Australia's specialists in food law and product compliance
We help food and consumer product businesses navigate product launches, marketing claims, compliance obligations, recalls, and regulatory risk across Australia and New Zealand.
What We Do
Get your products to market compliantly
We handle the regulatory complexity so you can move faster, reduce risk, and meet retailer and regulator requirements with confidence.
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Product Categories
Specialist advice across food and beverage, supplements, beauty and personal care, pet food and care, household products, therapeutic goods, and novel ingredients.
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Legal & Strategic Consulting
Navigate regulatory complexity with certainty. From FSANZ applications to regulator negotiations, we protect your commercial position and keep products moving.
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Label & Recipe Assessment
Reduce label and claims risk before products reach shelves. Fixed-fee assessments covering food, supplements, beauty, pet care, and household products.
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Compliance Tools
For teams managing ongoing compliance internally, FoodLegal provides structured compliance tools, digital databases, and workflow support.
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Training Courses
Build in-house capability on food labelling, health claims, and marketing compliance through workshops, private training, and symposiums.
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Why FoodLegal
Specialist regulatory expertise for commercial decisions
FoodLegal combines specialist regulatory expertise with practical commercial understanding, helping businesses navigate product launches, claims, recalls, retailer requirements, and regulator engagement.
Years of practice
Advising food and consumer product businesses across Australia and New Zealand.
Focus
Dedicated expertise across food, supplements, beauty, pet care, household products, and novel ingredients.
& Practical
Advice grounded in how products are developed, marketed, imported, and sold in real-world environments.
Launch
From formulation and packaging reviews through to recalls, regulator responses, and ongoing compliance management.
FoodLegal InHouse
The ultimate guide to food compliance
- Australia & New Zealand's most comprehensive online food compliance digital database
- Plain English legal guidance written by FoodLegal lawyers
- Reduce bottlenecks in product development and compliance review
- Fully up to date — always
"Everything your team needs to manage food product compliance — in one place."
FoodLegal Bulletin
Australia's premier food law periodical
Latest issue: June 2026
Cover Story
Current developments in food law and policy in Australia and internationally (June-July 2026)
A summary of regulatory updates for the month of June 2026.
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Will the objectives of the mandatory Health Star Rating be limited by its usage on products ‘as consumed’?
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is seeking submissions on Proposal P1067 to mandate use of the Health Star Rating (HSR) system on foods …
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The regulation of water in food production and labelling
Water is a common input during the production of food products, and its use may be subject to several different yet overlapping legal and …
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Trusted by the food industry
We advise Australia's largest food companies, international brands, SMEs, and startups. Our team represents food manufacturers, importers, distributors, brand marketers, retailers, and industry associations.
Our expertise spans food & beverage, health products & supplements, beauty & personal care, pet food & care, household products, and innovative or novel ingredients.
Meet the TeamGet in Touch
Speak directly with FoodLegal
Launching a product, reviewing claims, managing a recall, or responding to a regulator? We move quickly and give you a clear position.
- Phone+61 3 9606 0022
- Enquiriesmail@foodlegal.com.au
- LocationLevel 6, 313 La Trobe Street
Melbourne VIC 3000