Food Standards Australia New Zealand

Australian dairy firms push for sports health claims

Australian dairy manufacturers are lobbying for the right to use sports health claims in the marketing of certain dairy products.…

AUS/NZ: Regulatory body calls for meat processing standards

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for submissions on a proposed primary production and processing standard for meat.…

AUS: Up & Go firm Sanitarium fights back on breakfast drinks

Up & Go breakfast drink maker Sanitarium has rejected suggestions its products are unhealthy. The company hit out at comments…

AUSTRALIA: Jindi cheese recalled amid listeria outbreak

Jindi Cheese Co is recalling all cheeses produced before 7 January following an outbreak of Listeria infections that has been…

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND: FSANZ seeks comment on proposed food code changes

The Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has invited interested parties to comment on a draft national food standard to…

AUS/NZ: Muso’s Bonsoy soya milk recalled

The food watchdog for Australia and New Zealand has issued a recall on Muso Co.'s Bonsoy soy milk as a result of the…

US: Fresh FDA review on bisphenol A imminent

The US Food and Drug Administration is to conduct a fresh review on the safety of chemical bisphenol A, used…

AUS: Obesity report focuses on self-regulation

The Australian governmental investigation into obesity has supported self-regulation as the first option for reducing the salt, sugar and fat…

AUS: Food watchdog mulls GM labelling

Australia’s food standards body has indicated that it could soon be possible to label all genetically modified foods. Currently highly…

NZ: Bakers forced to add iodised salt to bread

Bakery firms in New Zealand will have to include iodised salt in bread in a government bid to combat the…