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... in a statement passed on to australian food news, the tasmanian premier lara giddings said, “the tasmanian government has had a strong record on pushing a very hard case with the commonwealth around protecting the biosecurity measures here in tasmania ... ” constitutional law issue australian food law expert joe lederman of the foodlegal firm believes the proposed ban could create a constitutional law test case for the high court of australia if the tasmanian government persists with its ban ... mr lederman said, “there are constitutional law difficulties for a state to maintain a ban if it contravenes wto treaty obligations to which the australian government is a signatory

... australia’s premier consumer advocacy group choice has reignited the food debate over whether australia should adopt a traffic light system for front-of-package labelling of packaged foods ... the idea behind traffic lights is to make it visually easier for consumers to choose a healthier food by comparing these colour codes between products ... ten brands tested by choice met australian food regulator fsanz’s definition of “low fat” (no more than 3% fat) and 11 brands met fsanz’s definition for “low sugar” (no more than 5% sugars) ... industry approach the australian food industry, led by the australian food and grocery council (afgc), has been campaigning for an alternative labelling system known as the daily intake guide (dig) ... afgc chief executive kate carnell told australian food news today, “traffic light labels categorise foods as good and bad – but all foods can form part of a balanced diet ... these labels now appear on more than 4,000 supermarket products in australia and outline the amount of energy, fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt in a standard portion of the food and how that translates to average daily intake ... the review of food labelling law and policy, headed by australian health minister, dr neal blewett and published in january 2011 recommended the use of dig labelling over traffic light labelling ... foodlegal bulletin in its april 2011 foodlegal bulletin, food law specialist firm foodlegal highlighted that sweet cereals might become more vulnerable to targeted regulatory moves, compared with government attempts to impose stricter nutrient profile criteria on all food for which health claims were either expressed or implied

... the campaigns concern how palm oil should be labelled as a food ingredient ... the house economics committee has commenced its inquiry into the food standards amendment (truth in labelling – palm oil) bill 2011 that would, if passed, require makers or distributors of foods with palm oil as an ingredient, to specify the oil as ‘palm oil’ ... key provisions of the legislation will require an amendment to the australia new zealand food standards code, to be written by food standards australia new zealand (fsanz), to require producers, manufacturers and distributors of food containing palm oil to list palm oil as an ingredient, regardless of the amount of palm oil involved; and for the australian consumer law to be amended so information of the palm oil content, or the use of palm oil in producing a product (not limited to food), is relevant to whether a person has engaged in misleading conduct ... joe lederman, a food law expert of the foodlegal firm says, “if manufacturers turned their back on palm oil altogether, the inclusion of more expensive oils would likely cause a backlash amongst price-sensitive consumers when the higher price of the more expensive oils translates into higher food prices ... ” earlier this year, a series of recommendations to improve food labelling law and policy in australia and new zealand were presented to the federal, state and territory governments by dr neal blewett, chair of the independent review of food labelling law and policy ... one of the key recommendations in the report was that information on food labels be presented in a clear and comprehensible manner to enhance understanding across all levels of the population ... “in addition to these community concerns, the committee will also examine the bill’s other aspects, such as trade, food quality, costs to business, and the rights of consumers

... food standards australia and new zealand (fsanz) have identified the substances in the ‘sexpresso’ and ‘rock hard’ coffee products ... the products are currently under investigation by state and territory food law enforcement agencies, including the new south wales food authority as well as municipal council and state health departments around australia ... by law, all food additives must comply with compositional and labelling requirements set out in the australia and new zealand food standards code ... “there have been several instances in the past six months in which food products have been recalled because they contained prescription medicines,” said fsanz

... palm oil bill unworkable and will cost industrya palm oil bill - which compromises the nation’s food and grocery labelling system - is unworkable in its current form and must be referred to a house of representatives committee for further discussion and examination, the australian food and grocery council (afgc) urged today ... the australian food and grocery council today called the recent palm oil labelling bill, passed in the senate with amendments last week, “unworkable”, and called for a house of representatives committee to further discuss and examine the bill ... the bill calls for the mandatory labelling of palm oil within 12 months on all food and grocery products, both on the grounds of truth in labelling and in an attempt to allow consumers to avoid the ingredient, which has been implicated in the destruction of orangutan habitat in malaysia and indonesia ... how will the accc enforce this?” “the bill potentially breaches the australia / new zealand food treaty, where australia must not introduce any amendments to food law “without effective consultation” with new zealand

