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APPENDIX 1

FOOD STANDARDS 2000–2001 ANNUAL REPORT

Applications and proposals processed

Section 69 of the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991 requires the Authority

to report on its processing of applications and proposals in the following manner:

(a) The number of applications made to the Authority under section 12 in 2000–2001: 23

(b) The number of applications so made that were disposed of during 2000-2001 and the

manner of their disposal:

(i) 2 were withdrawn by the applicant;

(ii) 0 were rejected by the Authority;

(iii) 1 was finalised and recommendation made to the ANZFSC; and

(iv) 20 were either placed on the standards Workplan as provided under section 10A,

or were being progressed as at 30 June 2001.

In addition, during 2000–2001, the Authority progressed 56 applications received prior

to 1 July 2001:

(v) 5 were withdrawn by the applicant;

(vi) 2 were rejected by the Authority;

(vii) 31 were finalised and recommendations made to the ANZFSC; and

(viii)18 were still being progressed as at 30 June 2001. (a large number of these were, or

had been, at “clock stop” as the Authority required further advice from applicants in

order to progress its assessments).

(c) The number of proposals the Authority prepared under section 21 during 1999-2000: 22

(d) The number of proposals so made that were disposed of during1999-2000 and the

manner of their disposal:

(i) 7 were finalised and recommendations made to the ANZFSC; and

(ii) 15 were still being progressed as at 30 June 2001.

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In addition, during 1999–2000 the Authority progressed 66 proposals prepared prior to

1 July 1999:

(i) 1 was abandoned by the Authority;

(ii) 63 were finalised and recommendations made to the ANZFSC; and

(iii) 2 were still being progressed as at 30 June 2000.

(e) Any occasions during 2000–2001 that the Authority, after preparing a draft standard or a

draft variation to a standard, failed to make a recommendation to the ANZFSC within the

period required under section 35 and a statement of the reasons for that failure: 21

Fifteen of these applications dealt with Genetically Modified Foods, these being:

A338 – Roundup Ready Soya Beans

A341 – Ingard Cotton

A372 – Glufosinate-Ammonium Tolerant Canola

A375 – Glufosinate-Ammonium Tolerant Corn

A378 – Glyphosate Tolerant Sugar Beet

A379 – Bromoxynil Tolerant Cotton

A380 – Glufosinate-Ammonium Tolerant And Insect Protected Corn

A381 – Glufosinate-Ammonium Tolerant Corn

A382 – Insect-Protected Potatoes

A383 – Insect And Virus Protected And Glyphosate Tolerant Potatoes

A384 – Insect And Virus Protected Potatoes

A385 – Insect Resistant (Bt-176) Corn

A386 – Insect Resistant (Bt-11) Corn

A387 – High Oleic Soybeans

A388 – Bromoxynil Tolerant Canola

The process for assessing genetically modified foods is still relatively new and the

protocols for assessment were being carefully managed to ensure accuracy and validity

of conclusions. Given the developments in this area internationally as well as in Australia,

it was necessary to develop clear procedures to ensure consistent and rigorous

assessment for all applications. This work took priority resulting in some delays in the

completion of the individual safety assessments.

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During the year there were extraordinary demands on staff resources in relation to the

progressing the 19 GMF applications. Due to the controversial nature of the applications,

ANZFA received a large number of detailed submissions in response to the full

assessments released, which demanded considerable time to comprehensively review in

full. In addition ANZFA staff were required to respond to an exceptionally high number of

public enquiries, departmental and ministerial enquiries.

A367 – Cellulose-Based Ion Exchange Resins

Progress on this application was delayed as we sought clarification of the regulatory

status of the resins in the United states and the European Union. Other delays in

assessing the application caused by pressures of work within ANZFA, specifically

finalising the review of the Food Standards Code, prevented us from progressing our

inquiry into this application.

A373 – Pectin Esterase As A Processing Aid

Delays caused by staff shortages and heavy workloads delayed progress of this application.

A409 – MRL

A414 – MRL

The delay in addressing some dietary exposure issues, combined with discussions with

the NRA on the requirements for acute dietary exposure assessments, has meant that

more than 12 months was required to complete applications A409 and A414. These

two applications are now awaiting the approval of ANZFSC.

Routinely undertaking acute dietary exposure assessments is an important improvement in

the overall risk assessment of residues of agricultural and veterinary chemicals and ANZFA

considers that the delay cause by the negotiation of this issue with the NRA is justified.

A394 – Energy Drinks

The statutory timeframes for Application A394 were exceeded in order to:

• incorporate the relevant findings of an expert working group on caffeine;

• address an intermediary application that was lodged by ASDA in mid-2000 requesting

amendment to the exemptions to TTMRA; and

• await advice (or an indication thereof) from the ministerial council on drug strategy in

respect of caffeine addition to foods before finalising recommendations to the

ministerial council.

(f) Extensions of time the Authority granted under subsection 35(2) during 2000–2001

and the reasons for those extensions:


An extension to the statutory timeframe was granted for the following 11 applications:

A395 – Unit pricing

A400 – Pentaerythritol Ester of Wood Rosin in Citrus Coatings

A404 – Use of Lactoperoxidase components as processing aids

A406 – Neotame

A410 – Phytosterol esters from vegetable oils

A411 – Pasteurisation of orange juice & labelling of unpasteurised juice

A415 – Use of Sodium Acid Sulphate

A416 – RoundUp Ready®

Corn Line NK603

A417 – Phytosterols from tall oils

A418 – Labelling of alcoholic beverages sold through Duty Free Outlets

A419 – Sorbic acid in edible collagen casings

The reasons for the delays in processing these applications and the granting of

extensions were:

• extraordinary demands on staff resources in Product Standards, both in relation to

the completion of the new Code and to the large number of GM applications which

assumed a high priority within the Program for completion by the end of 2000;

• extraordinary demands on staff resources in Food Safety due to prior commitments

to complete existing projects, particularly the second edition of Safe Food Australia,

a guide to the food safety standards;

• a shortage of qualified staff resources in the Nutrition and Labelling Program, placing

additional burdens on existing staff; and

• a large amount of correspondence and public enquiries in relation to the review of the

Code, the changes to Food Safety Standards and the GM applications, including

industry concerns with changes to labelling.

(f) the number of applications made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal during

2000–2001 for review of decisions of the Authority. 1

(g) the results of the applications made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal that were

determined during 2000–2001.

None. Matter still under consideration.


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APPENDIX 3

STAFFING OVERVIEW

Table 1: Distribution of APS employees by level and gender, 30 June 2001

Position Female Female Male Male Total

Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time

SEB3 1 1

SEB1 1 3 4

PRS 1 1

Exec 2 A Level 4 1 5 10

& Equiv

Exec 2 B Level 7 12 19

& Equiv

Exec 1 12 12 10 1 35

APS 6 12 2 3 17

APS 5 8 4 12

APS 4 2 2 1 5

APS 3 10 3 1 14

APS 2 1 1 2

Total 58 19 41 2 120

Authority total 120

Notes

The above figures include 3 full-time and 2 part-time female employees and one full-time

male employee who are based in our Wellington Office. One full-time female employee is

based in Tasmania and one full-time male employee is based in Melbourne.

Included in the figures also are two employees on long-term leave, one employee seconded

to the World Health Organisation in Geneva and 19 non-ongoing APS.

Table 2: Employee commencements and cessations

Male Female Total

Commencements 14 22 36

Cessations 8 10 18

Note: All employees are engaged under the Public Service Act 1999


Table 3: Representation of EEO Groups by classification

Staff with EEO Data

Aboriginal & Torres People of People of People with Men Women Total Strait Islander non-English non-English a disability employees

People speaking speakingbackground (1) background (2)

0 0 0 1 2 24 26

0 0 1 0 6 11 17

0 3 2 0 11 17 28

0 0 0 0 14 7 21

0 1 1 0 6 5 11

0 4 4 1 39 64 103

(1) Includes people born overseas whose first language was not English and who came to Australia after the ageof five years.

(2) Includes people born overseas who came to Australia before the age of five years and whose first languagewas not English, or people born in Australia with one or both parents born overseas and whose first languagewas not English.

Figures do not include data on employees on loan from other agencies.

Of total employees, 85.8 per cent had EEO records.

Below $44,917APS Level 1-5 & equiv

$45,083–$52,555APS Level 6 & equiv

$57,794–$64,380Exec Level 1 (SOGCAPOC) & equiv

$66,657–$76,693Exec Level 2 (SOGB,SPOB) & equiv

Above $79,258Exec Level 2 (SOGA,SPOA) SES & equiv

Totals

APPENDIX 4

FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND FOOD AUTHORITY

The Australia New Zealand food Authority is a statutory authority established by section 6 of

the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991. The Act came into effect on 19 August

1991. The Authority is part of the health and aged Care portfolio and, on day-to-day

matters is accountable to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Aged

Care, Senator the Hon. Grant Tambling.

