Nutrition Claims and Health Claims Proposals - Our Technical Update

On 7th December 2005 Australia’s food standards regulatory agency - Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) - issued its long-awaited Draft Assessment Report for Proposal P293 on Nutrition and Health Claims and Related Claims, seeking public comments by no later than 6pm (Canberra time) on 31 March 2006 (extended from the original deadline of 22 February 2006). The new Standard is expected to be finalized by mid-year. There are many technical legal complexities. This article provides an overview as well as detailed technical analysis and a critique of the draft new Standard.

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