Foreword (August 2025)
By John Thisgaard, Jenny Awad (FoodLegal Bulletin Co-Editors) and Joe Lederman (FoodLegal Chairperson and Co-Editor)
Welcome to the August 2025 edition of FoodLegal
Bulletin!
1. Connect
with FoodLegal
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with FoodLegal on LinkedIn to ensure that you never miss an update!
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2. FoodLegal
events
A. Pet
foods and animal feeds: New opportunities and updates – Wednesday 20 August
2025 Have
you considered expanding or developing the growing market for pet foods and
animal feeds? Maybe you are a food business with waste reduction
opportunities that can help feed a new market? Maybe you are looking to
expand your existing animal and pet food opportunities but want an update on
some of the regulatory issues?
FoodLegal’s
90-minute workshop will provide the answers for existing and new businesses
and opportunities. Tickets are available here. B. Food
Labelling 101 – Monday 1 September 2025 Our
popular Food Labelling 101 course is back! We will dive beyond how to
navigate the Food standards Code and give you the tools to ensure your food
product is compliant for import or sale in Australia and New Zealand. Tickets are available here.
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3. In
this August 2025 edition of FoodLegal Bulletin
Our FREE article “Current developments in food law and policy in Australia and internationally” provides the latest regulatory
developments and updates. There have been many news developments over the past
month and it is vital to read these updates. FoodLegal can advise businesses on
the impact of specific updates to their particular situation.
The article “New requirements for alcoholic beverage labelling and marketing” addresses the new labelling changes relating to sugar claims and energy labelling for alcoholic beverages, and also comments on other efforts that have sought to reduce the promotion of alcohol leading to excessive consumption.
In “Australia reorganises its GM definitions and brings GM labelling up to speed with the science” we cover the proposal and the new definitions, considers other
definitions in Australian gene technology legislation and outlines new
requirements for food businesses
In
our article “New lessons to be learnt from recent Australian cases on sustainability marketing claims and enforcement risks” we provide the latest learnings from
the cases against Clorox, Australian Gas Networks and Banana Boat. There are
significant legal risks that must be considered.
In “How ‘Make America Healthy Again’ may impact food regulation for Australian exporters and importers”, we analyse the recent MAHA report and its
objectives and how policy decisions in the US may impact Australian food
importers and exporters.
We hope you
enjoy this August 2025 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 2025. We recommend you seek legal advice for your specific circumstances before making any commercial decisions.