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AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND – In a bid to ensure food safety and promote international trade, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has opened its annual call for public input on proposed changes to Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for agricultural and veterinary chemicals. This process aims to align 127 chemicals in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code with global standards, enhancing…
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AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND – The Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has declared popular non-nutritive sweetener steviol glycosides safe subsequent to a risk assessment. According to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, steviol glycosides that are added to food must be listed in the ingredient list under the proper food additive class name, followed by the code number or name…
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AUSTRALIA – Food safety industry leader Steritech has submitted an application to Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) to amend food irradiation rules in Australia by raising the maximum permitted energy level of machines generating X-rays for irradiating food from 5 to 7.5 megaelectronvolts (MeV) provided that the X-ray target is made of tantalum or gold. The change involves the…
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AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND – Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has permitted the entry of foods derived from HB4 wheat into the market as imported food products, following extensive safety assessment. In their approval report FSANZ stated that no public health and safety concerns were identified, and that food derived from wheat line IND-00412-7 is considered to be as safe for…
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AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND – Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is seeking public comments on an application that will permit the use of a new processing aid for the antimicrobial treatment of raw poultry. FSANZ has concluded an initial safety assessment of the aid, cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC), with the organisation finding the treatment to be appropriate for raw, skin-on poultry. No…
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AUSTRALIA/NEWZEALAND – Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is amending the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code regarding the labelling of added sugars on nutritional information panels (NIP). This follows the release of findings last year in its review of nutrition labelling for added sugars. The review was undertaken at the request of food ministers with the aim of ensuring…
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AUSTRALIA – The Food Standard Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) has recalled more than 2.5 million Coffin Bay’s raw Pacific oysters (Magallana gigas) including fresh and frozen products, following a bacterial outbreak caused by environmental conditions. The recall is for 4 September to 16 November, with the South Australian Department of Health and Wellbeing (DHW) reporting 56 cases of people…
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