Advisors for Strategic Decisions and Innovations
Our team of consultants and lawyers can help you with questions relating to compliance, food safety, quality assurance, risk assessment and management and other strategic decisions.
Food Industry Education and Training
At FoodLegal we believe that education is crucial to keeping your competitive edge. We offer both in-house and corporate sessions in compliance training, food marketing and sessions on new updates and regulatory developments in the food industry. To find out more about our training courses click here or to organise in-house training, contact Charles Fisher on +613 9606 0022.
Lawyers and Regulatory Compliance Consultants
FoodLegal can provide you with the expertise in food laws and food regulation compliance that you need. We can assist in resolving issues with regulators, technical compliance & provide risk assessment and management advice for food companies. FoodLegal provides expertise in food marketing & labelling laws, product development, the Food Standards Code, the Australian Competition and Consumer Act, the Food Act and other regulatory advice relating to the food industry and allied fields.
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FoodLegal InHouse subscription service
In April 2015 FoodLegal launched FoodLegal InHouse™. It is a subscription service to assist with food innovation, food labelling and food marketing compliance. Originally developed as a comprehensive set of compliance tools to assist Foodlegal’s own compliance consultants, FoodLegal InHouse delivers these tools to subscribers. FoodLegal InHouse makes our compliance expertise part of your team. FoodLegal InHouse is a desktop solution and a platform to reduce the cost of compliance and will enhance the productivity of your food company.
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FoodLegal Online
Need the answers on Australia’s Country of Origin Labelling laws?
Our team of consultants has developed a series of online training videos which brings FoodLegal’s experience and educational solutions right to your fingertips.
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Applications of dietary fibre in food processing
- Jun 27, 2017
- Authored By Sameera Sirisena
The benefits of dietary fibre in maintaining a healthy digestive system have been the subject of substantial research. This article reviews the scientific findings and explores avenues by which dietary fibre is used as a functional ingredient in food processing.
Water as an adulterant
- Jun 27, 2017
- Authored By Tony Zipper
Although the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code does not define and does not even use the term ‘adulterate’, the very first Pure Food Acts in Australia were designed to prevent adulteration rather than provide for a safe and healthy food supply. Although gross adulteration in food supply has been greatly reduced, today there are numerous forms of adulteration that occur: i.e. contamination – microbiological, physical, illegal ingredients, et al; and “legal” adulteration such as mandatory fortification of certain foods such as salt or flour in Australia. However, this article addresses examples of water as a legally permitted adulterant.
