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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)

New Zealand has a well-deserved reputation for a safe food supply. Two organisations share the primary responsibility for protecting consumers:

• New Zealand Food Safety Authority, and
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand.

FSANZ (formerly the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Authority - ANZFA) develops food standards (primarily composition and labelling) for food sold in New Zealand and Australia.

The 'product' from the joint arrangement is a joint Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code that has replaced the New Zealand Food Regulations made under the New Zealand Food Act 1981, and the Australian Food Standards Code. The joint Food Standards Code is law that applies in Australia and in New Zealand.

The booklet, The New Zealand Food Regulatory Environment outlines the roles of each organisation and the linkages they share.

NZFSA Submissions to FSANZ

NZFSA submissions to FSANZ applications and proposals are now available online.