Section 7 of the Act states:

(1) The functions of the Authority are:

(a) in accordance with this Act, to develop draft standards and draft variations of standards,

to make recommendations to the Council in relation to those drafts where necessary

and to review standards; and

(b) in accordance with the Act, to develop draft codes of practice and draft variations of

codes of practice for industry and to review codes of practice; and

(c) to develop guidelines to assist the interpretation of the Australia New Zealand Food

Standards Code on its own initiative or in consultation with the States, the Territories and

any other body or person that the Authority considers appropriate; and

(d) to promote consistency between standards in Australia and New Zealand with those

used internationally, based on the best available scientific evidence; and

(e) in consultation with the States and territories, or on its own initiative, to facilitate the

harmonisation of State and Territory laws relating to food; and

(f) in consultation with the States and Territories, or on its own initiative, to coordinate the

development of procedures required to implement requirements set out in standards; and

(g) in consultation with the States and Territories, to coordinate the monitoring, surveillance

and enforcement of activities relating to food available in Australia; and

(h) in consultation with the States and Territories, or on its own initiative, to conduct

research and surveys in relation to any of the matters that may be included in a

standard; and


(i) in cooperation with the States and Territories, to develop food education initiatives,

including the publication of information to increase public awareness of food standards

and food labels; and

(j) in cooperation with the Department administering Division 1A of Part V of the Trade

Practices Act 1974, to coordinate the recall of food under that Division; and

(k) at the request of the states and Territories, to coordinate action by the states and

Territories to recall food under State and Territory laws; and

(l) to develop assessment policies in relation to food imported into Australia; and

(m) to provide advice to the Minister on matters relating to food; and

(n) to participate in international, regional and bilateral negotiations on matters that may be

included in standards; and

(o) to make the Authority’s knowledge, expertise, equipment, facilities and intellectual

property available to other persons on a commercial basis; and

(p) at the request of New Zealand, to perform functions for New Zealand similar to the

functions that the authority may perform in relation to the States and Territories; and

(q) at the request of New Zealand, to perform functions for New Zealand similar to the other

functions that the Authority may perform; and

(r) any functions incidental to any of the foregoing functions.

(2) The function conferred by paragraph (1)(n):

(a) can only be exercised:

(i) for a purpose for which the Parliament has power to make laws; or

(ii) to utilise the authority’s spare capacity; and

(b) does not authorise the Authority to do something that would impede the Authority’s

capacity to perform its other functions.

Section 8 of the Act provides that the Authority has power to do all things necessary or

convenient to be done in connection with the performance of its functions and, in

particular, may:

(a) enter into contracts; and

(b) acquire, hod and dispose of real or personal property; and


(c) occupy, use and control any land or building owned or held under lease, by the

Commonwealth and made available for the purposes of the Authority; and

(d) engage persons to perform services for the Authority; and

(e) provide assistance to bodies or persons to prepare submissions;

(i) relating to the development or consideration of draft standards or draft variations of

standards; or

(ii) relating to the performance of any other function of the Authority; if the Authority

determines that such assistance will advance the development or consideration of

that draft or the performance of that other function; and

(f) accept gifts, grants, bequests and advances made to the authority (whether on trust or

otherwise) and act as trustee of money or other property vested in the Authority on

trust; and

(fa) form, or participate in the formation of, companies; and

(fb) subscribe for or purchase shares in, or debentures and other securities of, companies; and

(fc) participate in partnerships, trusts and unincorporated joint ventures; and

(g) do anything incidental to any of its powers.

The powers of the Authority may be exercised within or outside Australia.




Corporate documents

Food Standards News

(formerly known as ANZFA

News)

Annual Report

ANZFA Corporate Plan

ANZFA Feedback and

Complaints

ANZFA Service Charter

ANZFA’s Health Promotion

Policy

Monitoring & Evaluation

Australian Total Diet Survey

(formerly the Australian

Market Basket Survey)

A monthly newsletter about

the key issues and significant

projects undertaken by

ANZFA.

A report to the

Commonwealth Parliament

on ANZFA's activities for

the year.

The corporate plan sets out

ANZFA’s direction for the

year ahead.

A pamphlet explaining our

feedback and complaints

process

This is a pamphlet to

describe who ANZFA‘s role

and commitment to service

Policy paper number 1

This survey monitors

pesticide and contaminant

residues present in food and

estimates their intake in the

diets of Australians. ANZFA

uses this information when

developing food Standards-

published 2001.

APPENDIX 5

CURRENT PUBLICATIONSAll publications FREE of charge on ANZFA website www.anzfa.gov.au or www.anzfa.gov.nz

Title Description Comments

First published as ANZFA

News May 1998.

Published as Food Standards

News from Feb 2001.

Free of charge.

Annual October

Annual

Published April 2001

Published May 2001

Aug 2001

Latest edition May 2001.

Note this survey is also

available for the years 1992,

1994 and 1996


1994–95 Survey of the

microbiological status

of foods

Foodwatch

Nutrition

Code of practice on nutrient

claims in food labels and in

advertisements

Composition of foods

Australia

Nutritional values of

Australian foods

This publication aims to

provide information on the

microbiological status of

selected foods to assist

in the development or

review of microbiological

specifications and codes

of hygiene practice.

A twice yearly publication

co-coordinating

microbiological and other

food safety studies from

the States and Territories

The code of practice

provides ensure provision

of consistent and accurate

information about Nutrient

content of foods. It provides

a basis for self-regulation

of nutrient claims by the

food Industry-published

January 1995.

A popular and valuable

set of reference books for

dietitians, nutritionists,

academics and teachers.

Presented in loose-leaf

format to allow regular

updating, it details the

nutrients in most Australian

foods-published in 1989-95.

This popular book is a

condensed, tabulated

version of the revised

national food table’s series

and details 22 nutrients, and

energy content per I00g for

1400 foods.

Spring 2001

Currently being reviewed.

Available from ANZFA.

Free of charge

Available for sale from

Auslnfo. Government Info

Shops



Shops Reprinted September

2000


First published 1997.



Shops

Available from the

Information Officer, ANZFA

$A434.50 including GST

First published June 1994.

New edition due Aug 2001.


Free of charge.

First published November

1994. Available from ANZFA.

Free of charge.

An easy to read guide on

the nutritional values of 650

commonly used Australian

foods. It includes advice

on selecting a healthy diet,

tables on recommended

weight ranges, a guide

to reducing intakes of fats,

added sugars and salt,

as well as tips on

counting calories

Australian Food and

Nutrient Database.

AUSNUT is ANZFA's first

ever data release on CD

Rom. The AUSNUT CD

contains a set of 7

inter-related data files and

explanatory notes that contain

a wealth of descriptive and

numerical data on the food

and nutrient composition of

Australian foods.

This booklet is a step-by-

step guide to carrying out

food recalls. It explains what

must be done when food

products have to be recalled

from shops or consumers for

health and safety reasons.

The booklet gives national

guidelines for the

construction, operation

and cleaning of self-serve

takeaway salad bars on retail

food premises to ensure that

Food for health

AUSNUT CD-ROM

Food safety –

industry information

Food industry recall protocol

Code of practice for self-

serve takeaway salad bars


Food Safety Standards -

costs and benefits

Food Safety Standards

3.1.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3

Food Safety Standards

Food Safety programs

Food Safety:

An Audit System.

Published January 2001

Food Safety: The priority

classification system for

food businesses

the salads are, as far as is

possible, protected from

contamination while on

display for sale.

A report of the regulatory

impact of the proposed

national food safety reforms

on the food industry and

state, territory and local

government

Booklet Chapter 3 of the

Australia New Zealand Food

Standards Code (Australia

only) including 3.1.1

Interpretation and

Application; 3.2.2 Food

Safety Practices and General

requirements; 3.2.3 Food

Premises and Equipment.

Booklet. Chapter 3 of the


Standards Code (Australia

only) Standard 3.2.1 Food

Safety Programs.

An information paper

outlining an audit system

developed for the purpose

of auditing food safety

programs.

A risk based system

designed to classify food

businesses into priority

ratings based on the risk

they present to public health

and safety. This information

paper outlines the system

and describes how to apply

it to food businesses


Published 1999.

Free of charge.

Published March 2001

Available from Anstat at cost.

Published March 2001.



Free of charge.

Published January 2001


Free of charge.



Published May 2001

Available from ANZFA and

States and Territories free

of charge.

Book. Chapter 3 of the


Standards Code (Applies to

Australia only). The guide

had been prepared to assist

with the interpretation of

three of the food safety

standards in Chapter 3 of

the Australia New Zealand

Food Standards Code.

They are:3.1.1 Interpretation

and Application; 3.2.2 Food

Safety Practices and General

requirements;3.2.3 Food

Premises and Equipment.

For business and

enforcement agencies.

Safe Food Australia 2nd

Edition January 2001

(A Guide to the Food Safety

Standards)

Fact Sheets on Food Safety

- New Food Safety

Standards for Australia

- Food Safety Standard

3.1.1 Interpretation and

Application


3.2.1 Food Safety Programs


3.2.2 Food Safety Practices

and General Requirements


3.2.3 Food Premises and

Equipment

- Food Safety Standards –

Definitions

- State & Territory

enforcement of the Food

Safety Standards

- Food Safety Standards –

Sources of information &

advice


Product standards

industry information

Old Food Standards Code

New Joint Australia New

Zealand Food Standards

Code

User guides

1. Overview of Food Labelling

2. Legibility Requirements

for Food Labels

3. Information Requirements

for Foods Exempt from

Bearing a Label

4. Warning and Advisory

Declarations

5. Ingredient Labelling

6. Food Additives

7. Microbiological Limits for

Foods (with additional

guideline criteria)

8. Generally Expected

Levels (GELs) for Metal

Contaminants

9. Methods of Analysis for

Food

10. Percentage labelling

11. Nutrition labelling

12. Date marking

13. Meat and meat products

The document is Volume 1

of the Food Standards Code

and contains general and

prescriptive standards for

food sold in Australia.

This document is Volume 2

of the Australia New Zealand

Food Standards Code,

published as the Food

Standards Code as adopted

by the Australia New Zealand

Food Standards Council on

24 November 2000.

ANZFA Guidelines to assist

industry and enforcement

agencies with the

interpretation and application

of the joint code.

Available in loose leaf form

by subscription from Anstat





from Aug 2001.


Website only free of charge

Aug 2001

Published 1995 still current


Free of charge.

Dec 2001

Nov 2001

Available on website




Food Additives: a shoppers'

guide is available from major

booksellers.

RRP A$3.95. Plus GST

New publishing

arrangements are being

made for an updated edition.

A database to allow industry

to calculate NIPs

This guide is to assist

alcoholic beverage

manufacturers and importers

meet the requirement to label

each container with the

number of standard drinks in

the container. This includes

bottles, cans, and casks

A guide on nutrition labelling

for doctors and health

professionals to enable them

to advise their

patients/clients.

