The Australia New Zealand Food Authority advises progress on the following matters relating to food standards.
You can get further information on these matters (including advice on the authority's policy regarding submissions, where applicable) from our website: www.anzfa.govt.nz or from:
The Information Officer
Australia New Zealand Food Authority
P.O. Box 10-559
The Terrace
Wellington
Telephone: (04) 473 9942
Facsimile: (04) 473 9855
Email: nz.reception@anzfa.gov.au
Call For Submissions-Applications
The authority will conduct inquiries into the draft variations to standards prepared at full assessment of the following applications relating to genetically modified foods. You are invited to present written submissions to the authority on these matters, including the potential regulatory impact
on consumers, industry and government, by Wednesday,
25 October 2000:
o Application A382-Food derived from insect-protected potato lines.
o Application A383-Food derived from insect and potato leaf roll virus-protected potato lines.
o Application A384-Food derived from insect and virus Y-protected potato lines.
Proposal
The authority will conduct an inquiry into the draft variations to standards prepared at full assessment in the following proposal.
This proposal incorporates drafting amendments proposed in Proposal P141-Review of Generic Provisions and Preliminary Provisions, but proposes some other changes consistent with the structure of the proposed joint Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
You are invited to present written submissions to the authority on these matters, including the potential regulatory impact on consumers, industry and government, by Tuesday 12 September 2000:
o Proposal P225-Preliminary Provisions:
Application, interpretation and general prohibitions.
Preliminary Inquiry
The authority will conduct an inquiry into the draft variations to standards prepared at full assessment of the following proposal.
This matter was previously recommended to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Council under the section
37 urgency provisions of the ANZFA Act.
The authority is obliged under the Act to hold an inquiry in relation to the variation to Standard K2-Honey and Related Products, prepared in relation to the proposal.
You are invited to present written submissions to the authority on these matters, including the potential regulatory impact on consumers, industry and government, by Wednesday, 27 September 2000:
o Proposal P154-Warning Statement on Royal Jelly.