Foreword (April 2019)
By Joe Lederman (FoodLegal Co-Principal)
and John Thisgaard (FoodLegal Senior Associate)
Welcome to the April 2019
edition of FoodLegal Bulletin!
In this April 2019 edition
of FoodLegal Bulletin
Our FREE article “Current developments in food law and
policy in Australia and elsewhere” provides this month’s update on many
new regulatory developments for food producers and suppliers, beginning with
Australia, but also internationally.
In our second FREE article “Strawberry Tampering Report: Is this the
end of a horticulture food safety standard?”, FoodLegal Principal Joe Lederman
explores the government report issued in the wake of the 2018 strawberry
tampering incident and questions the progress being made in improving Australia’s
food incident response protocols.
FoodLegal Scientist Rozita Vaskoska and
FoodLegal Principal Joe Lederman’s joint article “Should the law make faster food safety
testing technologies for listeria mandatory?” examines the current usage by
government regulators of slow safety testing methodologies in detecting and
tracing listeria monocytogenes. This article explores better available testing technologies
to speed up the detection of unsafe food that is causing mortalities and
serious illnesses.
Our article “Tips for food start-ups Part 2: What can
go in my product?”
is the second in a series of articles addressing common issues that impact food
start-ups in bringing new products to market.
This article considers the key compositional requirements and food
formulation considerations that apply to businesses for their new product
developments.
The Australian Competition and Consumer
Commission (ACCC) is developing new
policies to ensure the integrity of premium claims in Australia’s agriculture
sector. Our article “ACCC reviewing premium claims for food
and produce”
addresses the regulation of premium products in Australia and discusses the
proposals being considered by the ACCC.
Does a “Vegan” claim guarantee the
absence of any animal products that could be present through
cross-contact? Our article “Does a Vegan claim mean the absence of
all animal allergens in the product?” considers the extent of the legal risk
of a vegan claim for a product that might be exposed to cross-contamination.
We hope you enjoy this April 2019
edition of FoodLegal Bulletin!
Joe Lederman and John Thisgaard
Editors
FoodLegal
Bulletin
This is general information rather than legal advice and is current as of 30 Oct 2021. We therefore recommend you seek legal advice for your particular circumstances if you want to rely on advice or information to be a basis for any commercial decision-making by you or your business.