A special edition of this

international journal featuring

peer reviewed articles on the

New Code

A quick and easy guide to

Australian food additive

code numbers in a handy

pocketsize format.

This guide is a convenient

way to check food labels as

you shop, to let you know

what the additive is and what

Nutrition information panel

calculator

A guide to meeting the

standard drink labelling

requirement for alcoholic

beverages

Nutrition information

on labels guide for

professionals

Food Control Journal

Report of the expert Group

on Caffeine

Framework document

for Risk Analysis

Guidelines for the

assessment of GM foods,

irradiated foods and

novel foods

Fact sheet on Dietary

Modelling

Consumer information

Food Additives:

a shoppers' guide


it does. Additives are

substances added to food

such as colour, thickeners

and flavours.

This is a fact sheet, which

sets out information on what

are sulphites, why are they

added to foods and who

should be alerted to

sulphites in foods.

Occasional paper number 1.

ANZFA's safety assessment

process for genetically

modified foods.

An easy-to-read brochure

which explains how to

reduce the risk of contracting

the Listeria infection -

specifically for women who

are planning to have a baby

or are already pregnant.

A guide inside the brochure

sets out foods which are

safe and those at 'higher

risk' of Listeria contamination

An easy to use guide to

the labelling and food safety

requirements of the new

code for charities and not

for profit organizations

Earlier edition to be updated


Free of charge.


Free of charge.

Reprinted June 2001.

For asthma sufferers the

facts about sulphites in food

GM foods and the

consumer

Listeria and Pregnancy

brochure

General Fact sheets:

- Folate – the facts

- Mercury in Fish

- Facts about the New

Standard on Food

Irradiation

- Labelling Genetically

Modified Foods

- Caffeine in soft drinks

A guide for charities and

not for profit organizations

on the New Food

Standards Code

GM labelling brochure

General labelling brochure

Schools information on new

labelling


Sept 2001

Sept 2001

Dec 2001

A brochure on GM labelling

available for the general

public in supermarkets

A brochure on general

labelling available for the

public in supermarkets

Information for primary and

secondary school teachers

on new labelling provision of

the FSC for inclusion in the

curriculum.

APPENDIX 6

CATEGORIES OF DOCUMENTS HELD

Administration

Documents relating to administration include personnel, finance, property and resource

management records.

Agreements

ANZFA holds copies of the following agreements

• The Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia, the States, the Northern

Territory or Australia and the Australian Capital Territory in relation to the adoption of

uniform food standards (1991).

• The Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia, the States, the Northern

Territory of Australia and the Australian Capital Territory in relation to the adoption of

uniform food standards (2000).

• The Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand establishing

a system for the development of joint food standards which was signed in 1995 and

came into effect in 1996.

(This document can be found on the Internet under the Australian Treaty Series 1996

Number 12 at . This link is available from the ANZFA website together with links to all

relevant legislation).

Application formats and forms

We make available, free of charge, the following application formats and forms.

• Format for applying to amend the Australian Food Standards Code — general.

• Format for applying to amend the Australian Food Standards Code — labelling provisions.

• Format for applying to amend the Australian Food Standards Code — food produced

using gene technology.

• Format for applying to amend the Australian Food Standards Code — State, Territory

and New Zealand Food Inspectorates.


• Format for applying to amend the Australian Food Standards Code — Food Additives.

• Guidelines for establishing the toxicological profile of food additives, food processing aids,

contaminants and food packaging material.

Food recalls

A full list of the products involved and the reasons for each recall are given in an end-of-year

food recall report.

Briefs, submissions and reports

We prepare and hold copies of briefing papers, submissions and reports relevant to specific

functions. Briefing papers and submissions include those prepared for ministers, ANZFSC,

ANZFAAC and other committees and conferences. Reports include information reports

made to Authority meetings.

Databases

We maintain a wide range of computer databases to support our information and

processing needs, including the Australian Nutrient Databank, the AMBS and the Dietary

Modelling (DIAMOND). All are held in our Canberra office.

Files

Both paper-based and computer-based records are maintained on the range of ANZFA

activities. They primarily relate to the processing of applications or proposals in respect of a

draft standard or a draft variation to a standard. While most of these records are held in our

Canberra office, some are held in the Wellington (NZ) office.

Finance documents

We maintain a series of documents relating to the Authority’s financial management.

The series includes our chart of accounts, expenditure and revenue ledgers and

appropriation ledger.

Freedom of information enquiries

Initial enquiries concerning access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act

1982 should be directed to the general Manager (Safety, Legal and Evaluation) on

(02) 62271 2222.


Mailing lists

We maintain, for our own use, mailing lists to disseminate information to key stakeholders,

and interested individuals. Documents so distributed include the Authority’s annual reports,

Food Standards News, food standards, information circulars, information summaries,

Explanatory Notes and Statement of Reasons.

Maps and plans

Maps and plans held are mainly working drawings, plans and specifications for our offices.

Public register

We maintain a public register for all applications and proposals. All submissions we receive

in relation to an application or proposal, together with relevant ANZFA documents, are

placed on our public register file for that application or proposal except for commercial-in-

confidence information.

The public may inspect all such public register files at our offices in Canberra and Wellington

(NZ) for which there is an administrative fee of A$20 or NZ$25. The charge is waived for

community and non-profit organisations. Steps are under way to make the Public register

available, at no charge, through the ANZFA website.

Review and research

Documents relating to policy review, dietary surveys, labelling research and organisational

and communications reviews are held in our Canberra office.

Media Releases

All media releases are available on request. Those issued in the current year are available

on ANZFA’s website.

Publications

See Appendix 5 for a list of current publications.


APPENDIX 7

USE OF CONSULTANTS

The Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Orders 1998 which states the

requirements for annual reports by Commonwealth Authorities does not require Authorities

to publish a list of consultants used. However, in the interests of transparency and

accountability, we have decided to publish such a list.

During 2000–2001, ANZFA spent $ 136,772 on consultancies.

Reasons for using a Consultant

1 Need for specialised skills

2 rapid access to the latest technology and experience in its application

3 Limitations on Executive time

4 Lack of in-house resources

5 need for independent study

6 need for a change agent or facilitator

Selection processes used by ANZFA

• Publicly advertised

• Selective tender ie quotes from at least three providers

• Part of an existing contract which has in turn been the subject of a selection process

• Sole provider

• Preferred provider with Australian Department of Health and Aged Care or New Zealand

Ministry of Health


Consultant Nature of Consultancy Reason for Use Selection Process

Kim Workman & Advice on Maori Protocol 1,4 Part of Existing Contract $ 1,350Associates Ltd

KPMG Consulting Strategic Planning Workshop 1,6 Selective $ 16,932Australia Pty Ltd

Directions In Coaching Services 1,4,5 Preferred Provider $ 605Management

Exceed Systems Investigation and advice 1,2,4 Sole Provider $ 297Integration Pty Ltd on work station build

Warren Lee Mediation Services 1,4,5 Preferred Provider $ 9,000

Deloitte Touche Taxation Advice 1,5 Existing Contract $ 264Tohmatsu

Asia Online Website Redevelopment 1,2,4,5 Public Tender $ 5,287Guidelines

Biotext Redrafting Additives 1,4,5 Sole Provider $ 7,012

University of Otago Survey for Folate 1,5 Sole Provider $ 20,223Neural Tube Defectoutcome Evaluation

Jeni Pearce Sports Foods Project Advice 1 Sole Provider $ 2,160

Department of Costs and Benefits 1,4,5 Preferred Provider $ 9,000Health & Aged Care Study on the Draft

Food Standards Code

Ann Parkinson Work on Neural Tube Defect 1,4 Sole provider $ 2,053Health Claim Pilot

Ann Parkinson Food Safety Guidelines 1,4 Sole Provider $ 350

Professor Risk Analysis Report 1,5 Sole Provider $ 250Laurie Howes on Phytosterol Esters

Professor Risk Analysis Report 1,5 Sole Provider $ 250Andrew Sinclair on Phytosterol Esters

Professor Evaluation on Safety 1,5 Sole Provider $ 250Jimmy Botella Assessment of A 378

Professor Roush Assessment Report on A 379 1,5 Sole Provider $ 250

KPMG Consulting Assessment of Labelling 1,4 Selective Tender $ 15,625Australia Pty Ltd Requirements for

Genetically Modified Foods

Biotext– Preparation of Review of 1,5 Selective Tender $ 13,750Janet Salisbury Toxicology data for Neotame

The University of Advice on Energy 1,5 Sole Provider $ 5,643New England– Drinks ProposalsPenny Warwick



Consultant Nature of Consultancy Reason for Use Selection Process

ESR– Review of ATDS 1,5 Preferred Provider $1,500Dr Richard Vannoort

Health Outcomes Report on Risk Analysis 1 Selective Tender $16,530International Pty Ltd in Conformity Assessment

Interim HR Report on ASP 1,4 Sole Provider $ 4,950Solutions Pty Ltd Payroll/HR Services

Food Concepts Dietary Services Project 1 Sole provider $ 3,240& Design Ltd

Barbara Flick ASTI Consultation 1,6 Selective $ 3,300


APPENDIX 8

ANZFA REPRESENTATIONThe following is a list of contributions to international forums, speaking engagements and

articles by ANZFA staff members this year.

