Foreword (November 2019)
By Joe Lederman
(FoodLegal Chairperson), John Thisgaard and Jenny Awad (FoodLegal Bulletin
Co-Editors)
Welcome to the November 2019 edition of
FoodLegal Bulletin!
In this November 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
new regulatory developments and scientific developments that impact food
producers and suppliers, beginning with Australia, but also internationally.
In our second
FREE article “The Lantern Project: Creating a nationally consistent interpretation of food safety compliance in Aged Care, the need to improve nutrition and food choices for our elderly”, FoodLegal Co-Principal Joe
Lederman considers the implementation of a mandatory legislative instrument for
a nationally consistent approach to the interpretation of food laws that apply
to aged care facilities to enhance resident choice and access to nutrition.
Our article “TGA overreaches in its crackdown on sports supplements” by FoodLegal’s Charles
Fisher and John Thisgaard addresses a proposed TGA order that would classify
certain sports supplements as therapeutic goods and the potential impact that this
order would have on products that are currently classified as food.
In our next
article “Comparing the Australian regulatory frameworks for food, cosmetics and therapeutic goods” we consider the question: can a product be sold as
both a food and a cosmetic? The article considers the different regulatory frameworks in
Australia for foods, cosmetics and therapeutic goods respectively, and the ways
in which marketing claims can impact regulatory classification.
Our article “Understanding franchisors’ disclosure obligations: Lessons from the Federal Court”
examines a recent Australian Federal Court decision, drawing lessons from Court’s
interpretation of the requirement to provide ‘sufficient detail’ with respect
to financial information. We also consider other disclosure obligations that
franchisors and franchisees should be aware of.
Our article “What is Australia’s role in Codex?” explores the importance of Codex Alimentarius
in the context of national Australian legislation and regulations, as well as
Australia’s leading role and contribution to developing and revising Codex
standards.
We hope you
enjoy this November 2019 edition of FoodLegal Bulletin!
Joe Lederman,
John Thisgaard and Jenny Awad
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.