Consultation Hub
Welcome to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Consultation Hub. This hub is a place for you to find and participate in consultations that interest you.
Recent consultations are displayed below or you can search the full list of activities.
Open consultations
A1300 Vitamin K2 (as Menaquinone-7) as a permitted form of Vitamin K in FSMP
FSANZ has assessed an application made by Novozymes Australia Ltd. to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to permit the use of Vitamin K2 (as Menaquinone-7) as a permitted form of Vitamin K in food for special medical purposes (FSMP). FSANZ has prepared a draft food regulatory measure. FSANZ has provided public notification and welcomes your submission to assist with consideration of the application. Consultation papers The consultation documents and...
A1301 Triacylglycerol lipase from GM Komagataella phaffii as a processing aid
FSANZ has assessed an application made by Danstar Ferment AG (an affiliate of Lallemand Inc.) t o permit triacylglycerol lipase from genetically modified Komagataella phaffii to be used as a processing aid in bread and bakery products. FSANZ has prepared a draft food regulatory measure. FSANZ has provided public notification and welcomes your submission to assist with consideration of the application. Consultation papers The consultation documents and a copy of...
Draft 2025-26 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement
FSANZ is seeking comment on revised regulatory charges to recover costs for paid applications. FSANZ’s authority to recover costs is set out in section 146 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (FSANZ Act) which provides that the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Regulations 1994 (the Regulations) may charge for services provided by FSANZ. Part 4, sections 6B to 9 of the Regulations establish the rates of charging, identify the circumstances in which...
Application A1303 - Food derived from herbicide-tolerant sugar beet line KWS20-1
FSANZ has assessed an application made by Bayer CropScience Proprietary Limited to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to permit the sale and use of food derived from a new food produced using gene technology: sugar beet line KWS20-1. This sugar beet line has been genetically modified for tolerance to the herbicides dicamba, glufosinate and glyphosate. FSANZ has prepared a draft food regulatory measure. FSANZ has provided public notification and welcomes your...
M1022 2023 MRL Harmonisation Proposal
FSANZ has prepared a proposal to consider varying maximum residue limits (MRLs) for specific agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals, where residues may occur in or on food commodities. FSANZ has prepared a draft food regulatory measure. FSANZ has provided public notification and welcomes your submission to assist with consideration of the proposal. Consultation papers The consultation documents are provided below. Please read these documents before preparing...
FSANZ Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey 2024
The Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) 2024 Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey is now open! This year's survey includes questions aimed at providing deeper insights into stakeholder satisfaction with our client services and engagement. We encourage you to participate and to share it with your colleagues and other relevant stakeholders.
Closed consultations
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Application A1291 Glucoamylase from GM Aspergillus niger (gene donor: Gloeophyllum sepiarium) as a processing aid
FSANZ has assessed an application made by Novozymes Australia Pty Ltd to permit the use of a protein engineered variant of glucoamylase from genetically modified Aspergillus niger as a processing aid and has prepared a draft food regulatory measure. This glucoamylase would be used as a processing aid in baking, brewing, distilled alcohol production and starch processing for the production of...
Closed 24 September 2024
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Application A1260 - 2-methyloxolane as a processing aid
FSANZ has assessed Application A1260 made by EcoXtract (previously ‘Pennakem Europa’) to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to permit 2-methyloxolane (2-MeOx) as an extraction solvent processing aid. FSANZ has provided public notification and welcomes your submission to assist with consideration of the draft food regulatory measure. Consultation papers...
Closed 20 September 2024
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Second Call for Submissions: P1055 Definitions for gene technology and new breeding techniques
FSANZ has assessed Proposal P1055 to amend the definitions for ‘food produced using gene technology’ and ‘gene technology’ in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code). Proposed changes will introduce a new definition for ‘genetically modified food’ to clarify what foods are genetically modified (GM) foods for Code purposes. All GM food available for sale in Australia and New...
Closed 10 September 2024