FoodLegal Bulletin August 2011 Foreword

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Welcome to the August 2011 issue of FoodLegal Bulletin

We are excited about our upcoming symposium. Hurry to secure a seat below.

This issue of FoodLegal Bulletin begins with a FREE article on Current Developments in Food Law and Food Policy.

Our second article is about FSANZ’s new Code Interpretation Service and explores the problems with workings and potential issues.

Our article Protecting privacy for your product development highlights the importance of protecting commercial secrets and how to use Legal Professional Privilege.

In our article, “When did roughage become so complex?” we examine the regulatory position of dietary fibre, definitions and analytical methodologies.

Parallel imports have become a major issue especially as some retailers of food and beverages attempt to bypass the Australian distributors by sourcing look-alike products offshore. We examine this in our article Parallel importing and traceability: Does grey stock pose a food safety risk?

 Australia’s federal system has resulted in regulatory differences in food law enforcement between different Australian State jurisdictions. We contrast different food law enforcement approaches of each State and Territory in our article Food Safety Regimes: Differences between Australian States.

On 10 October 2011, our symposium “Healthy Bodies of Law: Food or Therapeutic? Finding Advantages in the Regulatory Differences” at The Menzies Hotel in Sydney has a top line-up of experts speaking. This symposium is a MUST for all those interested in foods or beverages with health-oriented functions, or sport drinks, energy drinks or supplements, and lots more about the regulatory choices to be considered for innovative food or therapeutic products, and rules and techniques for marketing such products. Bookings essential. Book NOW to avoid disappointment.

Happy reading!