Will there be prescriptive labelling requirements for e-commerce sales in Australia and New Zealand?

In August 2025, the Food Regulation Standing Committee (FRSC) published a policy paper on the regulation of online food sales in Australia. After years of talk by food regulators, does this signal the introduction of specific information requirements for online sales of food? This article examines how the paper could change future regulation of online food sales, and the likely implications for e-commerce platforms, retailers and food brands that sell products online.