FSANZ Notification circular - Subscribers [17-14] [28 August 2014]

Aug 29, 2014
Posted By: Selerant RSA

The latest Notification Circular (17–14) was published on 28 August 2014.

This Notification Circular includes notices that are required to be given to the public, submitters and appropriate government agencies, under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (FSANZ Act).

Details on the approval and Forum notification from the notice below were published on 28 August 2014 in The Australian and The New Zealand Herald newspapers, as well as on the FSANZ website.

The Circular summarises work currently being undertaken or finalised by FSANZ including:

A1092 – Irradiation of Specific Fruits & Vegetables (Call for comment to seek permission to irradiate 12 specific fruits and vegetables (apple, apricot, cherry, nectarine, peach, plum, honeydew, rockmelon, strawberry, table grape, zucchini and scallopini (squash)) for phytosanitary purposes.

A1094 –Food derived from Herbicide-tolerant Cotton Line DAS-81910-7 The purpose of this Application is to seek permission for food derived from herbicide-tolerant cotton genetically modified to provide resistance to 2,4-D and glufosinate-ammonium.

A1097 – Food derived from Herbicide-tolerant & Insect-protected Corn Line MON87411, an assessment report is now available

P1033 – Code Maintenance XII to make minor amendments including the correction of typographical errors, inconsistencies and formatting issues and updating of references.

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