Review of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (FSANZ Act)
In November 2019, the Food Ministers Meeting (formally known as the Australia New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation) endorsed a plan to reform the binational food regulation system to ensure it remains strong, robust, and agile into the future.
As part of the ambitious reform plan endorsed by the Forum, a Review of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (FSANZ Act) is being undertaken by the Australian Government. The FSANZ Act sets out the role of the joint food standards body and how it must go about the development of food standards. Australia now has released a consultation document outlining a range of possible reform options for public consultation.
The deadline for submissions is midnight Tuesday 18 May 2021.
Information on the review and making submissions is on the Australian Department of Health’s Consultation Hub:
Natural Health Products NZ will prepare a submission.
If you would like to provide feedback for consideration in this submission please email it to govtaffairs@naturalhealthproducts.nz, by 30 April 2021.
Contacts:
If you have any questions about this consultation or the broader reform agenda, or if you wish to subscribe for updates, email FoodRegulationModernisation@health.gov.au
If you have any questions on New Zealand’s role in the joint system, email transtasman@mpi.govt.nz