International forums

Codex Alimentarius

Codex Executive Committee

Codex committee

For Food Hygiene

Codex Committee For food

Hygiene Working Group on

Risk Management

Codex Coordinating

Committee for North

America and south

West Pacific

Codex Committee on

Food Import and Export

Certification and Inspection

Systems

Codex Ad Hoc Taskforce

on Food Derived from

Biotechnology

Codex Ad Hoc Takforce

on Food Derived from

Biotechnology working

and drafting groups on

Guidelines for Safety

Assessment

Codex Committee for food

Additives and Contaminants

Codex Committee on

General Principles

Rome

Switzerland

Washington

Paris

Perth

Perth

Tokyo

Tokyo

The Hague

Paris

July 2000

June 2001

Oct 2000

June 2001

Dec 2000

Dec 2000

March 2001

July 2000

Sept 2000

Nov 2000

Mar 2001

April 2001

Committee Venue Date Attendee

Mr Peter Liehne

Mr Richard Souness

(Delegation Leader)

Dr Luba Tomaska

(Australian Representative)

Mr Greg Roche &

Dr Marion Healy

Mr Greg Roche,

Mr Steve Crossley,

Ms Brigid Hardy,

Ms Nola Tomaska.

Dr Marion Healy

(Delegation Leader)

Dr Marion Healy


Ms Wendy Odgers


Dr Marion Healy


Dr Luba Tomaska

(Delegation Leader and

Chair of Contaminants

Working Group

Dr Marion Healy,

Mr Ian Lindenmayer

Codex Committee on

Food Labelling

Codex Committee on Food

Labelling working groups on

Meeting on Food Safety

(Hosted by Australia)

Ottawa

India

Brazil

India

The Hague

Switzerland

Sydney

May 2001

Nov 2000

Feb 2001

October 2000

April 2001

Nov 2000

Mar 2001

Quadrilaterals (Australia, New Zealand, Canada and USA)

WHO/FAO

WHO

(Five-month placement to

assist in developing the

Global Strategy on Food

Safety)

WHO (on Operational Plans

of Action on Food Safety

Workshop)

Joint WHO/FAO/IOE

Technical Consultation on

BSE

Geneva

Manila

Paris

Feb-July

2001

Nov 2000

June 2001

Dr Luba Tomaska

Ms Jenny Williams


Mr Greg Roche,

Ms Amanda Hill


Mr Peter Liehne

(Delegation Leader)

Ms Sue Jeffreson

Mr Peter Liehne


Dr Dennis Bittisnich


Mr Peter Liehne

Mr Steve Crossley

Dr Simon Brooke-Taylor

(Delegation Leader)

Mr Ian Lindenmayer,

Dr Marion Healy,

Mr Peter Liehne, Mr Greg

Roche, Mr Steve Crossley,

Mr Adam Luckhurst,

Dr Paul Brent, Ms Janine

Lewis, Ms Amanda Hill,

Dr Scott Crerar, Dr Sally

Hasell, Dr Hikmat Hayder,

Ms Lynda Graf


Joint FAO/WHO Expert

Committee on Food

Additives

FAO/WHO Expert

Consultations on

Biotechnology

Joint FAO/WHO Food

Standards Programme

Geneva

UK

June 2001

June 2001

Dr Peter Abbott,

Ms Janis Baines

Dr Lisa Kelly

(Consultant)

Mr Peter Liehne

APEC

APEC workshop on Safety

Assessments of GM Foods

(conducted by Health

Canada)

APEC Sub-committee on

Standards and

Conformance

Joint meeting of APEC,

SCSC and Industry, Science

& Technology working group

APEC, SCSC meeting

Vancouver

China

Hanoi

Brunei

May 2001

August 2000

April 2001

Sept 2000

Dr Paul Brent

Ms Fiona Jolly

Ms Fiona Jolly

Ms Claire Pontin

Other

OECD Task force for the

Safety of Novel Foods and

Feeds

International Life Sciences

Institute seminar on Nutrition

Labelling and Health Claims

National Seminar on

Nutrition Labelling

Regulations and Education

(organised by the Ministry of

Health Malaysia)

International Dietetics

Conference

Paris

Singapore

Malaysia

Edinburgh

Sept 2000

& May 2001

April 2001

Aug 2000

July 2000

Dr Lisa Kelly

(Vice-Chair)

Ms Margaret Curran

Ms Jane Allen

(Invited Speaker)

Ms Sue Jeffreson

Visits to Health Canada, UK

Food Standards Agency

and European Commission

Visit to UK Food Standards

Agency

Visit with French Food

Safety Officials

EU Commission Food

Standards Directorate

7th ASEAN Food

Conference

Regional Food Safety

Conference for South East

Asia and the Pacific Islands

Meetings with Vietnamese

Government agencies

Belgium

Manila,

Philippines

Auckland,

New Zealand

Hanoi

April 2001

March 2000

June 2001

April 2000

June 2001

Nov 2000

Aug 2000

Nov 2001

Mr Ian Lindenmayer

Mr Steve Crossley

Ms Janis Baines

Dr Marion Healy

Mr Peter Liehne

Mr Ian Lindenmayer

(Invited speaker on ‘The

Food Regulatory System

of Australia’ and on ‘The

Regulation and Control

of GMOs: Australia’s

Experience’).

Mr Ian Lindenmayer

Mr Ian Lindenmayer



Speaking engagements

Title Event Date Presenters

A risk and evidence based

approach to setting food

microbiology standards

The reporting and

investigation of food-borne

pathogens and disease

within Australia

Monitoring of imported

foods

The need for a more

preventative and integrated

approach to food safety

An overview of causes

of recalls in Australia

Presentation

Presentation

Presentation

Australian Society for

Microbiology Annual

Conference,

Queensland

Seventh Australian

HACCP Conference,

Adelaide

Australian Society for

Microbiology, Annual

Conference,

Queensland

Asian/Australasian

Animal Science

Conference, Sydney

7th Australian

HACCP Conference,

Adelaide

Biotechnology

Australia’s Gene

Technology Regional

Community Forum,

Echucha

Technical Committee

of the Australasia

Soft Drink

Association,

Canberra

Industry workshop

on gene technology

Canberra

July 2000

July 2000

July 2000

July 2000

July 2000

July 2000

July 2000

July 2000

Dr Mark Salter,

Dr Sally Hasell,

Ms Narelle Marro,

Ms Nola Tomaska,

Mr Nicholas Colwell,

Ms Brigid Hardy

Dr Scott Crerar,

Mr Martyn Kirk.

Ms Narelle Marro,

Mr Peter Maple,

Dr Mark Salter,

Dr Scott Crerar

Dr Scott Crerar

Ms Narelle Marro

Dr Nora Galway

Dr Glen Stanley


ANZFA’s initiatives in the

area of food labelling

Presentation

Presentation

Setting limits for Listeria

in food

Presentation

Regulating Food Derived

from Biotechnology

Nutrition labelling regulation

in Australia

National food safety

initiatives

Presentation

Conference address

Concepts and Complexities

— Food Derived from

Biotechnology

13th International

Congress of

Dietetics Edinburgh

Warehouse &

Transport Association

of Australia

US/NZ Conference

on recent

developments in

Food Safety,

Auckland

Joint Australia/New

Zealand

Microbiology Society

Annual Conference,

Cairns

Australian Business

Group, Queensland

Seminar at

Agriculture, Fisheries

and forestry —

Australia, Canberra

Nutrition Labelling

Seminar, Malaysia

AIEH Conference,

Perth

Community forum

on food safety,

Bairnsdale, Vic

Australian Institute

of Environmental

Health, Victorian

Branch

Market Access and

Quarantine. Playing

by the WTO Rules

Canberra

July 2000

July 2000

July 2000

July 2000

July 2000

Aug 2000

Aug 2000

Aug 2000

Aug 2000

Aug 2000

Sept 2000

Ms Sue Jeffreson

Mr Greg Roche

Mr Greg Roche

Dr Sally Hasell

Ms Jenny Williams

Dr Marion Healy

Ms Jane Allen

Mr Greg Roche

Mr Greg Roche

Ms Tania Martin

Dr Marion Healy



Presentation on the

conclusions from the work

of the Expert Working

Group on Caffeine

The latest regulatory

frameworks for use and

labelling of GM foods

Presentation

Presentation on Food Safety

Program Tools

Presentation on Food Safety

Program Tools

Food Regulation reform

Lectures on practical

application of risk analysis

Safety and regulation of GM

foods

Sept 2000

Sept 2000

Sept 2000

Sept 2000

Oct 2000

Oct 2000

Oct 2000

Oct 2000

Dr Gen Stanley

Dr Lisa Kelly

Ms Tania Martin

Mr Tony Johnson

Mr Tony Johnson

Dr Marion Healy

Dr Marion Healy

Dr Nora Galway

Stakeholders’ Forum

Food and Nutrition

Update 2 Genetically

Modified Food

Regulation &

Consumer

Information: What’s

the Latest?

Home Economics

Institute of Australia

Melbourne

Two-day workshop

for enforcement

officers in Darwin,

NT

To stakeholders —

industry, consumers

and government

(State and Local) in

Brisbane

To stakeholders —

industry, consumers

and government


Sydney

International Union

of University

Women, Canberra

University of

Queensland

Brisbane

Chemistry Dept,

Sydney University

GM Safety assessments

Complaints to recall — what

does it take?

Food safety Reform —

Strategies & Solutions

Food safety — are we

winning?

