FoodLegal
Experts in Food Law
FoodLegal can alleviate areas of stress for our clients, help manage pain-points, relieve bottlenecks in supply chains, manage risks, and streamline processes to get more products more quickly to customers.
Our consulting services, compliance risk mitigation support tools and training courses have been adapted to meet the changing market conditions and provide flexibility in meeting increased product demand.
Australia's premier periodical in food law and policy issues. It focuses specifically on analysis and commentary for regulatory compliance and the legal issues affecting food and food industry participants
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A summary of regulatory developments in Australia and internationally, for the month of April 2026.
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On 1 April 2026 Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) approved Proposal P1056. Once the changes are approved by food Ministers, the new requirements will become mandatory. The changes will have a significant impact on how caffeine is used in food, including caffeine from plant extracts like guarana and green tea. This article explores the changes for sports foods and general foods.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has started work to make the Health Star Rating labelling of foods be mandatory for food products sold in Australia and New Zealand. This article addresses some of the main issues with the voluntary HSR scheme that will need to be overcome before it can be applied to all products, and highlights the steps that food businesses should take to be prepared for any labelling change.
The Australian government proposed to introduce new mandatory restrictions on the marketing of infant formula products, after the industry-based Marketing in Australia of Infant Formulas: Manufacturers and Importers (MAIF) Agreement expired in February 2026. This article examines the state of the negotiations to reach a new set of rules for infant formula marketing regulation in Australia and the imminent introduction of new mandatory marketing restrictions.
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FoodLegal specialises in food law consultancy, compliance risk management, certification of product compliance integrity for food and beverage products and other allied products
We advise Australia's largest food companies, international brands, as well as small-to-medium sized enterprises and startups.
Our team of lawyers and consultants represent food manufacturers, importers, distributors, brand marketers, retailers, industry associations and groups.
We also work with clients from allied fields such as complementary medicines, life sciences, agribusiness and farmer-producers.
FoodLegal recognised by Australasian Lawyer as the Top Boutique Firm for 2024 in FMCG Law
Give your team a mastery of food compliance and risk management. Streamline your development and compliance processes with our legal and scientific hands-on experience. Dynamic, easy-to-understand legal commentary. All the benefits of having FoodLegal lawyers in-house.
At FoodLegal we believe that education is crucial to keeping your competitive edge.
