FoodLegal
Experts in Food Law
FoodLegal can alleviate areas of stress for our clients, help manage pain-points, relieve bottlenecks in supply chains, manage risks, and streamline processes to get more products more quickly to customers.
Our consulting services, compliance risk mitigation support tools and training courses have been adapted to meet the changing market conditions and provide flexibility in meeting increased product demand.
Australia's premier periodical in food law and policy issues. It focuses specifically on analysis and commentary for regulatory compliance and the legal issues affecting food and food industry participants
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A summary of regulatory developments for the month of April 2025.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is currently receiving submissions regarding Proposal P1056 regarding the permissions for caffeine in formulated supplementary sports foods (sports foods). The proposed variation to the regulations will have significant impacts on food businesses which import, manufacture and supply sports foods in Australia. The deadline for making a submission is 15 April 2025.
On 1 March 2025 the Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) released an updated Environmental Claims Code with immediate effect. This is a method of industry self-regulation by which advertising standards are self-regulated through the advertising industry body Ad Standards; and such standards are typically adopted by major retailers in their own private standards for compliance by their suppliers. This article explores the different types of environmental claims that are commonly made in relation to food products, and how the new Environmental Claims Code could impact food marketing.
The National Trade Measurement Regulations made under the National Measurement Act require most pre-packaged goods, including foods, to bear a trade measurement statement. However, there are exceptions for certain goods, where the number of units can be specified instead of providing a trade measurement statement. This article explains the general rule, the exception for specifying units on pack and compares with other exceptions such as unit pricing.
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FoodLegal specialises in food law consultancy, compliance risk management, certification of product compliance integrity for food and beverage products and other allied products
We advise Australia's largest food companies, international brands, as well as small-to-medium sized enterprises and startups.
Our team of lawyers and consultants represent food manufacturers, importers, distributors, brand marketers, retailers, industry associations and groups.
We also work with clients from allied fields such as complementary medicines, life sciences, agribusiness and farmer-producers.
FoodLegal recognised by Australasian Lawyer as the Top Boutique Firm for 2024 in FMCG Law
Give your team a mastery of food compliance and risk management. Streamline your development and compliance processes with our legal and scientific hands-on experience. Dynamic, easy-to-understand legal commentary. All the benefits of having FoodLegal lawyers in-house.
At FoodLegal we believe that education is crucial to keeping your competitive edge.