Food safety presentation

Presentation

Presentation

GM Food Labelling

Assessing the safety of

genetically modified food

Assessing the safety of

genetically modified food

University of

Wollongong

10th Annual

Conference for the

society of Consumer

Affairs Professional I

Business Aust Inc.,

Canberra

Australian Institute of

Environmental Health

(AIEH)National

Conference, Cairns

JC Andrew’s Award

Winner’s Address,

NZIFST Annual

conference,

Auckland

AQUAFEST and

Restaurant and

Caterer’s Annual

Conference

AIFST Victoria Divn,

Melbourne

AIFST NSW Divn

Sydney

Australian

Environment

Business Network,

Sydney

Seminar at University

of Queensland,

Brisbane

Seminar at University

of Otago, Dunedin

Oct 2000

Oct 2000

Oct 2000

Oct 2000

Oct 2000

Nov 2000

Nov 2000

Nov 2000

Nov 2000

Nov 2000

Ms Lynda Graf

Ms Kelly Crouch

Mr Greg Roche

Dr Sally Hasell

Mr Richard Souness




Dr Marion Healy

Dr Marion Healy



Product contamination —

product recalls and

withdrawals to ensure public

health and safety

Presentation

Two presentations on Food

Safety Program Tools

Invited speaker

Presentation

GM Food Labelling

Panel member

‘The Consumer Demand for

Labelling Information’

Presentation on labelling

National

Collaboration in

Incident

Management

Workshop,

Australian Food and

Grocery Council,

Sydney

Australian Seafood

Industry, Sydney

To stakeholders —

industry, consumers

and government


Adelaide and Perth

National Labelling

Conference

Workshop on

certification of

irradiation as a

sanitary and

phytosanitary

treatment for food

and agricultural

commodities Sydney

Agrifood Conference

Charles Sturt

University

Tumbarrumba

2nd Annual Food

Labelling Conference

Sydney

2nd Annual food

Labelling Conference

Sydney

Food industry forum

Melbourne

Nov 2000

Nov 2000

Nov 2000

Dec 2000

Dec 2000

Dec 2000

Dec 2000

Dec 2000

Jan 2001

Ms Narelle Marro

Mr Tony Johnson

Mr Tony Johnson

Dr Paul Brent

Dr Glen Stanley


Ms Sue Jeffreson

Mr Ian Lindenmayer

Ms Sue Jeffreson

Substantiation of

Health Claims

Food recalls — ANZFA’s

perspective

Presentation

Community Involvement

Strategy

Review of the

microbiological standards

for food

Labelling changes in the

Joint Code

Functional foods and

scientific substantiation

Development of a

bi-national surveillance and

enforcement strategy

Conference address

Twelve presentations

CSIRO/ILSI

workshop on

Biomarkers in Food

Adelaide


Food Science and

Technology

Conference Deakin

University Victoria

to NSW health food

inspectors Sydney

Commonwealth

Consumer Affairs

Advisory Committee

AIFST Food

Microbiology

conference

Melbourne

Commonwealth

Consumer Affairs

Advisory Committee,

Melbourne

Function Food

Conference,

Auckland

10th Australian Food

Microbiology

conference,

Melbourne

Australian Institute

of Environmental

Health, Gilgandra,

NSW

Queensland local

government and

food business

personnel

Feb 2001

Feb 2001

Feb 2001

March

2001

March

2001

March

2001

March

2001

March

2001

March

2001

March

2001

Dr Marion Healy

Ms Kelly Crouch

Ms Tania Martin

Mr Adam Luckhurst

Dr Sally Hasell

Ms Margaret Curran,

Ms Tracey Rumble

Ms Sue Jeffreson

Dr Mark Salter,

Dr Scott Crerar,

Ms Narelle Marro

Ms Tania Martin

Ms Liz Dean





S.A. Branch

Confectionery

Manufacturers

Association

of Australia

ConTech 2001

Strategic Food

Industry Conference

First NZ HACCP

Conference

organised by

Food and Health

Standards New

Zealand Ltd and

Food Operations

(Australia), Auckland

Retailers group

Canberra

The First New

Zealand HACCP

Conference

Auckland

Workshop for

environmental Health

Officers, ACT

Biotechnology

Forum Regulation of

GM food, Melbourne

Biotechnology

Australia public

forum, Launceston

University Medical

School; B.

Biotechnology and

N. Biomedicine

March

2001

March

2001

April 2001

April 2001

April 2001

April 2001

April 2001

April 2001

May 2001

May 2001

Ms Liz Dean

Mr Peter Liehne

Dr Paul Brent

Dr Lisa Kelly

Ms Margaret Curran,

Ms Tracey Rumble

Dr Sally Hasell

Ms Tania Martin

Mr Peter Liehne

Dr Paul Brent

Dr Paul Brent

Presentation

Talk on food labelling

Panel member

Genetic modification: Is it a

food safety issue?

Labelling requirements

of the joint Code

Standards and food safety

plans — interactions

Presentation

Talk on GM food Regulation

in Australia

Presentation

Member of panel discussing

food safety and labelling

Joint Code

Presentation

Joint Code

Presentation on novel foods

Living with food allergies:

practical guidelines for

management

Australia’s recall system and

how it operates

Review of Australia’s

consumption patterns,

future food consumption,

dietary modelling and data

collection methodology

Drugs and Chemicals

regulation

Presentation

CSIRO’s GM

awareness course

Australia Bakers

Institute Melbourne

CSIRO Plant

Industry-industry

workshop on gene

technology

Food & Beverage

Importers

Association

Canberra

University of

Wollongong

20th National

Dietitians Association

of Australia

Conference

Lecture to Short

course on Food and

Nutrition systems:

what is out there?

Smart foods Centre,

University of

Wollongong

Lecture to Short

Course on food and

Nutrition Systems:

what is out there?

Smart foods Centre,

University of

Wollongong

GM Food Regulation

Newcastle

Food Safety

Stakeholders forum,

Queensland

May 2001

May 2001

May 2001

May 2001

May 2001

May 2001

May 2001

May 2001

May 2001

May 2001

Dr Nora Galway


De Dennis Bittisnich


Dr Peter Abbott

Ms Catherine Deeps

Dr Scott Crerar

Ms Janis Baines

Dr Paul Brent

Ms Brenda Kilgore



Presentation

Presentation

Presentation

Joint code

Regulation of claims on food

labels: functional foods and

health claims.

Functional Foods

Presentation on labelling

Two focus group

discussions

Presentation

Australian Shellfish

Quality Assurance

Advisory Committee

Annual General

Meeting of Spit

Roast Caterers ACT

Foodweek

convention

Sydney

SoyFoods

Conference Sydney

Red Meat Functional

Foods Workshop

Sydney

Technical Committee

of the Australasian

Soft Drink Assoc,

Sydney

Australian retailers

Association Seminar

— ‘check before you

pack’ Sydney

With members of the

Restaurant and

Catering Association

of Australia,Victoria

and Queensland

NSW Branch of the



Food School

May 2001

May 2001

May 2001

June

2001

June

2001

June

2001

June

2001

June

2001

June

2001

Dr Hong Jin

Ms Liz Dean

Mr Ian Lindenmayer


Ms Michelle Fraser

Ms Jane Allen

Ms Sue Jeffreson

Ms Tania Martin

Ms Liz Dean

APPENDIX 8 AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND FOOD AUTHORITY

PUBLICATIONS (DOMESTIC)

Lewis J, Jeffreson S. The use of dietary guidelines and recommended dietary intakes

in the development of food regulation. Aust J Nutr Diet 2000; 57(3): 136-8.

Lawrence MA, Coles-Rutishauser, IHE, Lewis JL. Knowledge about folate and the

contribution of nutrient supplements to the intake of folic acid and vitamin B12 in

Australian adults in 1995-96. Aust J Nutr Diet 2001;58(1): 12-18.

Lawrence MA, Coles-Rutishauser, IHE, Lewis JL. A Practical Approach to Monitoring

Nutrient Supplement Intake of Australian Adults. Aust J Nutr Diet (2001;58(2):98-103.

Crerar, SK and Kirk, MD. The reporting and investigation of food-borne pathogens and

disease within Australia. Aust. Food Safety 2000, 4(19): 16-21.

Crerar, SK. The need for a more preventative and integrated approach to food safety.

Asian Australas. J. Anim. Sc. 2000 13 S, 376-378.

Blanchard M., Jordan G., Desbrow B., Mackinnon L. & Jenkins D. The Influence of Diet

and Exercise on Muscle and Plasma Glutamine Concentrations' published in Medicine

and Science in Sports and Exercise, Vol 33, No 1 2001 pp 69-74.

Martin, T., Dean, E., Nationally Consistent Food Safety Standards for Australia,

in Environmental Health, Vol 1, No: 1, 2001

Martin, T., Dean, E., A New Era for Food Safety Regulation in Australia, in Food

Australia, in vol 52, No: 12, December 2000

Dean, E., National Food Safety standards in Bed and Breakfast Council of NSW

Newsletter, March edition 2000

Healy, MJ. Concepts and Complexities — Food Derived from Biotechnology.

In Proceedings of the Conference on Quarantine Market Access. Playing by the WTO

Rules. pp 170-185. AQIS (2000)

Healy, MJ, Rates of Food Poisoning in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia 173:447

2000 (Letter).

Hill, A and Crerar, S, Aflotoxins in chilli products. Food Australia 54: 112, April 2001 (Letter).

Lindenmayer, I. New Food Standards for the New Millennium. Food Australia 52: 538

December 2000.

ANNUAL REPORT 2000-2001 APPENDIX 8

PUBLICATIONS (INTERNATIONAL)

Abbott PJ (2001) Trehalose. In Safety Evaluation of Certain Food Additives. 55th Meeting

of JECFA. World Health Organisation.

Abbott PJ (2001) Furfuryl alcohol and related substances. In Safety Evaluation of Certain

Food Additives. 55th Meeting of JECFA. World Health Organisation.

R.N. Freitas, P.J. O'Connor, A.S. Prakash, M.Shahin and A.C. Povey, "Bracken

(Pteridium Aquilinum)-induced DNA adducts in mouse tissues are different from the

adduct induced by the activated form of the bracken carcinogen ptaquiloside", Biochem.

Biophys. Res. Commun., 281, 589-594 (2001).

Book chapters

PJ Abbott, J Baines, S Brooke-Taylor, L Tomaska, (1999) Risk assessment of

environmental contaminants in food. In: Environmental Contaminants in Foods.

Chapter 13. Sheffield Academic Press. 2000.

S Brooke-Taylor & PJ Abbott (2000) Australia/New Zealand Standards. In: Development

of International Standards for Additives and Contaminants in Food. Chapter 3.