... the european commissio’s novel foods expert, dr andreas klepsch, will be joined by the uk food standard agency’s dr chris jones, sanna viljakainen from evira in finland, eline rademakers from the belgian ministry of health, cargill’s john dobinson and others ... the workshop is being organised by food law consultants whose representatives liesbeth timmermans and leticia pérez will share their experiences of the regulation ... the workshop is part of the special 20th anniversary edition of the european food law conference – nutrition and food labeling, which will take place in brussels on the 21-22 june 2011

... the agency has today published updated practice guidance for the food law code of practice ... the practice guidance has updates on: the role of primary authorities guidance on quick frozen food, bottled water, phosphate testing and imported foodinterventions, including interventions types and alternative enforcement strategiesnewly registered establishments interpretation of the code of practice annex 5 for food standardswild game and small quantities in addition, a number of revisions have been made to the official forms contained in the guidance and references to legislation, web links and contact details have been updated

... growing scrutiny of food suppliers means an increasing focus on food safety issues ... shouting (food safety issues) from the rooftops is important, but remember that consumers will notice inaccurate or mixed messages tony hines, head of food security and crisis management manager, leatherhead food research, told foodmanufacture ... uk that, under eu food safety requirement, article 14, consumers can expect to purchase food fit for consumption, not injurious to health and consistent with label descriptions ... under eu general food law, article 19 ... consumer, brand or law? but what comes first, the consumer, brand reputation or legal compliance? “is it tempting to receive one or two complaints relating to a foreign body and hope you do not get any more, or to immediately withdraw or recall the product?" said hines ... damage limitation once a firm finds itself in a recall/withdrawal situation, hines said, details can appear on websites, in retail stores and even (in rare cases) the national press; the uk food standards agency (fsa) has an alert system, while charities like the anaphylaxis campaign can send an sms message to lists of allergenic consumers when risky products are identified ... food manufacturers must monitor social media to pick up and respond to emerging issues ... a great food scare can do this and … sell newspapers ... ” johnson said that trade associations such as the uk-based food & drink federation should communicate industry-wide issues, ensuring consistency and diverting attention from individual companies; manufacturers should also follow updates from the likes of the fsa to plan next steps ... risk assessment processes hines said one critical question during food scares is whether hazard analysis critical control points (haccps) have been compromised ... these serve a specific food safety purpose and a well-documented, trained haccp team and plan form a major part of any potential due diligence defence in case of court action, and are critical to future prevention, he explained

... the food standards agency has published its report of a recent focused audit on the food law enforcement services of blaenau gwent county borough council ... the agency carried out this audit as part of its work to maintain and improve consumer protection and confidence by ensuring that local authorities are providing an effective food law enforcement service ... the audit focused on the local authority’s inspections of food businesses with particular regard to the implementation of food safety management systems and the internal monitoring process within the authority ... it also looked at the training provision to ensure that all officers who check food safety management plans have the necessary knowledge and skills

... at its open meeting yesterday, the food standards agency board considered its responsibilities as the uk’s central competent authority for official controls on food safety, and agreed to review the delivery of official safety controls ... to do this it needs a system that ensures food business operators are able to fulfil their obligations for safe food production ... these controls – implementing feed and food law in the uk – are currently delivered through a variety of means, including fsa employees, other government departments, contractors, and local authorities ... this makes food safety responsibility in the uk very complex ... fsa chair jeff rooker said: 'the uk food sector is one of the most sophisticated and developed in the world ... the current official control delivery arrangements do not mirror the modern food supply chain with food businesses ranging from multinationals and global brands to single artisan producers operating across local authority boundaries ... ‘the heart of the fsa’s role is protecting public health from risks, which may arise in eating food, including the way it is produced or supplied