The ABCL has made a submission to Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) in response to Application A1318. This application seeks approval for the use of three new enzymes – produced using genetically modified Escherichia coli BL21 – as processing aids for the enzymatic conversion of rebaudioside A to rebaudioside M, a high-quality steviol glycoside. […]

The ABCL has made a submission to Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) in response to Proposal P1056 – Caffeine Review: 2nd Call for Submissions. FSANZ is reviewing the current permissions for caffeine in sports foods and the general food supply and has released a draft variation to the Food Standards Code. Proposal P1056 aims […]

Proposal P1010 will review Standard 2.9.4 – Formulated Supplementary Sports Foods. The first consultation paper developed by FSANZ for the Proposal was specific to the regulatory framework. The ABCL provided a response to the consultation paper on 16th March 2023. ABCL Submission P1010 FSSF Consultation Paper

Proposal P1056 will review the permissions for caffeine in sports foods and general foods and consider the risk it poses to sensitive sub-populations. The ABCL provided a response to FSANZ’s 1st Call for Submissions for the Proposal on 13 February 2023. ABCL submission to P1056 Caffeine Review 1st Call for Submissions

The ABCL responded to FSANZ’s 1st Call for Submissions for Proposal P1055, which seeks to review the current definitions for gene technology and food produced using gene technology in the Food Standards Code. The ABCL supported FSANZ’s proposed Option 3 – to amend the definitions in the Code, to capture the innovation of new breeding […]

The ABCL responded to FSANZ’s Proposal P1010 Formulated Supplementary Sports Foods Call for data, to support the inclusion of Caffeine as a nutritive substance permitted in FSSFs. ABCL Submission to P1010 Formulated Supplementary Sports Foods