APPENDIX 9

ANZFA BOARD MEMBERS QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND ATTENDANCE AUDIT COMMITTEEMEMBERS AND ATTENDANCE

Australia New Zealand Food Authority

Board membership

The current ANZFA Act provides for members of ANZFA’s Board to have a variety of

experience and backgrounds:

• the Chair and two other members with expertise in one or more of the fields relating

to public health, food science, human nutrition, food production or retailing, public

administration or consumer rights;

• the Chief Executive Officer of ANZFA;

• one member who is an officer of a State or Territory authority having responsibility

for matters relating to public health;

• two members nominated by New Zealand;

• one member with a background in consumer rights; and

• special purpose members as required to help consider particular special issues.

Board attendance:

The Hon Michael MacKellar

5/5 meetings and 3/3 teleconferences

(Term expired 25 May 2001. Re-appointed 23 May 2001)

Professor John Catford


(Term expired 25 May 2001. Re-appointed 23 May 2001)

Professor Chris Hudson


The Hon Robert Knowles



Mr Ian Lindenmayer


Ms Hikihiki Pihema


(Appointed 29 November 2000)

Mr Owen Symmans


(Term expired 24 August 2000. Re-appointed 29 November 2000)

Professor Mark Wahlqvist


Professor Ray Winger


Dr Heather Yeatman


(Term expired 2 December 2000. Re-appointed 20 December 2000)

Board expertise and experience

The reference after each member's name refers to the role specified in section 40 of the

Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991 which the Member fulfils. All members,

with the exception of the Managing Director of ANZFA, are part-time. Members are listed

alphabetically after the Chairman.

The Hon Michael MacKellar MA (Oxon) BscAgr (Syd) MAIAS MAICD (Chairman)

[s.40(1)(a)] is currently the Chief Operations Officer of the Capital Campaign and Baker

Foundation at the Baker Medical Research Institute and was previously the CEO of the

Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association. He is a former Commonwealth Minister for

Health, and Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, while the Member for Warringah

from 1969-1994. Mr MacKellar has been involved as the Chair or member of numerous

committees and councils and has a background in agriculture.

Professor John Catford MA MSc MB Bchir DCH MHSM FFPHM FRCP DM FAFPHM

[s.40(1)(b)] is the Director of Public Health and Chief Health officer in the Victorian

Department of Human Services and represents State and Territory interests in ANZFA

activities. He is also adjunct Professor of Public Health in the Faculty of Medicine at Monash

University, and the faculty of Health and Behavioural sciences at Deakin University, as well

as the Chair of SIGNAL, an Inter-Governmental group responsible for coordinating nutrition

strategies across Australia, and a member of a number of government and non-government


bodies with health-related responsibilities. Prior to his current appointment, he was

Professor of Health Strategies at Deakin University, Victoria. Professor Catford has had

an extensive career in the planning, management and evaluation of public health, both

nationally and internationally.

Professor Chris Hudson PhD MSc FAIFST FTSE [s.40(3)(d)] recently retired from his

position as Research and Development Director of Goodman Fielder Limited. He is currently

a Director of Food Science Australia, Meat and Livestock Australia and the Dairy Research

and Development Corporation. Professor Hudson is an Adjunct Professor at the University

of Queensland, in the field of food science and technology, and a Professorial Fellow at the

University of Wollongong, working with the Smart Foods Centre. He is also President of the

Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology and is a Member of the National

Committee for Nutrition of the Australian Academy of Science. He has had extensive

experience in a number of significant food companies and is widely respected in the

scientific and food technology community.

The Hon Rob Knowles [s.40(1)(e)] has been appointed as a Special Purpose member to

assist with the implementation of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. He is a

consultant /adviser in the health sector and is currently the Commissioner for Complaints for

the Commonwealth Government's Aged Care Program. Mr Knowles has a very high level of

expertise in the field of public administration, having been a senior Minister in the Victorian

Government for seven years, and has extensive knowledge of food regulation through his

experience as Minister for Health.

Mr Ian Lindenmayer BA BEcon (Managing Director) [s.40(1)(aa)] was formerly Deputy

Secretary of the Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services where he had

overriding responsibility for health regulation. Mr Lindenmayer has had extensive involvement in

managing health and safety regulatory processes, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, radiation

and nuclear safety, corporatisation, international relations and corporate management.

Ms Hikihiki Pihema RD Dip H Sc [s.40(1)(ba)] is currently the Manager of Nutrition and

Injury Prevention programmes at Te Runanga o Ngati Porou in Gisborne. She is a Maori

dietitian with 25 years' experience in a range of clinical, administration, management,

community, public health, Maori health, education and policy settings within New Zealand.

In 1994, Ms Pihema was awarded the New Zealand Dietetic Association's (NZDA's)

highest honour, the Award of Excellence in Nutrition Education for her involvement in the

provision of nutrition education to Maori. Ms Pihema is also a past President of the NZDA

and has assisted in the strengthening of collaborative links between the NZDA and the

Dietitians' Association of Australia.


Mr Owen Symmans BBS (AgrBus) [s.40(1)(e)] has been appointed as a Special Purpose

member to assist with the implementation of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards

Code. He is currently employed as Industry Relations Manager at the New Zealand Dairy

Board. When originally appointed to the ANZFA Board, Mr Symmans was responsible for

food issues in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. In this capacity he chaired

the Officials Committee on Food Administration in New Zealand.

Professor Mark Wahlqvist AO BMedSc MBBS (Adel) MD (Uppsala) FRACP FAIFST

FACN FAFPHM [s.40(1)(d)] is a medical practitioner and academic with a prodigious

reputation for his work in diet-related illnesses. He has published over 500 scientific papers

and 17 books on the links between nutrition and health. He is currently a Professor of

Medicine at Monash University and Chairman of the National Nutrition Foundation.

Professor Ray Winger PhD MS BTech FNZIFST FIFST (UK) MAIFST MIFT (USA)

[s.40(1)(ba)] has a long association with Massey University and is currently the Professor

of Food Technology in the Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health. He has extensive

experience in food technology and food science. He is also a Fellow of the New Zealand

Institute of Food Science and Technology and has been associated with many international

Boards. He has published many scientific papers on food related issues.

Dr Heather Yeatman DrPH (Wollongong) BSc GDipEd (Adel) GDip Nutrition and

Dietetics (Flinders) MPH (Syd) [s.40(1)(c)] is a Senior Lecturer in the Graduate School of

Public Health at the University of Wollongong and has close links with Australian consumer

and public health groups. She has a distinguished background working in the public health

and nutrition fields. She is also a member of the Commonwealth Government's

Complementary Medicines Evaluation Committee and the New South Wales Government's

SAFEfood Advisory Committee.

Finance and Audit Committee

The Finance and Audit Committee comprises three Board members. The General Manager,

Strategy and Operations, is the Secretary and the Managing Director and Corporate

Program Manager are observers. The Committee has principal responsibility for overseeing

ANZFA’s financial management and audit processes and establishes an annual internal audit

program based on risk analysis of ANZFA’s financial arrangements.

Professor Chris Hudson chaired the Committee during 2000-2001. The other members

were the Hon Michael MacKellar, Mr Owen Symmans (until August 2000) and Professor Ray

Winger who replaced Mr Symmans.


The Committee met four times. Members’ attendance was as follows:

Professor Chris Hudson (Board Member) 4/4 meetings

The Hon Michael MacKellar (Board Chairman) 3/4 meetings

Professor Ray Winger(Board Member) 3/4 meetings

Mr Owen Symmans (Board Member) 1/1 meetings


ACRONYMS

AAT Administrative Appeals Tribunal

ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics

ACCC Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

ADI acceptable daily intake

AFFA Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry — Australia

AFTA ASEAN Free Trade Area;

AGAL Australian Government Analytical Laboratory

ALGA Australian Local Government Association

ANAO Australian National Audit Office

ANZFA Australia New Zealand Food Authority

ANZFA Act Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991

ANZFAAC Australia New Zealand Food Authority Advisory Committee

ANZFRMC Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council

ANZFSC Australia New Zealand Food Standards Council

APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Forum)

APMAIF Advisory Panel on the Marketing in Australia of Infant Formula

AQIS Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service

ASEAN Association of South-East Asian Nations

ATDS Australian Total Diet Survey

AusAID Australian Agency for International Development

ATO Australian Taxation Office

AWAs Australian Workplace Agreements

BRS Bureau of Rural Sciences

BSE Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

ANNUAL REPORT 2000-2001 ACRONYMS 181

CER Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Agreement)

CJD Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease

COAG Council of Australian Governments

Codex Codex Alimentarius Commission and its Committees

DHAC Department of Health and Aged Care

DIAMOND Dietary Modelling of Nutritional Data

DISC Food Standards Development and Implementation sub Committee

ERMA Environmental Risk Management Authority (NZ)

ESR New Zealand Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization

FOI Freedom of Information

FRSC Food Regulation Standing Committee

FSA Food Science Australia

FSANZ Food Standards Australia New Zealand

GELs Generally expected levels for metal contaminants

GM genetically modified

GMAC Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee

GMF genetically modified food

GMO genetically modified organism

HACCP hazard analysis critical control point

HREOC Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

HSNO Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act (NZ)

IFAC Imported Food Advisory Committee

IFIP Imported Food Inspection Program

IWG Senior Food Officer Implementation Working Group

LDP Leadership Development Program

182 ACRONYMS AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND FOOD AUTHORITY

MAIF Marketing in Australia of Infant formula Agreement

MOU Memorandum of Understanding

MRLs maximum residue limits

NZODA New Zealand Official development Assistance Program

NICNAS National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme

NRA National Registration Authority for Agricultural and veterinary Chemicals

NTD neural tube defects

NUTTAB Nutrient Composition database

OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

OGTR Office of the Gene Technology Regulator

OH&S occupational health and safety

PRP Project Review Panel

RIS Regulatory Impact Statement

SFOs Senior Food Officers

SIGNAL Strategic Intergovernmental Nutrition Alliance

SOWG Senior Officials’ Working Group on Food Regulation

SPS Agreement Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

STAMEQ Directorate of Standards and Quality (Vietnam)

