An Overview of Phytosanitary Irradiation Requirements for Australian Pests of Quarantine Concern by Humayra Akter, Nancy Cunningham, Polychronis Rempoulakis, Martin Bluml

“…Domestically, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) now allows irradiation of all fresh fruits and vegetables using an irradiation dose of 150 to 1000 Gy for all insect pests. …”
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FoodSwitch: A Mobile Phone App to Enable Consumers to Make Healthier Food Choices and Crowdsourcing of National Food Composition Data by Dunford, Elizabeth, Trevena, Helen, Goodsell, Chester, Ng, Ka Hung, Webster, Jacqui, Millis, Audra, Goldstein, Stan, Hugueniot, Orla, Neal, Bruce

“…Traffic light labels were chosen as the preferred format for presenting nutritional information, and the Food Standards Australia New Zealand nutrient profiling method as the best strategy for identifying healthier products. …”
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Heavy metal accumulation and risk assessment of lead and cadmium in cultured oysters (Crassostrea iredalei) of Cañacao Bay, Philippines by Hazell B. Valencia, Earl Jhun M. Caballar, Sjerlive Clare C. Dioneda, Jose Antonio E. Gomez, Steve Puapo Obanan

“…Results showed low Pb and Cd concentrations in water and C. iredalei, which were within the maximum limits set by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) and Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). …”
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The knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours of pregnant women regarding seafood consumption during the antenatal period: a qualitative study by Danielle Shine, Heshani Siriwardana, Michelle Minehan, Monica Yuri Takito, Rati Jani, Catherine R. Knight-Agarwal

“…Abstract Background Maternal nutrition impacts fetal growth and development. The Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) guidelines recommend pregnant women consume 2–3 servings (224–336 g) of fish/seafood per week to support intake of long chain omega 3 fatty acids, given adequate consumption supports numerous health benefits including reduced risk of preterm and early preterm birth. …”
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An Analysis of the Mineral Composition of Pink Salt Available in Australia by Flavia Fayet-Moore, Cinthya Wibisono, Prudence Carr, Emily Duve, Peter Petocz, Graham Lancaster, Joanna McMillan, Skye Marshall, Michelle Blumfield

“…One pink salt sample contained a level of lead (>2 mg/kg) that exceeded the national maximum contaminant level set by Food Standards Australia New Zealand. Pink salt in flake form, pink salt originating from the Himalayas, and darker colored pink salt were generally found to contain higher levels of minerals (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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The health implications of distrust in the food system: findings from the dimensions of trust in food systems scale (DOTIFS scale) by Emma Tonkin, Trevor Webb, Julie Henderson, Paul R. Ward, John Coveney, Samantha B. Meyer, Dean McCullum, Annabelle M. Wilson

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The nutritional quality of foods carrying health-related claims in Germany, 1 the Netherlands, Spain, 2 Slovenia, and the United Kingdom. by Kaur, A, Scarborough, P, Rayner, M, Hieke, S, Kusar, A, Pravst, I, Raats, M

“…Nutritional information was taken from nutrient declarations present on food labels and assessed through a comparison of mean levels, regression analyses, and the application of a nutrient profile model currently used to regulate health claims in Australia and New Zealand, (Food Standards Australia New Zealand’s Nutrient Profiling Scoring Criterion, FSANZ NPSC).…”

Facilitating Consumers Choice of Healthier Foods: A Comparison of Different Front-of-Package Labelling Schemes Using Slovenian Food Supply Database by Urška Pivk Kupirovič, Hristo Hristov, Maša Hribar, Živa Lavriša, Igor Pravst

“…We evaluated a variety of existing front-of-package nutrition labelling schemes: three interpretive nutrition rating systems (Nutri-Score, Health Star Rating (HSR), Traffic light system), four health symbols (Protective Food symbol, Choices, Finnish heart, and Keyhole symbol), and also three nutrient profile models developed for other purposes (Office of Communications (United Kingdom, Ofcom), World Health Organization Regional office for Europe (WHOE) and Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)). Overall, our results indicate that interpretive nutrition rating systems (i.e., Nutri-Score) are mostly less strict than the nutrient profiles of tested health symbols. …”
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Effects of interpretive front-of-pack nutrition labels on food purchases: protocol for the Starlight randomised controlled trial by Volkova, E, Neal, B, Rayner, M, Swinburn, B, Eyles, H, Jiang, Y, Michie, J, Ni Mhurchu, C

“…The primary outcome will be healthiness of food purchases in each trial arm, assessed as mean Food Standards Australia New Zealand nutrient profiling score criterion score for all food and beverages purchased over the intervention period. …”

Asian Implications of Aflatoxin and Dioxin Foodborne Chemical Exposures Based on World Health Organization Estimates by Herman Gibb, Brecht Devleesschauwer, P. Michael Bolger, Felicia Wu, Janine Ezendam, Julie Cliff, Marco Zeilmaker, Philippe Jean-Paul Verger, John Pitt, Janis Baines, Gabriel Adegoke, Reza Afshari, Yan Liu, Bas Bokkers, Henk van Loveren, Marcel Mengelers, Esther Brandon, Arie Hendrik Havelaar, David C. Bellinger

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Fatty Acid Composition and Volatile Profile of <i>M. longissimus thoracis</i> from Commercial Lambs Reared in Different Forage Systems by Yangfan Ye, Graham T. Eyres, Mariza G. Reis, Nicola M. Schreurs, Patrick Silcock, Michael P. Agnew, Patricia L. Johnson, Paul Maclean, Carolina E. Realini

“…Meat from lambs processed at weaning contained the greatest concentration of eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids, which would qualify as a ‘source’ or ‘good source’ of these target fatty acids based on the Commission of Regulation of the European Union or the Food Standards Australia New Zealand guidelines, respectively. Volatiles were extracted from the headspace of raw lean meat and 36 volatile compounds were identified. …”
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Relative Risk of Peanut Allergy across the Globe; Where Toxicology Meets Immunology by Herman Gibb, Brecht Devleesschauwer, P. Michael Bolger, Janine Ezendam, Julie Cliff, Marco Zeilmaker, Philippe Jean-Paul Verger, John Pitt, Janis Baines, Gabriel Adegoke, Reza Afshari, Yan Liu, Bas Bokkers, Henk van Loveren, Marcel Mengelers, Esther Brandon, Arie Hendrik Havelaar, David C. Bellinger, Angela Randall, Mahmoud Mahmoudi

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World Health Organization estimates of the global and regional disease burden of four foodborne chemical toxins, 2010: a data synthesis [version 1; referees: 2 approved, 1 approved... by Herman Gibb, Brecht Devleesschauwer, P. Michael Bolger, Felicia Wu, Janine Ezendam, Julie Cliff, Marco Zeilmaker, Philippe Verger, John Pitt, Janis Baines, Gabriel Adegoke, Reza Afshari, Yan Liu, Bas Bokkers, Henk van Loveren, Marcel Mengelers, Esther Brandon, Arie H. Havelaar, David Bellinger

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