Application A1222 - Steviol glycosides from Yarrowia lipolytica (Call for Submissions)

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has assessed an application made by Avansya V.O.F. (Avansya) to permit the use of a steviol glycoside mixture as an intense sweetener. The steviol glycoside mixture is produced by fermentation from a genetically modified Yarrowia lipolytica production strain, expressing steviol glycoside biosynthesis pathway genes from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni. FSANZ has prepared a draft food regulatory measure. Pursuant to section 31 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (FSANZ Act), FSANZ now calls for submissions to assist consideration of the draft food regulatory measure.