21st November 2023 FSANZFood Standards Australia New Zealand is calling for comment on an application to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to extend the use of rosemary extract as a food additive.
31st October 2023 FSANZFood Standards Australia New Zealand is calling for comment on an application to permit the sale and use of food made from a new genetically modified soybean.
28th September 2023 FSANZ / GMFood Standards Australia New Zealand is calling for comment on an application from the Queensland University of Technology to approve a disease-resistant genetically modified banana.
1st August 2023 Food Safety / FSANZAll packaged alcoholic drinks sold in stores must from today, 1 August 2023, carry labels warning that alcohol can cause harm to unborn babies.
23rd June 2023 Cultivated Meat / FSANZThis week’s approval of cultivated meat for sale in the US will support the development of sustainable protein this side of the Pacific, according to future food stakeholders.
16th May 2023 Fruit / FSANZFood Standards Australia New Zealand has commenced an assessment of its first whole GM fruit, following an application from Queensland University of Technology.
24th April 2023 FSANZ / GE Free NZFood Standards Australia New Zealand should rescind its 2017 approval of Syngenta’s genetically engineered Golden Rice after a court ruling.
9th March 2023 FSANZ / VowThe public’s appetite for cultivated meat will be tested as part of a year-long process that could see the approval of the first cultured product for consumption in New Zealand and Australia.
9th February 2023 FSANZ / GMFood Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on three applications to allow new enzyme processing aids from genetically-modified (GM) microbial sources.
19th January 2023 FSANZFood Standards Australia New Zealand is wanting feedback on a proposal to require energy content information on the label of alcoholic beverages.
16th January 2023 FSANZFood Standards Australia New Zealand is wanting feedback as part of its review of permissions for caffeine in sports and general foods.
12th October 2022 FSANZFood Standards Australia New Zealand is wanting feedback as part of its review of the kava standard in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
11th October 2022 FSANZ / PackagingFood Standards Australia New Zealand is calling for comment on an application to permit pregnancy warning marks on corrugated cardboard packaging to be in a single colour on a contrasting background.
26th July 2022 Food Safety / FSANZFood Standards Australia New Zealand is calling for comment on an application to allow the combination of three permitted oligosaccharides in infant formula products.
6th July 2022 FSANZ / Plant-basedFood Standards Australia New Zealand is calling for comment on an application to allow phytosterols, phytostanols or their esters – plant sterols – to be added as a novel food to plant-based milk alternatives.
20th June 2022 FSANZFood Standards Australia New Zealand is calling for comment on an application to allow a new processing aid derived from a genetically modified source.
24th May 2022 FSANZ / GMFood Standards Australia New Zealand is calling for comment on two applications to allow new processing aids from genetically modified sources.
28th April 2022 FSANZ / GMFood Standards Australia New Zealand is calling for comment on an application to allow a new processing aid from a genetically modified source.
5th April 2022 FSANZFood Standards Australia New Zealand is calling for comment on proposed changes to better align food classifications in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code with international systems.
17th March 2022 FSANZ / PoultryFood Standards Australia New Zealand wants feedback on an application for a new processing aid, cetylpyridinium chloride, in the treatment of raw poultry.
15th February 2022 FSANZFood Standards Australia New Zealand wants feedback on new safety and management standards for food service and retail businesses.
8th December 2021 FSANZFood Standards Australia New Zealand is calling for comment on an application to allow the sale and use of food made from a genetically modified wheat.
23rd November 2021 FSANZFood Standards Australia New Zealand is calling for comment on an application to codify Very Low Energy Diets within Standard 2.9.5 – Food for Special Medical Purposes in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
22nd November 2021 FSANZFood Standards Australia New Zealand has been granted A$492,495 (NZ$508,270) to create an international food safety forum.
9th November 2021 FSANZFood Standards Australia New Zealand is calling for feedback on an application to allow an existing enzyme processing aid to be produced from a new microbial source.
8th November 2021 FSANZ / LabellingManufacturers and retailers will contribute food information for an online consumer database of products.
11th August 2021 FSANZ / PeopleAdjunct Professor Mark Booth has left Food Standards Australia New Zealand to join an international management consultancy.
30th July 2021 FSANZFood Standards Australia New Zealand is calling for comment on an application to allow an existing enzyme processing aid to be produced from a new genetically modified source.
23rd July 2021 FSANZFood Standards Australia New Zealand is calling for comment on an application to allow a new production method for a permitted oligosaccharide added to infant formula products.
14th June 2021 FSANZFood Standards Australia New Zealand is calling for comment on an application to allow an already permitted food additive sweetener – steviol glycosides – to be produced by fermentation from a genetically modified Yarrowia lipolytica strain.
