Mandatory Warning, Mandatory Advisory Statements and Declarations under the Food Standards Code

Subject to limited exceptions, all food products must bear information required by the Australia New Zealand Standards Code. However, additional labelling obligations can apply where a Food Standard specifies a requirement to provide additional statements or warnings such as where foods might pose dangers to certain types of individuals or groups. These additional requirements may take the form of mandatory warnings, advisory statements or declarations. This article explores the situations where the different types of extra labelling requirements are to be met to confer extra protection for consumers.

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