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UPDATED 26.02.25 | Mars Australia Pty Ltd - MasterFoods Creamy Chicken & Mushroom Cooking Sauce 490g

UPDATED 26.02.25 | Mars Australia Pty Ltd - MasterFoods Creamy Chicken & Mushroom Cooking Sauce 490g Mars Australia Pty Ltd are conducting a recall of the above product. This recall only applies to the products that do not declare the below allergen. The product has been available for sale in Coles store in NSW, QLD, VIC, SA, WA, TAS, and ACT. The product was also available for sale in Woolworths stores nationally, and independent grocers including IGA in NSW, QLD, VIC, SA, WA, and NT. Date Marking: Best Before 17/11/2025, 22/12/2025, 16/02/2026, 20/04/2026, 15/06/2026 Problem:  The presence of an undeclared allergen(s) (Egg).  Food safety hazard:  Any consumers who have an egg allergy or intolerance…

Published 22 February 2025

Notification Circular - 335-25

Notification Circular - 335-25 This Notification Circular includes notices that are required to be given to the public, submitters and appropriate government agencies, under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (FSANZ Act). For information about progress on all current applications and proposals, including anticipated consultation opportunities, see the FSANZ Food Standards Work Plan. Previous Notification Circulars and Gazettes are available on the…

Published 31 March 2025

Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC) in spinach products

Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC) in spinach products A number of food retailers are recalling spinach and mixed salad products from stores in multiple states following detection of shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC) in 2 spinach products.

Published 29 March 2025

Call for comment on egg food safety review

Call for comment on egg food safety review Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on its review of egg food safety and primary production requirements. Proposed amendments to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code) will strengthen egg and egg product safety in Australia through measures including environmental monitoring, improved traceability and temperature control during storage and transport. FSANZ CEO Dr Sandra Cuthbert said eggs are an important part of a healthy diet and a staple food for many Australians, so ensuring their continued safety is essential. “Our proposed changes build on existing biosecurity and food safety measures to further reduce the risk of Salmonella Enteritidis and strengthen traceability throughout the supply chain,” Dr Cuthbert said. “These evidence-based amendments will help to…

Published 31 March 2025

HSR preparatory work and NIP review

HSR preparatory work and NIP review In July 2024, food ministers asked Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) to:

• start preparatory work on potential mandating of the Health Star Rating (HSR) system; and
• review the nutrition information panel (NIP) in parallel with HSR work.

Published 31 March 2025

International engagement

International engagement Collaborating internationally is increasingly important as the global food supply expands. FSANZ leads and supports international food safety and regulatory activities and is internationally recognised for high quality scientific work. Sharing expertise, information and intelligence is critical to our regulatory standard setting processes, ensuring they are modern and consistent with global best practice. This allows FSANZ to be well informed of current scientific data, assessment methodologies, best practices, emerging scientific issues and helps facilitate Australian Government broader policy objectives.   International engagement activities  FSANZ undertakes a broad range of international…

Published 30 March 2022

Dietary exposure and intake assessments

Dietary exposure and intake assessments Dietary exposure assessments and intake assessments are an important part of many Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) risk assessments. A dietary exposure assessment is the process of estimating how much of a food chemical a population, or population sub group, consumes. FSANZ uses internationally accepted 'dietary modelling' techniques to conduct dietary exposure assessments. These assessments consider the potential exposure of the Australian and New Zealand populations to chemicals like food additives, pesticide residues, chemical contaminants, nutrients, food ingredients and other substances that have a nutrition or health purpose. Dietary exposure to (or intake of) food chemicals is estimated by combining food consumption data with food chemical concentration…

Published 16 January 2023

Application A1300 – Vitamin K2 (as Menaquinone-7) as a permitted form of Vitamin K in FSMP

Application A1300 – Vitamin K2 (as Menaquinone-7) as a permitted form of Vitamin K in FSMP To permit the use of Vitamin K2 (Menaquinone-7) as a permitted form of Vitamin K in food for special medical purposes (FSMP).

Published 13 December 2024

Requirements for the importation of beef and beef products for human consumption

Requirements for the importation of beef and beef products for human consumption Purpose To describe the requirements to safeguard the Australian population against exposure to the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) agent via imported beef or beef products. These requirements apply to beef and beef products for human consumption and are in addition to existing sanitary measures. Summary The requirements in relation to BSE developed to ensure that imported beef or beef products available on the Australian domestic market are safe for human consumption have been updated in response to the changing BSE situation worldwide. Current scientific evidence indicates that the BSE epidemic in cattle peaked in 1992 and that measures to reduce the risk of human exposure to the BSE agent through the food chain have been…

Published 22 March 2013

Food Safety Programs for Food Service to Vulnerable Persons - A guide to Standard 3.3.1

Food Safety Programs for Food Service to Vulnerable Persons - A guide to Standard 3.3.1   Standard 3.3.1 is one of the national food safety standards in Chapter 3 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code that outline the responsibilities of food businesses to ensure that the food they produce is safe. This guide has been developed to help enforcement officers and businesses understand the general intent of individual clauses in Standard 3.3.1. Download the guide to Standard 3.3.1 [pdf 1.44mb] Food standards advice FSANZ does not provide advice on compliance with the Code…

Published 14 December 2015