Foreword (March 2024)
By John Thisgaard, Jenny Awad (FoodLegal Bulletin
Co-Editors) and Joe Lederman (FoodLegal Chairperson and Co-Editor)
Welcome to the March 2024 edition of FoodLegal
Bulletin!
1. Connect
with FoodLegal
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2. FoodLegal
events
Food
Labelling 101 – Tuesday 19 March 2024
Our full-day workshop will help you answer questions such as:
· What information MUST appear on your food label?
· How do you write an ingredients list?
· What is the difference between food additives and processing aids?
· When can pictures or brand names get you into trouble?
·
How
should allergens be declared on a label?
Tickets are
available to join online or in-person. Book here.
View our training calendar and other upcoming events here!
3. In
this March 2024 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 “Could the TGA’s proposed regulation of EGCG have unintended broader consequences for more food businesses and caffeinated products?”,
we address the proposed regulation of green tea and the potential impact on
food manufacturers and complementary medicines manufacturers using green tea in
their products.
In “Why the ACNF found seawater to be a prohibited novel food: Lessons for businesses looking to make any ACNF submission” we discuss the process of novel food assessment
procedures in the context of seawater in food and the implications of food
safety plans facilitating a novel food exception.
In “New High Court case examines when compliance with mandatory labelling laws trumps Australian Consumer Law”, we analyse a recent decision of the High
Court of Australia and the implications for product marketing.
In “Scientific overview of use of plastic as packaging material and the effect on human health”, we explore the latest
scientific developments regarding nanoparticle absorption rates, methods of
absorption and alternative packaging materials.
In “Date marking expiration dates: fines and offences and other current issues in Australia” we explore date-marking and the various issues of
substantiation, selling food after expiry, penalties and more.
We hope you
enjoy this March 2024 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 6 Mar 2024. 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.