Food labelling

(July 2012)

Food labels can provide a wide range of information to help consumers make food choices. Food labels also help to protect public health and safety by displaying information such as use by dates, ingredients, certain allergens, instructions for storage and preparation, and advisory and warning statements. FSANZ sets standards for what information must be on food labels.

FSANZ has developed information on a range of labelling topics. You can find links to this information below.

Nutrition information panels

Ingredient lists and percentage labelling

Use by and best before dates

Food allergies 

Advisory statements

Country of origin labelling

Genetically modified (GM) foods 

Food additives

Truth in labelling (including legibility requirements)

Health claims (nutrition and health related claims)

Labelling Review

More information

Food Labelling Review

Videos on food labelling

Interactive label poster

User guides on labelling