Food Safety Legislation
Australia and New Zealand Food Standards
In Australia we are fortunate to have a government authority responsible for developing, varying and reviewing standards for food available to consumers. This authority is called Australia NewZealand Food Standards (ANZFS). ANZFS legislation determines the National Food safety standards in which all food handlers are required to follow on a state and local level.
In Australia we are fortunate to have a government authority responsible for developing, varying and reviewing standards for food available to consumers. This authority is called Australia NewZealand Food Standards (ANZFS). ANZFS legislation determines the National Food safety standards in which all food handlers are required to follow on a state and local level.
NSW Food Authority
NSW Food Authority is the state organisation which ensures that the ANZFS legal requirements are met by developing more detailed legislation for food handlers to follow in NSW.
The NSW Food Authority is a through-chain food safety agency that works to ensure food produced, manufactured and sold in NSW is monitored and safe at each step it goes through — from paddock to plate. They aim to provide certainty in the safety and integrity of the food supply chain in NSW by regulating and measuring food safety across the food industry.
The NSW Food Authority is a State Government agency, established in 2004, to provide New South Wales with an integrated food regulation system.
As Australia’s first completely integrated or “through-chain” food regulatory agency, the Food Authority is responsible for food safety across the entire food industry, from primary production to point-of-sale.
The Food Authority provides the regulatory framework for the food industry in New South Wales by administering and enforcing State and national food legislation. This includes the national Food Standards Code and the Food Act 2003 (NSW), as well as a range of food safety schemes in the Food Regulation 2010, which regulate key industry sectors.
The Food Authority works to ensure food sold in the State is safe and correctly labelled, and that consumers are provided with information that helps them make informed choices about the food they eat.
Responsible to the Minister for Primary Industries, the Food Authority provides a single point of contact on food safety for industry, local government and consumers.
NSW Food Authority is the state organisation which ensures that the ANZFS legal requirements are met by developing more detailed legislation for food handlers to follow in NSW.
The NSW Food Authority is a through-chain food safety agency that works to ensure food produced, manufactured and sold in NSW is monitored and safe at each step it goes through — from paddock to plate. They aim to provide certainty in the safety and integrity of the food supply chain in NSW by regulating and measuring food safety across the food industry.
The NSW Food Authority is a State Government agency, established in 2004, to provide New South Wales with an integrated food regulation system.
As Australia’s first completely integrated or “through-chain” food regulatory agency, the Food Authority is responsible for food safety across the entire food industry, from primary production to point-of-sale.
The Food Authority provides the regulatory framework for the food industry in New South Wales by administering and enforcing State and national food legislation. This includes the national Food Standards Code and the Food Act 2003 (NSW), as well as a range of food safety schemes in the Food Regulation 2010, which regulate key industry sectors.
The Food Authority works to ensure food sold in the State is safe and correctly labelled, and that consumers are provided with information that helps them make informed choices about the food they eat.
Responsible to the Minister for Primary Industries, the Food Authority provides a single point of contact on food safety for industry, local government and consumers.
Task
1. Visit the name and shame register, are there any businesses in the local area which have been issued fines or prosecutions (you can search by postcode)? What are the fines or prosecutions for?
2. Visit FSANZ.Make a list of the labelling requirements that you will need to factor into the packaging of your confectionary item for the I.D Point.
Extension:
More labelling information
3. Use the resources below to generate your own label for your I.D Point confectionary product
Labeling Resources:
Nutritional information panel:
You will need to agree to the terms and conditions. Add the ingredients from your recipe to the calculator
Bar code maker:
Type the name of your product into the Bar code generator then export and print
1. Visit the name and shame register, are there any businesses in the local area which have been issued fines or prosecutions (you can search by postcode)? What are the fines or prosecutions for?
2. Visit FSANZ.Make a list of the labelling requirements that you will need to factor into the packaging of your confectionary item for the I.D Point.
Extension:
More labelling information
3. Use the resources below to generate your own label for your I.D Point confectionary product
Labeling Resources:
Nutritional information panel:
You will need to agree to the terms and conditions. Add the ingredients from your recipe to the calculator
Bar code maker:
Type the name of your product into the Bar code generator then export and print