Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is currently reviewing one of our most popular publications, Safe Food Australia. This review aims to address current food safety issues and trends and ensure that it remains a useful guide on the three mandatory food safety standards. Find out about the review here.

FSANZ monitors nutrients in the Australian food supply to not only inform standards development but also to compile nutrient databases. These databases are used for research on diet and disease and to help consumers make informed food choices.  Find out more here.

FSANZ produces a number of user guides to help businesses and the public understand the Food Standards Code. Check them out here.

FSANZ has been made aware of the following conferences that might be of interest:

• The 22^nd Australian HACCP Conference & Awards is an event for food safety professionals. Topics covered at the conference include Seafood Sustainability; Hepatitis A and other Nasties in the supply chain; QA Harmonisation. The conference will take place on 18-19 November in Sydney.
  More info available @ www.australianhaccpconference.com.au
   
• The Institute of Hospitality in HealthCare’s National Conference brings together delegates from a variety of Health and Aged Care organisations, with delegates including Foodservice Managers and Executive Chefs. The conference will take place on 12-14 October in Brisbane.
  More info available @ ihhc.org.au/events/conference-2015/conference-2015-overview/

FSANZ has completed an administrative assessment and prepared the following Proposal. An opportunity to comment will be available at a later date which will be publicly notified.
 

• Proposal 1040 – Code Revision – Consequential & Corrective Amendments II.

FSANZ has two applications and one proposal out for public comment:

Application 1110 – Food derived from Insect-protected Soybean Line

Application 1100 – Maximum Permitted Level of Acesulphame Potassium in Chewing Gum

Proposal 1031 – Allergen Labelling Exemptions 
FSANZ has notified ministers responsible for food regulation (the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation) of the following approval:

M1012 – Amendments to Standard 1.4.2, introducing certain temporary maximum residue limits (MRLs) (Australia only)  

Once FSANZ has notified ministers of its decision, they have 60 days to either ask
FSANZ to review the approved standard or tell FSANZ they don’t intend to ask for a review. Information about the Forum process is available on the FSANZ website.

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