TAG Technical Advisory Group

TBT Agreement Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade

TGA Therapeutic Goods Administration

THC tetrahydrocannabinol

TILF Trade and Investment Liberalisation and Facilitation

USFDA United States Food and Drug Administration

WHO World Health Organization

WTO World Trade Organization

ANNUAL REPORT 2000-2001 ACRONYMS 183

INDEX

184 INDEX AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND FOOD AUTHORITY

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, 97 staff, 143 additional information, 7 additives, 54 Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), 39, 111 advice to government, 68-70 Advisory Panel on the Marketing on Infant Formula (APMAIF), 106 AGAL, 85, 86 agreements, 29, 30, 157 agricultural and veterinary chemicals, 75 Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia, 36, 51, 75, 76 aid, 65, 66 analysis of foods, 85 Animal Industries Public Health Committee, 76 Annual Report, 72-73 antibiotics, 76, 77 ANZFA Board, 10, 20, 29, 37, 41, 70, 105

approvals and endorsements, 44, 56, 87, 94 conflict of interest, 1-12 members, 9, 30-31, 176-179

ANZFA News(now Food Standards News), 91 ANZFA Scientific Fellows, 11, 22, 56, 88 ANZFAAC, 36, 105 ANZFRMC, see Australian and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council ANZFSC, see Australia New Zealand Food Standards Council APMAIF, 106 APEC food recall system, 66-67 APEC Sub-committee on Standards and Conformance, 65 APEC Working Group on Industry, Science and Technology, 65 appeals to AAT, 38 applications and proposals, 26, 34, 39-42, 48-49, 56, 100, 108-111 AQIS, 17, 36, 51, 53 artificial sweetening, 51 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), 65-66, 165 Audit Committee, 38-39, 179-180 audits, 38, 102

food safety programs, 79 AusAID, 17, 65 AUSNUT, 150 Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council (ANZFRMC), 35 Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991, 10, 29, 34, 39, 53, 108

functions and powers under, 144-145 Australia New Zealand Food Authority Advisory Committee (ANZFAAC), 29, 36, 105 Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Act (No. 200 of 1999), 29, 32, 70, 83 Objectives, 41 Australia New Zealand Food Authority Board, see ANZFA Board Australia-New Zealand food regulatory partnership, 29-30 Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, 13-14, 23-24, 34, 42, 44-45, 56-58, 68, 71 evaluation of, 56 ministerial correspondence, 69 Australia New Zealand Food Standards Council (ANZFSC), 29, 35, 70, 75 applications, 48 approvals, 45, 46, 48, 50

safety standards, 57-58, 79-80 standards, 45

Australia-New Zealand Treaty, 25, 29, 30, 75 Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), 17, 65 Australian Customs Service, 84 Australian Government Analytical Laboratories, 85, 86 Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), 36 Australian Market Basket Survey 86 Australian National Audit Office, 38, 102 Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS), 17, 36, 51, 53

ANNUAL REPORT 2000-2001 INDEX 185

Australian Total Diet Survey (ATDS), 86, 148 Australian Workplace Agreements, 104 Baber, Dr Hugh, 24-25, 33 bee products, 46 beef and beef products, 51 see also BSE Bennett, Dr Christine, 106 bids for funding, 66-67 bi-national implementation of food regulatory measures, 74-83 bi-national surveillance and enforcement strategy, 84 biotechnology, see genetically modified foods Biotechnology Australia, 88 Board, see ANZFA Board Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy see BSE Branson, Dr Chris, 33 breast milk substitutes, 45, 106 briefings, 68-69 Brown, Mr Kent, 33 BSE, 15, 51-52, 71, 75, 76 risk assessment, 52 Buchtmann, Lydia, 7, 33 Buckle, Professor Ken, 11 Budget and Allocation Review Committee, 99 Business Entry Point, 80 Business Plan, 99 caffeine, 71, 154, 155 Canada, 10, 17, 75 Catford, Professor John, 9, 31, 176, 177 Certified Agreement, 104 cessation of staff, 143 Chairman, foreword, 9-12 chemical surveys, 54 chemicals, 54, 75 Chief Scientist, 21-22, 33, 37, 38 chilled noodles, 85-86 Chun, Captain Alvin, 101 COAG, 30, 83 Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology, 63 Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), 12, 61, 62-63, 163-164 commencement of staff, 143 Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act, 10 Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia, 36, 51, 75, 76 Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 17, 51 Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, 19, 36, 51, 75, 83, 105 Minister, 30, 35, 106 MOU, 104 outcome, 43 Secretariat, 105 Commonwealth Department of the Treasury, Consumer Affairs Division, 78 Commonwealth Disability Strategy, 97 Communicable Diseases Network of Australia, 76 communication, 80-81, 87-98 Communication Planning Group, 87 Communication strategy, 87 community involvement and education, 87-98 Community Involvement Policy and Protocol, 95 Community Involvement Strategy, 14, 94 complaints managers, 100 composition of food, 90 computing, see information technology conflict of interest, 11-12 consultants, 161-162 consultation, 9, 26, 34, 39, 80-81, 94-98 applications, 40-41


Community Involvement Strategy, 14 see also feedback

Consumer Affairs Division, 78 Consumer Food Network, 96 consumer information, 154-155 consumers, 21, 56, 89, 94-97 concerns, 18, 96 see also stakeholders and partners contact officer for additional information, 7 contaminants, 55, 86 corporate documents, 148 corporate governance,37-42 Corporate Plan, 43, 99 corporate support, 98-107 cost recovery, 56, 70 Council of Australian Governments (COAG), 30, 83 Country of origin labeling, 17, 45 Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease, 51 Crossley, Mr Stephen, 33 dairy products, 46 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, 38 Den, Dr Arnold, 101 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia, 36, 51, 75, 76 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 17, 51 Department of Health and Aged Care, 19, 36, 51, 75, 83, 105 Minister, 30, 35, 106 MOU, 104 outcome, 43 Secretariat, 105 Department of the Treasury, Consumer Affairs Division, 78 DIAMOND, 54-55 dietary modelling, 54-55 Dietary Modelling Committee, 54 Dietary Modelling of Nutritional Data (DIAMOND), 54-55 dietary supplements, 45 disability, staff with, 143 disability strategy, 97 discussion papers, 26-27 diversity, 97 documents held, 157-159 drug-food interface, 74 education, 87-98 effective management, 98-107 employees, see staff energy drinks, 71, 110 enforcement and surveillance strategy, 84 environmental scanning, 10, 99-100 Environmental Risk Management Authority (NZ), 49 Epidemiology, 81-82 equal employment opportunity (EEO), 143 European Union (EU), 18 evaluation, 56, 59-60, 66, 91 Executive Committee, 21-27, 37 external scrutiny, 39 Fact Sheets, 152, 155 Federation of Australian Nutrition Organisations, 96 feedback, 95, 100 fellows, 11, 22, 56, 88 female staff, 142-143 fermented meat products, 85 Finance and Audit Committee, 38-39, 179-180 finance and financial management, 38, 101-102 Financial Controller, 38 financial statements, 102, 112-140


fish, 55, 89 Fladin, Mr John, 33 foetus, effect of Mercury on, 89 FOI requests, 34 food additives, 54, 55 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 22, 61, 164 food analysis, 85 food-borne illness, 25, 81-82 Food Business Notification System, 80 food businesses, 13, 80, 96 Food Composition Analytical Program, 85 Food Composition Program, 90 food contaminants, 54-55, 86 Food Diretorate of Health Canada, 10, 75 food-drug interface, 74 food imports,17, 45, 66, 75 Food Industry Recall Protocol, 78 food irradiation, 50 food processing technologies, 18 food recalls, 16, 78-79 food regulation, 74-83 Food Regulation Review , 83 Food Regulation Standing Committee (FRSC), 19, 35 food safety, 25-26, 57-59, 79-82, 89, 93 industry information, 150-151 ministerial correspondence, 69 Food Safety: an audit system, 79 Food Safety and Hygiene Technical Advisory Panel, 77 Food Safety Campaign Group, 93 Food Safety Information Council, 93 food safety programs, 79 Food Safety Quadrilaterals, 61, 164 Food Safety Standards Implementation Working Group, 76 food safety standards, 23, 57-59, 79-82 communication of, 80-81 evaluation of, 59-60 publications, 150-152 Food Science Australia (FSA), 54 Food Safety and Hygiene Technical Advisory Panel, 77 Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), 12, 19, 36, 70 Board, 32 Food Standards Code, 13-14, 23-24, 34, 42, 44-45, 56-58, 68, 71 evaluation of, 56 ministerial correspondence, 69 Food Standards Council, see Australia New Zealand Food Standards Council Food Standards News (formerly, ANZFA News), 91 food surveillance and monitoring, 84-86 food surveys, 85-86 Foreign Affairs and trade, 17 Forsyth, David, 106 fortification of vitamins, 46 freedom of information (FOI) requests, 34, 158 FRSC see Food Regulation Standing Committee FSANZ see Food Standards Australia New Zealand full-time staff, 142 functions, 31-32, 144-146 gender, 142 gene technology see genetically modified (GM) foods (gene technology) general managers, 23-27, 32-33, 37, 38, 179 genetically modified (GM) foods (gene technology), 14-15, 17, 49, 63, 109 education on, 88 gene technology interface, 75 ministerial correspondence, 69 publications, 155, 156 genetically modified organism, 49 Global Strategy on Food Safety, 18


