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Advisory Committee Novel Foods
Advisory Committee Novel Foods Terms of Reference
- Consider enquiries in relation to potential novel foods (in conjunction with the required data), including previously considered enquiries in relation to potential novel foods where new data has been submitted.
- Make recommendations to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) General Manager - Food Standards (Wellington) in response to enquiries in relation to potential novel foods. The recommendations should contain the following advice:
Science and data
Science and data FSANZ uses the best available scientific evidence to inform our work. Our regulatory science expertise and internationally-aligned risk assessment and management approaches are the foundation of our world-leading standards development, food surveillance and food safety response services. Card Monitoring the safety of our food supply FSANZ and partner agencies monitor the food supply to ensure it is safe and foods comply with standards for contaminants and chemical residue limits. …
History of Novel Foods Standard
History of Novel Foods Standard In 1996, the then Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) released a discussion and options paper entitled 'The safety assessment of novel foods and novel food ingredients'. It was felt necessary at that time because the number, variety and increasing use of non-traditional foods raised questions about public health and safety. ANZFA received stakeholder support to develop a Standard to formally regulate novel foods for the first time. ANZFA started Proposal P168 - Novel Foods, to formally consider the need to regulate such foods in Australia and New Zealand. The authority recommended that novel foods be considered a sub-set of non-traditional foods and proposed definitions. It stipulated that no novel foods could be sold until first listed in that Standard. To do this,…
Published 22 March 2013
Novel food - Record of views formed in response to inquiries
Novel food - Record of views formed in response to inquiries This document provides a record of views formed and actions taken in relation to Standard 1.5.1 - Novel Foods of the Code. It lists foods and food ingredients with views regarding their status as non-traditional/novel foods. Prior to March 2008, these views were reached by the now superseded Novel Food Reference Group (NFRG) either alone or in consultation with Senior Food Officers of the Australian, state, territory and New Zealand governments, as well as the then Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service. Since March 2008, the views recorded are the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods (ANCF) (blue text in the table below). Although the FSANZ NFRG no longer…
Published 4 April 2023
Exclusivity of use for novel foods and nutritive substances
Exclusivity of use for novel foods and nutritive substances (February 2023) Applicants requesting approval of a novel food or nutritive substance may also apply for a period of 'exclusive' use to apply to a brand or class of food for up to 15 months. Background Novel foods Exclusive permissions for novel foods were introduced in 2007 under Proposal P305 - Permission for Exclusivity of Use of Novel Foods. This followed requests from the food regulation ministers for FSANZ to consider:
- the capacity for including a specific provision for exclusivity of use for novel foods in Standard 1.5.1, and
- a limit on the period of exclusive permission as a novel food for a particular brand of up to 15 months, after which any exclusive…
Published 3 February 2023
About the NPC
About the NPC The Nutrition Panel Calculator (NPC) can help you create a Nutrition Information Panel (NIP) for your food label. Learn about its history, foods and nutrients in the database, key terms and information about how the data is reported. Foods in the NPC The NPC is supported by a dataset of common foods which can be used as ingredients when creating an NIP. More details about the dataset is on the Foods in the NPC page. Nutrients in the NPC The NPC can be used to create an NIP which includes values for the seven mandatory components…
Published 17 September 2020
Calculations in the NPC
Calculations in the NPC We describe how the Nutrition Panel Calculator (NPC) works out Nutrition Information Panels (NIP) with three steps:
- Step 1 - Create recipe by adding ingredients and amounts
- Step 2 - Enter recipe weights
- Step 3 - Generate Nutrition Information Panel
Published 14 December 2020
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 17 September 2020
Frequently asked questions (NPC)
Frequently asked questions (NPC) Here you'll find frequently asked questions about the Nutrition Panel Calculator (NPC) and how to create Nutrition Information Panels (NIP). On this page
- What are the requirements for an NIP?
- What do I do if I can't find my ingredient in the NPC database?
- Where can I find information on the foods in the NPC database?
- Where can I find information on the nutrients reported in the NPC?
- Who should I contact?
Published 17 September 2020
Nutrients in the NPC
Nutrients in the NPC Learn about the nutrients included in the Nutrition Panel Calculator (NPC) and where the data is sourced from. On this page
- Nutrients reported in the NPC
- How carbohydrates are defined and calculated
- How energy is defined and calculated
- How fat and saturated fat data are derived
- How sodium data is derived
- How protein data is derived
- How sugars data is derived
Published 17 September 2020