FoodLegal Bulletin, June, 2005 >>
| 1. | Postscripts and Feedback. Our article "The Case for a Trade Practices Challenge - Against the Supermarket Majors" (FoodLegal Bulletin May 2005) struck a chord with numerous readers. We publish the following edited extracts of the letters and emails received from around Australia. Read more >> |
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| 2. | How Sweet is this? Sugars and sweeteners are attracting discussion on various issues that have marketing and legal implications for food producers. The question of which sweetener is acceptable depends on many factors. The first problem to address is what is the definition of a sweetener. Previously the distinction between a "natural" sweetener and an "artificial" sweetener was clearly defined and unambiguous. Read more >> |
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| 3. | Best Thing since Sliced Bread? How do we know what is in our fresh bread and other baked products? Forty years ago, the loaf of bread brought home, every day but Sunday, was wrapped in a flimsy piece of tissue paper, which covered about 70% of the loaf unsliced, of course. Parents were fortunate if the tissue paper arrived with the bread. A combination of wind, simple wrapping technique and kids hands usually meant the loss of the tissue paper long before home was reached. We never thought of what was in the bread, only what the bread was in. Read more >> |
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| 4. | What Progress on Health and Nutrition Claims Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) released proposal P293 - Nutrition, Health & Related Claims in August 2004. This is a proposal to regulate the nutrition and health related claims that companies are allowed to make about food products. Although greatly anticipated, release of the document has been postponed. Read more >> |
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| 5. | Trans-Tasman Route or Rort? Some imported foods are being accepted as legally complying with Australian law even though they have failed to comply with the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (ANZFSC). Ironically, if these products were manufactured in Australia, they could be forced off the shelves under Australian law. Read more >> |
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