Foreword (June-July 2022)
By John Thisgaard, Jenny Awad (FoodLegal Bulletin
Co-Editors) and Joe Lederman (FoodLegal Chairperson and Co-Editor)
Welcome to the June-July 2022 bumper edition of
FoodLegal Bulletin!
1. Upcoming
FoodLegal online Workshops
Limited places
are available for the following FoodLegal training courses:
·
“Health Marketing of Food” workshop*:
This workshop is
vital for anyone using health positioning to set their food products apart in a
time when consumers are demanding healthy products – yet whilst food
regulators, the ACCC, and the TGA are all scrutinising the marketing of the health
or nutritional attributes of their products.
Tickets
available for 21 July 2022 – Book here
·
“Food Labelling 101” workshop*:
This workshop
will dive into the nitty gritty of food labelling and how to make your food
labels compliant for any products being sold or imported into Australia and New
Zealand.
Tickets
available for 24 August 2022 – Book here
*For a limited
time only, we're offering a workshop bundle deal that includes a discount when
you book both workshops! Contact our events coordinator Elisa Silverman for more information and
for team package options.
2. In
this June-July 2022 bumper edition of FoodLegal Bulletin
In this FoodLegal Bulletin, our FREE article “Current developments in food law and policy in Australia and internationally” updates
the latest in regulatory developments and news.
In “Energy content and added sugar labelling for alcoholic beverages in Australia” we
consider the impact of proposed changes to energy and sugar labelling in the
context of alcoholic beverages sold in Australia.
In “Update on New Zealand therapeutics regulations” we examine
the nature and implications of the proposed changes to New Zealand’s
therapeutics regulatory regime.
In “Differences between ‘recyclable’ and ‘recycled’ claims in the regulatory framework” we
explore some of the important issues that a food or packaging business should
consider when referencing ‘recyclable’ or ‘recycled’ in relation to their
products or packaging.
In “Single use plastics bans and the related compliance aspects for food products throughout Australia” we explore the impacts for food businesses arising from the most
recent plastic ban in New South Wales, and compare the restrictions around
Australia.
In “Exploring the regulatory issues that apply to the manufacture and sale of pet food”
we consider important regulatory issues that apply to the manufacture, sale and
marketing of pet food products in Australia.
In “Finding the balance between protecting your business interests and complying with Australia’s competition laws” we examine the various restrictions that apply to
dealings within the supply chain under Australia’s competition law and the
practical steps that a business can consider to avoid inadvertently breaching
these laws.
We hope you
enjoy this June-July 2022 bumper edition of FoodLegal Bulletin!
John
Thisgaard, Jenny
Awad and Joe Lederman
Editors
FoodLegal Bulletin
This is general information rather than legal advice and is current as of 14 Jun 2022. 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.