Foreword (March 2020)
By Joe Lederman
(FoodLegal Chairperson), John Thisgaard and Jenny Awad (FoodLegal Bulletin
Co-Editors)
Welcome to the March 2020 edition of
FoodLegal Bulletin!
Upcoming events
1.
The first Melbourne session of FoodLegal’s Trending
Claims workshop has sold out. Some tickets remain for the second Melbourne
session at 1pm on 24 March 2020.
Click
here to book.
2.
We are also hosting an all-day Brisbane event with
two different workshops on 12 May 2020.
The day will consist of our Food Labelling 101 and Trending Claims
workshops.
Click
here to book.
In this March 2020 edition of FoodLegal
Bulletin
Our FREE
article “Current developments in food law and policy in Australia and elsewhere” provides this month’s update on new regulatory
developments and scientific developments that impact food producers and
suppliers, beginning with Australia, but also internationally.
In our second
FREE article “Adapting quickly as a food supplier to a pandemic crisis”,
FoodLegal Executive Chairperson Joe Lederman provides some deep insights on
relevant supply chain issues and solutions.
Food Standards
Australia New Zealand has proposed major changes to Australia’s food safety
framework. Our article “Assessing FSANZ’s proposed amendments to Chapters 3 and 4 of the Food Standards Code” considers the practical implications of
these proposals and how they interact with the divide between federal and
State/Territory food laws in Australia.
Our article “Analysis of the proposed new mandatory pregnancy warning labels for alcoholic beverages”
explores proposed new mandatory warning labels for alcoholic beverages in
Australia including the ‘what’, ‘how’ and ‘when’ issues and effects.
What is the
difference between a package and a label? How might the legal distinction
between packaging and labelling in different legislation impact the regulatory
obligations for a food product? Our article “The important distinctions between food labelling and food packaging requirements in food regulation”
explores how each concept is treated under Australia’s various food laws.
Our article “Redefining food produced using gene technology: in the context of new breeding techniques”
considers a December 2019 Report by Food Standards Australia New Zealand and
its potential implications for how genetically modified foods might be
regulated in Australia going forward.
The Australian
Parliament has passed a suite of new laws that will make changes to the way
Australia’s export regulatory framework operates. Our article “Government introduces bills to improve and consolidate food export requirements” explores
some of the key new issues that companies should consider for exporting food
from Australia.
We hope you
enjoy this March 2020 edition of FoodLegal Bulletin!
Joe Lederman,
John Thisgaard and Jenny Awad
Editors
FoodLegal Bulletin
This is general information rather than legal advice and is current as of 30 Oct 2021. We therefore recommend you seek legal advice for your particular circumstances if you want to rely on advice or information to be a basis for any commercial decision-making by you or your business.