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Dioxins in food: Supplementary Info

Dioxins in food: Supplementary Info Dioxins in food The following supplementary information is not included in the report ' Dioxins in food: Dietary Exposure Assessment and Risk Characterisation.' Summary of individual congener analytical results for each sample, by each food type.

• File Summary of all food (195KB)

Published 23 March 2013

Supplementary food colours report

Supplementary food colours report (June 2012) Following the publication in 2008 of the Survey of added colours in foods available in Australia Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has received new information which has allowed FSANZ to update the estimated dietary exposure of children to added colours. This new information includes:

• updated food consumption data from the 2007 Australian Children's Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey
• revised Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) from the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) for Quinoline Yellow and Sunset Yellow FCF and
• typical use level data from the confectionery industry on the typical usage levels of five…

  Published 28 February 2014

Australian Food Composition Database

Australian Food Composition Database The Australian Food Composition Database (AFCD) gives information on the nutrients in a wide range of foods available in Australia, from seafood to cereals. Searchable database Welcome to the Australian Food Composition Database (AFCD, previously known as NUTTAB). Search the AFCD for information about a food or nutrient. The AFCD contains nutrient data for 1,616 foods available in Australia and up to 256 nutrients per food…

Notified food-health relationships

Notified food-health relationships Notified food-health relationships are available below.

• Notified food-health relationships to make a health claim

Published 30 November 2023

Statistics on food recalls in Australia

Statistics on food recalls in Australia sfasdfasdfad Add block Subscribe to recalls Follow us on Facebook and Twitter, or sign up to our food recall alert to be notified of new food recalls. See subscription channels…

Published 27 October 2022

E. coli and STEC in food

E. coli and STEC in food What is it?

• E. coli (short for Escherichia coli) is a type of bacteria that can be found in the gut of people as well as many animals
• Most E. coli are harmless, but some can cause illness; for example STEC, which is short for shiga-toxin producing E. coli
• STEC can get into soil, water and food from the faeces (poo) of animals, for example from livestock or animal manure

• STEC can cause a type of foodborne illness called gastroenteritis or 'gastro'
• In some cases (about 10%) it can cause a life-threatening illness called haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS). For some people this can…

  Published 22 December 2020

Statement on egg food safety

Statement on egg food safety The information on this page is no longer current and will be reviewed and updated. 

Published 17 June 2021

Iodine in food and iodine requirements

Iodine in food and iodine requirements (June 2016) Iodine is in many foods, but much of the Australian and New Zealand food supply is now low in iodine, which has led to widespread iodine deficiency. The table below is a guide to the iodine content of various foods. However, the actual iodine content of food will vary depending on where it is grown and how it is made. Approximate iodine content of various foods Food micrograms of iodine per 100 g micrograms of iodine per serve serve size Oysters 160 144 6 oysters - 90g Sushi (containing seaweed) 92 92 1 sushi roll - 100g Canned salmon 60 63 1 small tin - 105g Bread (except organic bread) 46 28 2 slices bread -60g…

Published 24 June 2016

Call for comment on permitting steviol glycosides as a food additive in Foods for Special Medical Purposes

Call for comment on permitting steviol glycosides as a food additive in Foods for Special Medical Purposes Date: 17/11/2023 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 steviol glycosides as a food additive in Food for Special Medical Purposes (FSMP).  FSANZ CEO Dr Sandy Cuthbert said a number of intense sweeteners were already permitted to be used in the manufacture of FSMP, but not steviol glycosides.  “Steviol glycosides are food additives, with the technological purpose of an intense sweetener," Dr Cuthbert said. “FSANZ's safety assessment concludes that the proposed use of steviol glycosides in FSMP is consistent with its typical function as an intense sweetener." FSANZ previously assessed an extensive toxicological database on steviol…

Published 18 November 2023

A1236 - Low-THC hemp leaf, seed sprout and root as food and food ingredients

A1236 - Low-THC hemp leaf, seed sprout and root as food and food ingredients  

Published 16 October 2021