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FSANZ proposal and applications for public comment – 21 December 2007

16 January 2008

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority wishes to draw your attention to three FSANZ consultation papers open for public submission. These are proposed amendments to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to permit the addition of certain substances to foods or to special purpose foods. The substances (as defined or specified by FSANZ) are in the process of undergoing safety assessments with the release of these papers.

• Application A609 – Addition of GOS, Long Chain Inulin to Infant Formula Products & Infant Food. To permit the addition of long chain inulin and galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) in specified amounts to infant formula products and infant foods.

• Application A597 – Addition of Lutein to Formulated Supplementary Foods for Young Children. To permit the addition of lutein as a nutritive substance in formulated supplementary foods for young children.

• Proposal P306– Addition of Inulin / FOS & GOS to Food. To permit and regulate the composition of added inulin/fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) and galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) in infant formula products, infant foods and formulated supplementary foods for young children, and to provide that added inulin /FOS is taken to be not a nutritive substance when added to general foods.

Submissions on these papers close on 22 February 2008. If you wish to make a submission, or need further information see: http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/standardsdevelopment/documentsforpublicco868.cfm

For more information on FSANZ's safety assessment and submission process, see: http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/labelling-composition/publications/stages-in-the-food-standards-development-process/index.htm

NZFSA is currently considering all three papers, with a view to providing comments to FSANZ.