9 March 2023
Call for comment on new source of human-identical milk oligosaccharide in infant formula
Call for comment on new source of human-identical milk oligosaccharide in infant formula Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on an application to permit a new genetically modified source organism to produce a human-identical milk oligosaccharide used in infant formula products. 2ʹ-fucosyllactose (2ʹ-FL) is a non-digestible carbohydrate that naturally occurs in human milk. It is used as a nutritive substance in infant formula products at levels consistent with those found in human milk. FSANZ’s safety assessment concluded there were no public health and safety concerns associated with the applicant’s 2ʹ-FL. The 2ʹ-FL is chemically, structurally and functionally the same as the naturally occurring substance found in human milk and other 2ʹ-FL already assessed and permitted by…
Published 21 October 2025
Second call for comment on Plain English Allergen Labelling
Second call for comment on Plain English Allergen Labelling Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today released a second call for comment on a proposal to make allergen information clearer, more consistent and prominent on food labels. FSANZ Chief Executive Officer Mark Booth said the Plain English Allergen Labelling Proposal (PEAL) reflects a significant amount of work undertaken by FSANZ, including a first round of public consultation in 2018. “Our first call for comment showed broad support for changes to make sure that allergen labelling is clear and in plain English and consumers have the information they need to make informed and safe food choices. “Based on this feedback, our second consultation paper includes draft amendments to the Food Standards Code. “Currently the Food Standards Code…
Published 23 March 2021
Second call for comment - Plain English Allergen Labelling
Second call for comment - Plain English Allergen Labelling Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today released a second call for comment on a proposal to make allergen information clearer, more consistent and prominent on food labels. FSANZ Chief Executive Officer Mark Booth said the Plain English Allergen Labelling Proposal (PEAL) reflects a significant amount of work undertaken by FSANZ, including a first round of public consultation in 2018. “Our first call for comment showed broad support for changes to make sure that allergen labelling is clear and in plain English and consumers have the information they need to make informed and safe food choices. “Based on this feedback, our second consultation paper includes draft amendments to the Food Standards Code. “Currently the Food Standards Code requires…
Published 23 March 2021
Food derived using new breeding techniques - review
Food derived using new breeding techniques - review We have been reviewing how the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code) applies to food derived using new breeding techniques (NBTs). NBTs are new approaches in plant and animal breeding that were not in use when Standard 1.5.2 - Food produced using gene technology - was first developed nearly 20 years ago. Since early 2018 we have been consulting with the key stakeholders and the community to look at how food derived from NBTs should be captured for pre-market approval under Standard 1.5.2 and whether the definitions for 'food produced using gene technology' and 'gene technology' in Standard 1.1.2 - 2 should be changed to improve clarity about which foods require pre-market approval. In February…
Published 7 October 2021
Call for comment on proposed changes to residue limits for agricultural and veterinary chemicals
Call for comment on proposed changes to residue limits for agricultural and veterinary chemicals Date: 23/08/2023 Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today released its annual call for comment on proposed changes to Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for nominated agricultural and veterinary chemicals. FSANZ CEO Dr Sandra Cuthbert said FSANZ is considering requests to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code) to align 127 chemicals with limits set by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Codex Alimentarius Commission, and other international food standards agencies. “As part of an annual harmonisation process, FSANZ will add or amend an MRL, only if the results of our internationally-benchmarked dietary exposure assessments find there are no public health and safety concerns," Dr Cuthbert said. She said the proposed…
Published 23 August 2023
Monitoring the safety of our food supply
Monitoring the safety of our food supply FSANZ and other Australian and New Zealand government agencies continuously monitor the food supply to ensure it is safe, and that foods comply with standards for microbiological contaminants, pesticide residue limits and chemical contamination. FSANZ also monitors nutrients in the Australian food supply, compiling the results in databases available to the public. Completed ISFR food surveys…
Published 23 March 2021
Table of food additive permissions in the US and Europe
Table of food additive permissions in the US and Europe The table below provides information on the most often cited examples of additives banned in the United States or Europe. All the food additives listed in the tables below have been allocated a codex Alimentarius food additive name and number (INS stands for International Numbering System) as listed in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. In cases where manufacturers have never sought permission to use an additive this is noted as “no permission sought”. Colours INS Number Name (Food Standards Code) US name US permission1 EU permission2 102 Tartrazine FD+C Yellow No 5 CFR §74.705 Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 104 Quinoline yellow FCF D+C Yellow No 10 X food Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 110 Sunset yellow FD+C Yellow No…
Published 22 March 2013
Call for comment on a GM processing aid for use in baking and brewing
Call for comment on a GM processing aid for use in baking and brewing 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 a genetically modified (GM) processing aid for use in baking, brewing, distilled alcohol production and starch processing. The application is seeking approval of a protein engineered variant of the enzyme glucoamylase as a processing aid to produce glucose syrups and other starch hydrolysates. The enzyme is sourced from a GM strain of Aspergillus niger (A. niger) containing a protein engineered variant of the glucoamylase gene from Gloeophyllum sepiarium. The proposed use of glucoamylase as an enzyme processing aid in the quantity and form proposed is consistent with its typical function of…
Published 28 August 2024