GM labelling, 88 GMOs, 49 goals, 43-107 Goal 1, 44-60 Goal 2, 84-86 Goal 3, 74-83 Goal 4, 87-98 Goal 5, 61-67 Goal 6 & 7, 69-73 Goal 8, 98-107 governance, 10, 37-42 health claims, 16, 46 health professionals, 21, 96 Healy, Dr Marion, 21-22, 33 Hill, Dr David, 11 Huckerby, Dr John, 11 Hudson, Professor Chris, 31, 38, 176, 178, 179-180 human resources, see staff Implementation Working Group, 76 imported food, 17, 45, 66, 75 Indigenous Australian staff, 143 indigenous communities, consultation with, 97 Indonesia, 66 industry, 13, 21, 76, 80, 89, 90, 96 industry information, 150-152 infant formula, 45, 106 influence and leadership, 61-67 information and education, 87-98 information technology (IT), 54, 103

websites, 65, 81, 90-91, 92, 95 ingredient labelling, 46, 90 interface management, 74-77 Intergovernment Taskforce, 45 inter-Governmental Agreement, 29, 30 internal audit program, 102 internal scrutiny, 39 international activities, 17-18, 22, 61-67, 89 ANZFA staff contributions to, 163-166 international agreements, 67 International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes(WHO Code), 106 Internet, 65, 81, 90-91, 92, 95 irradiation, 50, 55 Jeffreson, Ms Sue, 33 JETACAR Report, 77 Joint Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, 13-14, 23-24, 34, 42, 44-45, 56-58, 68, 71 evaluation of, 56 ministerial correspondence, 69 Jolly, Ms Fiona, 33 Kava, 84 Kava Code Management Group, 84 Kelly, Dr Lisa, 63 Knowles, Hon. Rob, 31, 176, 178 Komolyingcharoen, Mr Somchai, 64 labelling, 16-17, 45-47, 75, 90

genetically modified foods, 88 ministerial correspondence, 69

leadership and influence, 61-67 Leadership Development Program, 99, legislation, 10, 12, 32, 45, 53, 70

agreements, 29, 30, 83 assessments, 40-41 food recalls, 78


see also Australian New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991 liabilities, 102 liaison with other regulatory agencies, 74-77 Liehne, Mr Peter, 23, 33 Lindenmayer, Mr Ian, 31, 33, 177, 178 Listeria monocytogenes, 53-54, see also food-borne illness local councils, notification to, 80 Luckhurst, Mr Adam, 33 MacKellar, Hon. Michael, 31, 38, 176, 177, 179-180 McMeekin, Professor Tom, 11 McVeagh, Dr Patricia, 106 ‘mad cow disease’, see BSE MAIF Agreement, 106 Malaysia, 64 male staff, 142 management, 37, 98-107 Management Group, 37 Managing Director, 37, 38, 179

foreword, 13-20 Mann, Professor Jim, 11 Maori consultation,97 Maori Consultation Strategy, 97 Maori Reference Group, 97 Marks, Dr Geoff, 11 Marketing in Australia of Infant Formulas: Manufacturers and Importers Agreement 1992, 106 maximum residue levels, 50, 75 meat products, 85 see also beef and beef products media, 71-72 medical foods, 45 meetings, 31, 36, 37, 39, 76, 105, 106-107, 180 membership

Advisory Panel on the Marketing in Australia of Infant Formula, 106 ANZFA Board, 30-31, 176-179 Finance and Audit Committee, 38-39, 179-180

Memorandums of Understanding, 17, 64, 75, 104 men staff, 142 Mercury, 55, 89 metal contaminants, 55, 86 microbiological recalls, 78 microbiological surveys and standards, 85, 149 milk and milk products, 46, 106 Mills, Emeritus Professor Nancy, 11 Minister, 30, 35, 144

services to, 68-70 ministerial correspondence,68-70 Ministerial Council, see Australia New Zealand Food Standards Council Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 97, Ministry of Health, 54, 97 minutes prepared, 69 modeling, 54-55 monitoring and evaluation publications, 148-149 monitoring and surveillance, 84-86 Moughan, Professor Paul, 11 MRLs, 50, 75 National Centre for Epidemiology, 81 National Food Business Notification System, 80 National Nutrition Survey, 55 National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals, 75 Neotame, 51 New Zealand, 24-25, 29-30, 35, 36, 97 BSE, 51, 75 funding, 101 dietary surveys, 55


standards, 45 New Zealand Director General of Health, 53 New Zealand Funding Agreement, 30, 101 New Zealand Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR), 54 New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 97, New Zealand Ministry of Health, 54, 97 New Zealand Official Development Assistance Program, 65 New Zealand Royal Commission on Genetic Modification, 15, 49 newsletters, 91 non-English speaking background, staff from, 143 non-ongoing employees, 143 noodles, 85-86 notification of food service businesses, 80 novel foods, 15-16, 50, 63 nutrient claims, 46 Nutrient Data Table (NUTTAB), 85 nutrition information, 90, 149 nutrition information panel, 45, 90 nutrition labelling, 45, 90 NUTTAB, 85 OECD Task Force for the Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds, 22, 63, 164 Office of the Gene Technology Regulator, 75 Oleic acid, 49 operational plan, 44-107 organisation and structure, 32-33 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 61, 63 outcome, 43-107 outposted staff, 142 outputs

Goal 1, 48, 57, 60 Goal 2, 86 Goal 3, 77, 79, 82, 83 Goal 4, 93, 98 Goal 5, 64, 67 Goal 6 & 7, 70, 72, 73 Goal 8, 101, 102, 103, 105,107

overseas visitors, 64 oyster sauce, 53 OzFoodNet, 81-82 Parliamentary Questions on Notice, 69, 73 Parliamentary Secretary, services to, 68-73 part-time staff, 142 partners and stakeholders, 14, 19, 26, 42, 56, 94-98 Pattanawongyuenyong, Mrs Sureewan, 64 performance appraisal, 99 Performance Enhancement Scheme (staff), 99 performance indicators Goal 1, 44, 48, 57 Goal 2, 84 Goal3, 74, 78, 79, 83 Goal 4, 87, 94 Goal 5, 61, 65 Goal 6 & 7, 68, 71, 72 Goal 8, 99, 101, 103, 104, 105 pesticides and pesticide residues, 29, 54, 86, 148 Phytosterols, 54 Pihema, Ms Hikihiki, 9, 31, 177, 178 planning, 99-100 policy advice, 68-73 Pontin, Ms Claire, 26-27, 33 portfolio outcome, 43-107 powers, 146 pregnant women, 55, 89 primary production sector, 76 process for application, 39-42, 100


product standards industry information, 153 professional development, 99 program managers, 37, 38 programs, 32-33 project managers, 37-38 Project Review Panel (PRP), 38 proposals and applications, 26, 34, 39-42, 48-49, 56, 100, 108-111 Population Health Division, 75, 81 Public Affairs Unit, 87 public contact, 34, 90 public health professionals, 96 public register, 34, 159 public relations, 71-72, 93 publications, 7, 58-59, 80-81, 90-92, 148-156

Food Safety: an audit system, 79, GM Labelling, 88, Safe Food Australia, 58, 80, 152, GM foods and the consumer, Regional Directory of Food Trade Contacts, 65

user guides, 46-47 purchasing, 161-162 quality assurance, 38 Questions on Notice, 69, 73 recalls, 16, 78-79 recruitment, 104 Regional Directory of Food Trade Contacts, 65 Regulatory process, 14 Regulation Review Taskforce, 100 regulatory agencies, liaison with, 74-77 Review of Microbiological Standards, 85 reviews,

Food Regulation Review Report, 83 legislation, 70 Microbiological Standards, 85

Reynolds, Dr Chris, 11 risk analysis training, 55, 66 risk assessment, 84-86 risk management, 38, 101 Roche, Mr Greg, 25, 33 Safe Food Australia, 58, 80, 152 salary packaging, 104 Scientific fellows, 11, 22, 56, 88 scrutiny, 39 seafood industry, 89 Secretariat, 105-107 Senate Estimates hearings, 69, 73 Senior Food Officers (SFOs), 36, 76, 84, 105 separations (staff), 143 Service Charter, 39, 100 SFOs, 36, 76, 84, 105 small food service businesses, 13, 80, 96 soy and oyster sauce, 53 speaking engagements, 167-175 Spherion, 103, 104 sports foods, 45 staff, 104-105, 142-143 stakeholders and partners, 14, 19, 26, 42, 56, 94-98 Standards Information Unit, 23, 47 Strategic Intergovernmental Nutrition Alliance (SIGNAL), 77 strategic planning, 99-100 streamlining, 19, 100 structure, 32-33 support for industry and community groups, 23, 47, 80-81 surveillance and enforcement strategy, 84


surveillance and monitoring, 84-86 surveys, 85-86 Symmans, Owen, 31, 39, 177, 179-180 Tambling, Hon. Grant, 30, 144 Technical Advisory Group (TAG), 36-37 teleconference meetings, 105, 107 TGA, 74 Thailand, 64 Therapeutic Goods Administration, 74 Thiamin, 46 Tomaska,Dr Luba, 33 Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal Australians, 97

staff, 143 Total Diet Survey, 86, 148 Trade Practices Act 1974, 78 training, 66 trans fatty acids, 85 Treasury, Consumer Affairs Division, treaties, 67, 157

Australia-New Zealand, 25, 29, 30, 75 Commonwealth-States, 29, 30

tribunal appeals, 39, 111 UK Food Safety Agency, 10 United States Environmental Protection Authority, 101 University of Guelph, 67 user guides, 13-14, 46-47, 153 food safety, 58 veterinary and agricultural chemicals, 75 veterinary chemicals, 75 veterinary public health, 76 Vitamin D, 46 vitamin fortification, 46 voluntary food recalls, 78 Wahlqvist, Professor Mark, 31, 177, 179 websites, 65, 81, 90-91, 92, 95 Winger, Professor Ray, 31, 38, 177, 179-180 Wongpiyachon, Mrs Suree, 64 women staff, 142 Wooldridge, Dr Michael, 30 World Food Safety Forum, 18 workplace diversity, 143 work-plan, 56 Working Group of Senior Food Officers, 76 World Health Organization (WHO), 18, 22, 61, 65, 164 World Trade Organisation (WTO), 61, 62 Worsley, Professor Tony, 11 Yeatman, Dr Heather, 9, 31, 177, 179

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