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Call for comment on genetically modified banana application
Call for comment on genetically modified banana application Date: 25/09/2023 Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on an application from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) to permit food from a disease-resistant genetically modified (GM) banana. FSANZ CEO Dr Sandra Cuthbert said banana line QCAV-4 was genetically modified to provide resistance to the fungal disease Fusarium wilt tropical race 4 (TR4) also known as Panama disease. “This is the first whole GM fruit assessed by FSANZ and, if approved, would also be a world-first approval for a GM banana," she said. Dr Cuthbert said safety assessments were a key part of the approval process for all GM foods. “The FSANZ assessment for the GM banana…
Published 26 September 2023
Call for comment on a new enzyme processing aid from a GM source
Call for comment on a new enzyme processing aid from a GM source Date: 10/10/2023 Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on an application to allow a new enzyme processing aid from a genetically-modified (GM) microbial source. FSANZ CEO Dr Sandra Cuthbert said if permitted, the enzyme beta-fructofuranosidase would be used as a processing aid in the production of short-chain fructooligosaccharides (scFOS) and to reduce sugar (sucrose) levels in treated fruit and vegetable products. “The enzyme is sourced from a genetically modified (GM) strain of Trichoderma reesei containing the beta-fructofuranosidase gene from Aspergillus niger," Dr Cuthbert said. “T. reesei has a long history of safe use as a production microorganism of enzyme processing aids, including several that are already…
Published 11 October 2023
Call for comment to permit the use of a new processing aid
Call for comment to permit the use of a new processing aid Date: 10/10/2023 Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on an application to permit the use of the enzyme transglutaminase (EC 2.3.2.13) as a processing aid. FSANZ CEO Dr Sandra Cuthbert said the enzyme would be used in brewing and the manufacturing and/or processing of food products. “If approved, the enzyme may be used as a processing aid in brewing and in the production of bakery and other cereal-based products such as pasta and noodles, cheese, fermented dairy products, dairy analogues, egg substitutes, meat products, fish products, meat analogues and fish analogues," Dr Cuthbert said. The enzyme is sourced from genetically modified Bacillus licheniformis containing the transglutaminase gene from Streptomyces mobaraensis. “B. licheniformis…
Published 11 October 2023
Call for comment on new source of human identical milk oligosaccharide in infant formula products
Call for comment on new source of human identical milk oligosaccharide in infant formula products Date: 10/10/2023 Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on an application to permit a new genetically modified source organism for the production of a human identical milk oligosaccharide used in infant formula products. 2′-fucosyllactose (2ʹ-FL) is a non-digestible carbohydrate, or oligosaccharide, found naturally in human milk. It can be used as a nutritive substance in infant formula products at levels consistent with those found in human milk. FSANZ CEO Dr Sandra Cuthbert said FSANZ's safety assessment concluded there were no public health and safety concerns associated with the application. “The applicant's 2′-FL is chemically and structurally identical to the naturally…
Published 11 October 2023
A1103 - Citric & Lactic Acids as Food Additives in Beer and Related Products
A1103 - Citric & Lactic Acids as Food Additives in Beer and Related Products Page last updated: 13 February 2025
Published 5 September 2015
Call for comment on food made from a new type of GM soybean line
Call for comment on food made from a new type of GM soybean line Date: 30/10/2023 Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on an application to permit the sale and use of food made from a new genetically modified (GM) soybean. FSANZ CEO Dr Sandra Cuthbert said soybean line MON94313 was genetically modified to provide it with herbicide tolerance. “If approved, food made from this type of GM soybean could be imported into Australia and New Zealand in the form of soybean oil, milk, flour, meal, protein isolates and other processed products," Dr Cuthbert said. “Our safety assessment considered the specific genetic modification process, the nutrient content compared to a non-GM food of its type, and any potential allergic or toxic effects in humans. “FSANZ found no potential public health and safety concerns with this GM soybean. It is as safe as non-GM…
Published 31 October 2023
Call for comment on D-allulose as a novel food
Call for comment on D-allulose as a novel food Date: 8/11/2023 Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on an application to permit D-allulose as a novel food. FSANZ CEO Dr Sandra Cuthbert said if permitted, D-allulose can be added to foods as a low energy substitute for sugar. “D-allulose does not contribute significant metabolisable energy after consumption compared to traditional sugars," Dr Cuthbert said. “FSANZ's safety assessment found no public health and safety concerns for Australian and New Zealand consumers." The D-allulose is manufactured by an enzymatic conversion of fructose, via a D-psicose 3-epimerase enzyme from immobilised Microbacterium foliorum. For more information about the application and assessment documents, visit…
Published 9 November 2023
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
Call for comment to extend the use of rosemary extract as a food additive
Call for comment to extend the use of rosemary extract as a food additive 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 extend the use of rosemary extract as a food additive. FSANZ CEO Dr Sandra Cuthbert said rosemary extract is already permitted in the Code for use as a food additive in certain foods up to specified maximum permitted levels (MPLs). “The use of the antioxidant properties of rosemary extract in food is well documented in the scientific literature," Dr Cuthbert said. “Based on the safety and dietary exposure assessments conducted by FSANZ, there is no evidence of a public health and safety concern associated with extending the use of rosemary extract as a food additive." The application is seeking to extend the use of rosemary…
Published 18 November 2023
Call for comment to permit the sale of honey produced by Australian stingless bees
Call for comment to permit the sale of honey produced by Australian stingless bees Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for public comment on an application to permit the sale and use of honey produced by Australian native stingless bees. The application from the Australian Native Bee Association Inc. seeks to vary the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code) to accept honey produced by native stingless bees as a standardised food in Australia and New Zealand. FSANZ CEO Dr Sandra Cuthbert said FSANZ has undertaken an assessment to determine the differences between Australian native bee honey and European honeybee honey and to evaluate any potential public health and safety concerns. “The current definition of honey in the Code is appropriate to European honeybees, however honey produced by stingless bees has different sugar and moisture…
Published 23 November 2023