Foreword (August 2024)
By John Thisgaard, Jenny Awad (FoodLegal Bulletin
Co-Editors) and Joe Lederman (FoodLegal Chairperson and Co-Editor)
Welcome to the August 2024 edition of FoodLegal
Bulletin!
1. Connect
with FoodLegal
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with FoodLegal on LinkedIn to ensure that you never miss an update!
2. FoodLegal
events
Reacting
to a Crisis – Thursday 22 August 2024
If you
haven’t already, don’t forget to register for this upcoming event.
This online workshop is interactive and allows your questions to be answered in real time. You will gain new insights about such matters as:
· The important differences between a mandatory recall, voluntary recall and trade withdrawal, and decision-making priorities when assessing whether to undertake a recall or withdrawal
· The legal requirements to be aware of, including mandatory obligations and potential penalties
· Issues to consider when dealing with food regulators, including differing regulator approaches to compel a halt to product sales, legal risks for a State regulator, relationships between different regulators, Home State Rule scenario
· Decision-making criteria and protocols that can guide you in responding to a crisis
· Proactive steps that can be taken to minimise the risk of a crisis situation
· Relevance of insurance and third-party claims
·
Dealing
with impacted inventory
Tickets are
available here.
View our training calendar and other upcoming events here!
3. In
this August 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.
Our FREE
article “Going beyond an ACNF opinion that an ingredient is a ‘novel food’”, may alleviate some of the confusion that
industry has been making regarding the use of novel foods. This article is
based on FoodLegal’s extensive experience in this field.
In “Changes to infant formula regulation” we outline the key changes to product
marketing, labelling and product composition arising from FSANZ Proposal P1028 that
infant formula manufacturers and sellers need to be aware of.
In “Regulatory issues for businesses making ‘Carbon Neutral’ claims”, we explore the definition of carbon neutral,
the mechanisms behind it and the regulation of ‘carbon neutral’ claims under
relevant laws and industry standards.
We hope you
enjoy this August 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 5 Aug 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.