Proposal P1034 – Abandonment Report

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) prepared a proposal to assess the public health and safety risk of chemicals which may migrate from packaging materials into food, and to identify and manage any risks. Under section 72 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (the FSANZ Act), FSANZ sought submissions to a Consultation Paper on 12 November 2014 and received 37 submissions. FSANZ sought further submissions on the assessment on 10 June 2016 and received 18 submissions. Pursuant to paragraph 60(b) of the FSANZ Act, FSANZ decided to abandon the Proposal. Information on the reasons for this decision is contained in this Report.