Notice Type
General Notices
Australia New Zealand Food Authority Food Standards Matter at Full Assessment The authority has made a preliminary assessment, has accepted the following application and will now make a full assessment. Pictorial representations in the labels of soft drinks (A323). This application, received on 23 August 1996 from Lloyd Products Pty Limited, seeks to permit the labels of clear soft drinks packaged in clear containers to include pictorial representations of fruit or fruit juices. In particular, the authority is seeking information on pictorial representations in the labels of food and how consumers use and interpret these pictorial representations. Please send written submissions on relevant matters to one of these addresses below by 27 November 1996. Matter at Inquiry The authority has completed a full assessment of the following application and will now conduct an inquiry. Edible coatings on cheese (A302). This application, received on 20 February 1996 from the Australian Food Industry Science Centre, seeks to vary Standard H9Cheese and Cheese Products to permit the use of the modifying agents listed in Group I (vegetable gums) and Group IV (emulsifiers) of Table I of Standard A10, glycerin, sorbic acid and natamycin, as components of edible coatings for cheese and cheese products. The authority has prepared a draft variation to Standard H9Cheese and Cheese Products. Please send written submissions on matters relevant to the inquiry to one of the addresses below by 27 November 1996. You can get more information on these matters from either address below: Standards Liaison Officer Australia New Zealand Food Authority P.O. Box 7186 CANBERRA MAIL CENTRE ACT 2610 AUSTRALIA Tel: (00 61 06) 271 2219 Fax: (00 61 06) 271 2278 or Standards Liaison Officer Australia New Zealand Food Authority P.O. Box 10-559 The Terrace WELLINGTON 6036 NEW ZEALAND Tel: (04) 473 9942 Fax: (04) 473 9855
Publication Date
17 Oct 1996

Notice Number

1996-gn6635

Page Number

4006