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Food technologies and novel foods
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Food Safety: Skills and knowledge for food businesses
Food Safety: Skills and knowledge for food businesses (First edition March 2002) Guidance for food businesses on the skills and knowledge requirement of Food Safety Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements This is a guide to help proprietors in small food businesses understand the legal requirement for skills and knowledge in food safety and food hygiene. The Food Safety Standards require food businesses in Australia to make sure that food handlers and supervisors of food handling operations within their business have skills and knowledge of food safety and food hygiene for the work that they do. The only exemption is for food handlers involved in charitable or community fundraising events that sell food that is not potentially hazardous or that will be eaten immediately after being cooked thoroughly. Download:…
Published 15 November 2016
Foods in the NPC
Foods in the NPC Here you'll find information about the foods that are in the Nutrition Panel Calculator (NPC) database and how we've identified, named and described them. On this page
- The NPC database
- Multi-ingredient foods
- Omitted foods
- Additional foods and ingredients
- Identifying, naming and describing foods in the NPC database
Published 30 September 2025
Novel foods
Novel foods Novel foods are non-traditional foods that require assessment by FSANZ to establish their safety before they are added to the food supply. In Australia and New Zealand, novel foods and novel food ingredients are regulated under Standards 1.1.1 and 1.5.1 in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code). A novel food cannot be a food for retail sale or an ingredient in a food for retail sale unless it is listed in the table to section S25 - 2 (sale of novel foods) of the Code. The table lists permitted novel foods together with their conditions for use including use levels, restrictions on use and labelling requirements. Anyone wanting to sell a novel food or a food containing a novel food ingredient must apply to FSANZ for the Code to be amended to list the food or ingredient in…
Published 27 June 2022
Food incidents
Food incidents What is a food incident? A food incident is a situation within the food supply chain where there is a possible or confirmed risk associated with the consumption of a food. A food incident can also relate to an issue that could, or is expected to, impact on multiple government jurisdictions. A food incident may be identified from various sources, for example food recalls, a multi-jurisdictional outbreak investigation or intelligence from industry, local/state government or international counterparts. How do governments respond to food incidents?…
Published 26 June 2025
Food complaints
Food complaints In Australia, investigation of food complaints is undertaken by state and territory authorities or your local council. This is because the Food Standards Code is enforced and implemented in each state and territory by the relevant body. You can find contact details for each state and territory food enforcement agency here. Problems with food can include things like foreign material e.g. a bit of plastic in food or glass in cereal; or you might think a meal has made you sick. Thankfully problems like this are relatively uncommon but when they do occur Australia has a food recall system in place to deal with them. What should I do if I suspect a problem? Don't eat the food…
Published 2 October 2025
Sports foods
Sports foods Sports foods are specially formulated to help people achieve specific nutritional or sporting performance goals. They are intended to supplement the diet of sports people rather than be the only or main source of nutrition. These products are regulated under Standard 2.9.4 - Formulated supplementary sports foods of the Food Standards Code (the Code). To meet the specific dietary requirements of sports people, this Standard allows the addition of substances that are not permitted or are restricted in other foods including higher levels of some vitamins and minerals. This means sports foods are not suitable for children or pregnant women. To help people make informed choices when it comes to sports foods, the label…
Published 8 October 2020
Foods and nutrients
Foods and nutrients AUSNUT 2023 is a collection of detailed data about the Australian food supply. It supports the 2023 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Study. It contains data to help the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) turn information people reported about foods and dietary supplements into intakes. It also contains information to help interpret the data and compare it with previous surveys. The AUSNUT 2023 food nutrient data file contains 58 nutrient values for 3,741 foods which reflect the food supply and preparation practices during the study. Foods The term ‘food’ refers to all foods, beverages and…
Published 20 January 2025
Acrylamide and food
Acrylamide and food What is acrylamide? Acrylamide is a chemical that can form when certain starchy foods are cooked or processed. While there's no direct evidence that acrylamide can cause cancer in humans, there is evidence it can cause cancer in laboratory animals. Read more about this evidence. Therefore, FSANZ believes that it is prudent to reduce our exposure to acrylamide in food. How are Australians and New Zealanders exposed to acrylamide? Acrylamide has been detected in a range of foods including fried or roasted potato products, cereal-based products (including sweet biscuits and toasted bread) and coffee. Estimated dietary exposures of Australian consumers to acrylamide in food were investigated as…
Published 1 November 2018
Food allergies
Food allergies In this section