Australia and New Zealand
August 6, 2008
Excerpts relevant to seed professionals
Source:
http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/newsroom/mediareleases/mediareleases2008/6august2008publicsub3969.cfm
Food Standards
Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today invited individuals and
organisations with an interest in food regulation to comment on
a number of possible changes to the Australia New Zealand Food
Standards Code.
This Code contains food standards (regulations) that set out
requirements for food businesses that wish to sell food in
Australia and New Zealand, covering the content, labelling and
handling of food products.
FSANZ is looking at a number of changes to these requirements,
including regulatory measures for raw (unpasteurised) milk
products, approval of two genetically modified foods and a
review of the minimum age for labelling of foods for infants.
Details of how to make a submission can be found on the FSANZ
website. The closing dates for submissions are:
M1002 – Wednesday 3 September 2008
P1007, A614, A615, P274 – Wednesday 17 September 2008
[...]
Food derived from glyphosate-tolerant cotton event GHB614
Application A614 – Draft Assessment
Bayer CropScience has asked FSANZ to approve food derived from
genetically modified (GM) cotton line GHB614, which is tolerant
to the herbicide glyphosate . All GM foods must undergo a
pre-market safety assessment by FSANZ before they can be sold in
Australia and New Zealand. Cotton line GHB614 has been developed
for cultivation in major cotton producing countries worldwide,
including eventually in Australia. Products such as cottonseed
oil and linters may enter the food chain via locally produced
and imported cotton derivatives. We seek comments on our
assessment of this application from interested parties.
Food derived from insect-protected cotton line COT67B
Application A615 – Draft Assessment
Syngenta Seeds Pty Ltd has requested an amendment to the Food
Standards Code to permit the sale and use of food derived from a
new genetically modified (GM) variety of cotton, COT67B. This
cotton variety has been genetically modified to be protected
against feeding damage caused by the larvae of certain insect
pest species . FSANZ will only approve a new GM food if it is as
safe and as nutritious as its non-GM counterpart. We have
identified no public health and safety concerns during our
safety assessment of this cotton and propose to approve the sale
of food derived from it. We seek comment on our assessment.
[...]
Submissions: FSANZ welcomes public comment from industry, public
health professionals, government agencies and consumers. Details
of the applications above can be found on
www.foodstandards.gov.au. |
|
