Foreword (May 2023)
By John
Thisgaard, Jenny Awad (FoodLegal Bulletin Co-Editors) and Joe Lederman
(FoodLegal Chairperson and Co-Editor)
Welcome
to the May 2023 edition of FoodLegal Bulletin!
1. Connect
with FoodLegal
Connect with FoodLegal on LinkedIn to ensure that you
never miss an update!
2. Ingredients
for success– Wednesday 17 May 2023
Limited
places are still available for FoodLegal’s Ingredients for Success
workshop on Wednesday 17 May 9am-11am.
This
Workshop will look at the problems and solutions in constructing an ingredient
list for a product label, including adding different vitamins, minerals, and
additives to foods, and 'best practice' to meet compliance for different
statements of ingredients.
3. In
this May 2023 edition of FoodLegal Bulletin
In this FoodLegal Bulletin, our FREE article “Current developments in food law and policy in Australia and internationally”
updates the latest in regulatory developments and news.
In
our article "Regulatory update on Australian and international frameworks for cell-based sources of protein”, we explore Australian and international requirements
and frameworks for the use of cell-based sources of protein in creating meat
alternatives.
In our
article “Differences in Biosecurity legislation between Australian States and Territories” we consider Australia's Federal and State biosecurity laws,
and highlight important distinctions in scope, application and penalties. We
also consider the interaction of State biosecurity requirements with the Australian
Constitutional requirement for free trade.
In our
article “The introduction of a Container Deposit Scheme for Victoria ", we detail the main features of Victoria’s
proposed container deposit scheme for used beverage containers.
In our
article "Overview of new advertising requirements for alcoholic beverages",
we explore the main changes for alcohol marketing requirements under amendments
to the Australian Beverage Advertising Council Responsible Alcohol Marketing
Code.
We hope you enjoy this May 2023 edition of
FoodLegal Bulletin!
John
Thisgaard,
Jenny Awad and Joe Lederman
Editors
FoodLegal
Bulletin
This is general information rather than legal advice and is current as of 15 May 2023. 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.