Government
This government strategy provides national leadership on food regulation and aims to improve food standards.
What is Food Policy?
This organisation develops and administers the Food Standards Code.
What is FSANZ (Food Standards Australia New Zealand)?
Food businesses that break legislation may receive these financial penalties.
What are fines?
This chapter of the Food Standards Code covers labelling requirements and use-by dates.
What is Chapter 1 - General Standards?
This NSW legislation ensures that food sold is safe and suitable for human consumption.
What is the Food Act 2003 (NSW)?
These three levels of government create food legislation in Australia.
What are local, state and federal governments?
This type of industry regulation includes voluntary codes of practice for food safety and product recalls.
What is self-regulation?
This advisory group provides specialised advice about managing food allergens.
What is FAISAG (Food Allergy and Intolerance Scientific Advisory Group)?
This chapter of the Food Standards Code covers HACCP programs and food safety practices.
What is Chapter 3 - Food Safety Standards?
This organisation represents Australia's food, drink and grocery manufacturers.
What is the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC)?
This act established FSANZ and gave it authority to create food laws.
What is the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991?
This process removes food from sale because it poses a health or safety risk.
What is a food recall?
This department oversees biosecurity, food import inspections and export controls.
What is the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)?
These two international organisations established Codex Alimentarius.
What are the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)?
This federal legislation promotes fair trading, competition and consumer protection.
What is the Competition and Consumer Act 2010?
This chapter of the Food Standards Code covers seafood, dairy, poultry and wine production.
What is Chapter 4 - Primary Production and Processing Standards?
Food products removed from sale for breaching specifications but posing no health risk undergo this process.
What is a food withdrawal?
These officers appointed by local councils conduct food inspections and investigate complaints.
Who are Environmental Health Officers (EHOs)?
This NSW framework classifies businesses from Priority 1 to Priority 4 according to food safety risk.
What is the Food Safety Risk Profiling Framework?
According to the content, FSANZ coordinated this many food recalls in 2024.
What is 92 recalls?
Name the eight-step process beginning with identifying a food safety issue and ending with returning a safe product to market.
What is the Food Recall Process?
This act provides a framework for preventing, eliminating and minimising biosecurity risks.
What is the Biosecurity Act 2015?
This national nutrition strategy ran from 2000-2010 and aimed to improve Australians' eating habits.
What is Eat Well Australia 2000-2010?
This international food standards body is supported by more than 160 countries and promotes global food safety and fair trade.
What is Codex Alimentarius?
This organisation regulates workplace health and safety in NSW and helps ensure businesses comply with WHS laws.