Drawing the important legal distinction: When is it a Food Ingredient or a Food Additive?

In a number of circumstances, an important legal issue concerns whether a substance which is derived from food is simply a food ingredient or must be considered a food additive. The distinction can be critically important because food additives are subject to much stricter regulations than food ingredients.

The distinction as to whether a substance is a food or a food additive can also be vital to whether a product can be legally marketed as being “natural”. FoodLegal has organised a forum of speakers on “natural” claims in food marketing for its forthcoming 10 August 2009 Symposium. Please go to www.foodlegal.com.au/training/coursedetails/ for more details. Registrations close on Monday 3 August 2009.

The following article of 1,400 words clearly explores FSANZ’s distinction between a food additive and a food ingredient.

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