FoodLegal

A summary of regulatory developments across Australia and internationally during August 2020.

On 31 July 2020 new pregnancy warning labels for alcoholic beverages became mandatory. This article explores what the new requirements mean for suppliers of alcoholic beverages and when packaging will need to incorporate the new pregnancy warning labels.

In June 2020 the Federal Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport released the report of its inquiry into allergies and anaphylaxis. The inquiry considered the treatment of allergies under Australia’s federal health system and the report sets out 24 recommendations across numerous sectors, including the food sector. This article addresses these recommendations, and explores how they interact with existing regulatory developments regarding food allergens.

Since 1990, the introduction of an industrial chemical as an ingredient or component of a cosmetic has been regulated in Australia through a regulatory framework known as the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS). On 1 July 2020, NICNAS was replaced by the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS). This article explains the important changes and transitional information for the AICIS scheme upon its introduction.