Our Services


FoodLegal can alleviate areas of stress for our clients, help manage pain-points, relieve bottlenecks in supply chains, manage risks, and streamline processes to get more products more quickly to customers.

Our consulting services, compliance risk mitigation support tools and training courses have been adapted to meet the changing market conditions and provide flexibility in meeting increased product demand.

Bulletin


Australia's premier periodical in food law and policy issues. It focuses specifically on analysis and commentary for regulatory compliance and the legal issues affecting food and food industry participants

Latest issue: October 2025

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Current developments in food law and policy in Australia and internationally (October 2025)

A summary of food regulatory developments in Australia and internationally, for the month of October 2025.

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.

How choice of laboratory can impact substantiation and verification of a marketing claim

Several sunscreen products have been pulled from the Australian market following a 2025 investigation by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in relation to claims about product sun protection factor (SPF). According to the TGA, many of these products may not meet the claimed SPF, despite many manufacturers utilising laboratory testing. This article explores the question of how any FMCG businesses (such as a food company) can reduce non-compliance risks when relying on product analytical testing to substantiating claims, including factors to consider in the choice of laboratory and choice of test.

Postbiotics: Features and practical applications in food product development and marketing

This article explores the latest science and the key features of postbiotics. We consider what sets postbiotics apart from prebiotics, various practical applications for postbiotics in food product development, and issues that businesses need to be aware of when making relevant marketing claims. Postbiotics have gained prominence due to their health benefits and versatility in applications across the food and supplement industries.


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About Us



FoodLegal specialises in food law consultancy, compliance risk management, certification of product compliance integrity for food and beverage products and other allied products

We advise Australia's largest food companies, international brands, as well as small-to-medium sized enterprises and startups.

Our team of lawyers and consultants represent food manufacturers, importers, distributors, brand marketers, retailers, industry associations and groups.

We also work with clients from allied fields such as complementary medicines, life sciences, agribusiness and farmer-producers.

FoodLegal recognised by Australasian Lawyer as the Top Boutique Firm for 2024 in FMCG Law

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Give your team a mastery of food compliance and risk management. Streamline your development and compliance processes with our legal and scientific hands-on experience. Dynamic, easy-to-understand legal commentary. All the benefits of having FoodLegal lawyers in-house.



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Our Events


At FoodLegal we believe that education is crucial to keeping your competitive edge.

Workshops

Our most popular courses focus on the different regulatory aspects of developing and marketing food products, including:

  • Food Labelling 101
  • Health Claims
  • Trending Claims
  • Marketing to Children
  • Country of Origin Labelling methodologies
  • Fulfilment of compliance programs under the Australian Competition and Consumer Law

Private Training Events

FoodLegal can provide tailored private training such as the latest Plain English Allergen Labelling (PEAL) training for individual companies to address their specific needs.

Bespoke training can be delivered on-site or online.

Symposiums

FoodLegal hosts Symposiums on hot topics including:

  • Government regulatory requirements, standards, codes and claims pertaining to selling "healthier foods"
  • Food fraud
  • New regulatory developments for food Imports and Exports
  • Analysis of the new Food Standards Code

Speaking Engagements and Publications

As an integral part of the food industry, FoodLegal is regularly invited to speak and participate in Australian and international industry events, discussion panels and forums throughout the year.

Our recent speaking engagements include events run by the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST), Enterprise Singapore, IPI Singapore, Fine Foods Australia, the Australian Industry (AI) Group, the Singapore Dairy Conference, the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia (AMCHAM), Monash Food Innovation Centre.