
Foreword (September 2024) By John Thisgaard, Jenny Awad (FoodLegal Bulletin Co-Editors) and Joe Lederman (FoodLegal Chairperson and Co-Editor) Welcome to the September 2024 edition of FoodLegal Bulletin! 1. Connect with FoodLegal Connect with FoodLegal on LinkedIn to ensure that you never miss an update! 2. FoodLegal events Food Labelling 101 – Friday 6 September 2024 If you haven’t already, don’t forget to register for this upcoming event. We 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 here. View our training calendar and other upcoming events here! 3. In this September 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 “Will mandatory Health Star Ratings become the next stage of the anti-sugar war?”, we discuss calls to make Health Star Ratings mandatory on public policy grounds, and some of the problems that would need to be overcome. In “‘‘Green cartels’: How food businesses can have successful sustainability collaboration in compliance with ACCC requirements” we explore the issues food businesses should be aware of when collaborating on sustainability initiatives, following recent ACCC guidance. In “Using databases to make nutrition content claims”, we address the choices and potential variability and differences between Australian and international databases when being used to validate nutritional values for a food product. We hope you enjoy this September 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 3 Sep 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.

Foreword (September 2024)

By John Thisgaard, Jenny Awad (FoodLegal Bulletin Co-Editors) and Joe Lederman (FoodLegal Chairperson and Co-Editor)

Welcome to the September 2024 edition of FoodLegal Bulletin!

1. Connect with FoodLegal

Connect with FoodLegal on LinkedIn to ensure that you never miss an update!

2. FoodLegal events

Food Labelling 101 – Friday 6 September 2024

If you haven’t already, don’t forget to register for this upcoming event.

We 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 here.

View our training calendar and other upcoming events here!

3. In this September 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 “Will mandatory Health Star Ratings become the next stage of the anti-sugar war?”, we discuss calls to make Health Star Ratings mandatory on public policy grounds, and some of the problems that would need to be overcome.

In “‘‘Green cartels’: How food businesses can have successful sustainability collaboration in compliance with ACCC requirements” we explore the issues food businesses should be aware of when collaborating on sustainability initiatives, following recent ACCC guidance.

In “Using databases to make nutrition content claims”, we address the choices and potential variability and differences between Australian and international databases when being used to validate nutritional values for a food product.

We hope you enjoy this September 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 3 Sep 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.