New Zealand Gazette – 2000 – No. 170

Page 4395

✨ Food Standards Amendment

20 DECEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 4395

When assessing a food regulatory measure matter, the Authority is required to take into account:

any submissions received from the public in response to its public notices;
three statutory objectives listed in order of priority:
(a) the protection of public health and safety;
(b) the provision of adequate information relating to food to enable consumers to make informed choices;
(c) the prevention of misleading or deceptive conduct;
Other factors set out in the Act, are:
(a) the need for standards to be based on risk analysis using the best available scientific evidence;
(b) the promotion of consistency between domestic and international food standards;
(c) the desirability of an efficient and internationally competitive food industry; and
(d) the promotion of fair trading in food.
relevant New Zealand standards; and
any other relevant matters.

Standards or variations to standards developed by the Authority are recommended for adoption to a council of Health Ministers known as the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Council. This Council is the decision-making body about food standards. It meets approximately twice a year, but most business is conducted out-of-session through correspondence.

Standards adopted by the Council are published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette and the New Zealand Gazette. Where appropriate, a commencement date for the standard is also specified. The standards published in the Gazettes are adopted by reference and without amendment into the food laws of the States and Territories and of New Zealand.

How to seek a variation to a food standard

If you wish to apply for the development of a new standard, or variation of an existing standard, an application form can be obtained by writing to the Standards Liaison Officer at either of the addresses shown below:

Australia New Zealand Food Authority Australia New Zealand Food Authority
PO Box 7186 PO Box 10559 The Terrace
Canberra MC ACT 2610 Wellington 6036
AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND

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