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Food legislation
Government policy and legislation influence decisions made in the food industry. In the core strand, The Australian food industry, you are expected to be familiar with basic food legislation.
Outcomes
This material addresses aspects of the following syllabus outcome:
H1.2 A student examines the nature and extent of the Australian food industry
Source: Board of Studies NSW, Stage 6 Food Technology Syllabus, Preliminary and HSC Courses (1999)
Australian Food News 
provides
up to date information on food law and policy in Australia. Below is a flow
diagram of where you will be travelling on the internet. You can follow the
path we choose by answering the questions below or you can hop to information
that you particularly want to research.
**Note ANZFA is now called Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
Activity
Answer the following questions in point form or as suggested.
1. |
What is Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ |
2. |
What are the main functions of the FSANZ |
3. |
What are the objectives for making FSANZ |
4. |
What would happen if a company imported food that did
not meet the requirements of the Commonwealth
Imported food control Act 1992 |
5. |
Draw a mind map summarising the adulteration of food as
described in the Food Act 2003 (NSW) |
6. |
In plain English state the information that must be
found on a food label as described in the Food Act 2003 (NSW) |
7. |
Do you think food is included in the Fair Trading Act 1987
(NSW) |
8. |
State the full title for the 1997 ANZFA guidelines for
the uniform implementation of food recalls |
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