MEDI363 Lecture 10: Food Regulation

• School: UOW
• Department: Medical and Health Sciences
• Course: MEDI363
• Professor: Karen Charlton

Document Summary

Australia(cid:859)s food egulator(cid:455) (cid:455)ste(cid:373: australia(cid:859)s food regulator(cid:455) s(cid:455)ste(cid:373) is a (cid:272)ooperati(cid:448)e binational arrangement involving. In australia, responsibility for the food regulatory system occurs at all levels; Commonwealth, state and territory and local governments: under the food regulatory system, food policy decision making is separated from the development of food regulatory measures. How the system operates: the way our food system operates in australia and new zealand is set out in the documents, food regulation agreement, joint food standards treaty, food standards australia new zealand act 1991. Standards development: process is set out in the fsanz act. Involves risk analysis by fsanz, stakeholder consultation and oversight by the forum. Food regulation outside of the code: food regulatory extends beyond the australia and new zealand food standards. Code: examples, health star rating system, creating healhier food environments national healthy school. Canteens: supporting breastfeeding the marketing in australia of infant.