The Australian and New Zealand Food Standards Authority (FSANZ) has evaluated a proposal to revise the Code's regulations on Infant formula products and has drafted a food regulatory measure spanning four Standards and five Schedules.
Oceania
The Food Standards Code permits the addition of steviol glycosides as a food additive to specific foods. Steviol glycosides can be created in one of three methods in Australia and New Zealand:
The following modifications are being made in accordance with section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991, the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand notifies. The change will take effect on April 17, 2023.
New Zealand issued a food notice on "Food for Export - Exemptions from Domestic Compositional Requirements".
Food standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) has completed administrative approval for pre market assessment of Cultured Quail as a novel food.
New Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is currently reviewing phytosanitary measures on the fresh lychee pathway from Chinese Taipei to New Zealand.
FSANZ proposed draft variation requiring a declaration of energy content information in a prescribed format on packaged alcoholic beverages containing 0.5% or more ABV (alcohol by volume). The declaration's location is not specified.
The combination of 2′-fucosyllactose (2′-FL) with galactooligosaccharides (GOS) and/or inulin-type fructans (ITF) as components in infant formula products was approved by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) on December 19, 2022.
New Zealand Food Safety invites public comment on this discussion document, which outlines proposals to amend the New Zealand (Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds) Food Notice.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) assessed an application to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to permit the voluntary combination of 2′-fucosyllactose (2′-FL) with galactooligosaccharides (GOS) and/or inulin-type…