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Food: a growth industry (Blair review report)

Food: a growth industry (Blair review report) (August 1998) The intention of the governments of Australia to undertake a review of food regulation was announced by the Prime Minister in his March 1997 statement, More Time for Business, following discussions and agreement on a national approach to the review by the Commonwealth, the States and Territories and the Australian Local Government Association. The key objectives of the Review were:

While protecting public health and safety, to:

• reduce the regulatory burden on the food sector, and examine those regulations which restrict competition, impose costs or confer benefits on business; and
• improve the clarity, certainty and efficiency of food regulatory arrangements.

Published 3 April 2013

A1269 - Cultured Quail as a Novel Food

A1269 - Cultured Quail as a Novel Food This application seeks to permit Vow cultured Quail as a novel food. 

Published 28 February 2023

Application A350 - Use Erythritol in food

Application A350 - Use Erythritol in food

Published 22 June 2013

Application A360 - Hemp as a novel food

Application A360 - Hemp as a novel food

Published 23 March 2013

A1088 - Sodium Hydrosulphite as a Food Additive

A1088 - Sodium Hydrosulphite as a Food Additive

Published 8 March 2016

A1123 - Isomalto-oligosaccharide as a Novel Food

A1123 - Isomalto-oligosaccharide as a Novel Food

Published 14 July 2017

A1158 - Rosemary extract as a food additive

A1158 - Rosemary extract as a food additive

Published 24 January 2019

A1137 - Polysorbate 20 as a Food Additive

A1137 - Polysorbate 20 as a Food Additive The purpose of the Application is to permit the use of polysorbate 20 as an emulsifier.

Published 5 December 2018

Application A395 - Unit pricing of foods

Application A395 - Unit pricing of foods  

Published 28 June 2018

Strengthening our evidence base - Food analytical program for the development of a nutrient database for estimating food consumption and nutrient intakes

Strengthening our evidence base - Food analytical program for the development of a nutrient database for estimating food consumption and nutrient intakes   (July 2013)   The FSANZ Food Composition Program developed and maintains a national food composition reference database known as NUTTAB. To maintain the currency of NUTTAB, it is important to update existing nutrient data as well as generate nationally representative nutrient data for priority foods for which we currently have limited data.    Nutrient data are used for a variety of reasons such as:

• supporting FSANZ risk assessments
• providing data for manufacturers' nutrition labelling of products
• informing university research on diet and disease
• developing educational material
• assisting consumers make good food…

  Published 18 March 2014