FSANZ has called for submissions on a proposal to address an inconsistency identified in the nutrition and health claims standard.
“The proposal addresses discrepancies between standards in the Food Standards Code and also ensures sodium claims about food containing more than 1.15% alcohol (e.g. soy sauce) can continue to be made,” FSANZ Chief Executive Officer Steve McCutcheon said.
The inconsistency regards the conditions for vitamin and mineral claims between Standards 1.2.7 and 1.3.2.
All FSANZ decisions on standards are notified to ministers responsible for food regulation. The ministers can decide to adopt, amend, or reject standards or they can ask for a review.
The closing date for submissions is 10 August 2015.