Review the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

Aims

Review the effectiveness of the:

• Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (FSANZ Act)
• operations and responsibilities of FSANZ.

Leads

The Australian Government is the lead for this activity.

Authorisation

The Australian Government is the owner of this activity. The FSANZ Act Review started in July 2020.

Status

Drafting of the impact analysis is underway. It will incorporate:

• reform concepts endorsed by the food ministers at their November 2022 meeting
• concepts relating to Indigenous culture and food expertise that were agreed to by the food ministers at their April 2023 meeting.

The food ministers will consider the impact analysis before further public consultation, expected to be held in early 2024.

Completed work

The FSANZ Act Review undertook:

• consultation on the scoping paper from October to November 2022 – to consider the issues and opportunities of the review
• consultation on the draft regulatory impact statement from April to May 2021 – the statement presented 3 options for consideration.

Related information

This review supports the activity to reform the food regulation system.

View all the activities to maintain a strong and agile food regulation system.