Foreword (August 2022)
By John Thisgaard, Jenny Awad (FoodLegal Bulletin
Co-Editors) and Joe Lederman (FoodLegal Chairperson and Co-Editor)
Welcome to the August 2022 edition of FoodLegal
Bulletin!
1. Upcoming
Food Labelling 101 Workshop
Food Labelling
101
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
2. In
this August 2022 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 “When and how can Australian governments restrict or ban food imports and exports?” we explore the ability of Australian governments to restrict or ban the import and/or export of certain food categories through the lens of several examples.
In “Waste management: Different legal frameworks and regulatory models of product stewardship post-sale”, we consider examples of several product stewardship frameworks,
and discusses pre-sale implications for food businesses.
In “Why industry has stepped in by seeking a limited modification for pregnancy warnings on some alcohol packaging”, we explore the reasoning behind the proposed
modification and discuss the history of pregnancy warning requirements for
alcohol.
In “Are all functional claims health claims?”, we answer in the negative and explain the important
distinctions for different types of functional claims.
In “FSANZ Proposal P1030 to limit health claims and nutrition content claims for electrolyte drinks” we discuss changes to health
claim and nutrition content claim requirements for electrolyte drinks, and other
regulatory implications.
We hope you
enjoy this August 2022 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 8 Aug 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.