Food Standards Australia New Zealand

FSANZ develops the standards in consultation with experts, other government agencies and stakeholders; the standards are enforced by state and territory departments, agencies and local councils in Australia, the Ministry for Primary Industries in New Zealand, and the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment for food imported into Australia.^[2] According to legislation, the recommendations made by the body should be open and accountable, and based upon a rigorous scientific assessment of risk to public health and safety,^[3][4] though FSANZ's commitment to this has been disputed by leading public health and consumer representatives across Australia and New Zealand.

All decisions made by FSANZ must be approved by the Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council, which is composed of the Health Minister from each of the Australian states and territories, and the Health Minister from New Zealand, and other participating Ministers nominated by each jurisdiction.^[5]

Publications from FSANZ include the Australian Total Diet Survey and Shoppers' Guide to Food Additives and labels.

This authority is sometimes cited variously as Australia and New Zealand Food Standards/Safety Authority (ANZFSA),^[6][7][8] possibly incorrect nomenclature arising due to confusion with the old initialism ANZFA, and with the acronym of the New Zealand authority, New Zealand Food Safety, which previously managed such questions in New Zealand.^{[citation needed]}

• Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
• Australian Food Safety Information Council
• Food quality
• Food safety
• Food safety in Australia
• Food safety in New Zealand
• New Zealand Food Safety Authority
• Standards Australia

• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority