Foreword (August 2020)
By Joe Lederman (FoodLegal Chairperson),
John Thisgaard and Jenny Awad (FoodLegal Bulletin Co-Editors)
Welcome to the August 2020
edition of FoodLegal Bulletin!
1.
Upcoming Health Claims Workshop
FoodLegal is running
its Health Claims Workshop as a webinar on Thursday 3 September 2020. This Workshop is vital for anyone looking to set
their product apart through health and nutrition-focused marketing while
navigating the regulatory hurdles.
The Workshop
will run from 9am-1pm Australian Eastern Standard Time.
2.
In this August 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.
Our article “Impact
of the new mandatory pregnancy warning labels for alcoholic beverages in
Australia and New Zealand”
explains
what the new labelling requirements are for suppliers of alcoholic beverages being
sold in Australia and when its packaging will need to incorporate the new
pregnancy warning label.
Our article “Food
industry implications of recent Australian Federal Parliamentary allergy report” addresses the recommendations arising
from a recent Federal Parliamentary Standing Committee report into anaphylaxis
and allergens, and explores how they interact with existing regulatory
developments regarding food allergens.
Our article “Industrial
chemicals in cosmetics under Australian law: transition from NICNAS to AICIS” explains the
important changes and transitional information with respect to how cosmetics
are regulated upon the introduction of the AICIS scheme.
In the article “High
pressure processing (HPP) aka high hydrostatic processing of foods and
beverages: the effects, legal status and novel applications” FoodLegal Scientist Rozita Vaskoska
looks at the use of high pressure processing, its application in the main
groups of food commodities, its antimicrobial effect, limitations, legal status
and emerging applications for its usage.
Our article “Extending
phytosanitary irradiation to all fresh fruits and vegetables generally” explores the rationale and
implications of a proposed amendment to the Australia New Zealand Food
Standards Code by the Queensland Department of Health that would extend phytosanitary
irradiation permissions across all fresh fruits and vegetables.
We hope you enjoy this August 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.