Fast Food and Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) Menu Labelling Schemes – FRSC Consultation Paper

The Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation (the Forum) requested the Food Regulation Standing Committee (FRSC) to coordinate policy advice with respect to a nationally consistent approach for fast food menu labelling schemes. On 6 February 2018, the FRSC released a consultation paper (Review of fast menu labelling schemes) to facilitate engagement of key industry stakeholders. This article addresses the issues emerging from the national review and explains the implications that may arise.