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Acrylamide in foods (September 2011)
Advice on brown seaweed for pregnant women; breastfeeding women and children (27 June 2011)
Agents of Foodborne Illness – a technical publication with information about microorganisms that cause foodborne illness)
Alcoholic - Health advisory labels on alcoholic beverages (September 2011)
Allergies - Food allergies (30 March 2011)
Allergen review (May 2011)
Antibiotics in the food supply
Apples: FSANZ risk assessment on antimicrobial use in New Zealand apple orchards
Arsenic (December 2011) ![]()
Aspartame (March 2011)
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Bamboo Cassava and bamboo shoots (October 2011)
Bisphenol A (BPA) (December 2011) ![]()
Benzene in flavoured beverages (August 2011)
FSANZ study of brominated flame retardants in food (14 December 2007)
Benzoates, sulphites and sorbates in the food supply (3 August 2005)
Bonsoy - Reformulated Bonsoy soy milk without kombu seaweed to return to shelves (April 2010)
Bonsoy Soy Milk recall (24 December 2009)
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Caffeine (August 2011)
Canned foods: purchasing and storage (October 2008)
Carbendazim in orange juice (January 2012) ![]()
Cassava and bamboo shoots (October 2011) ![]()
Cereal-Based Beverages (December 2011) ![]()
Chemical migration from food contact packaging materials in Australian food
Chicken - Raw Chicken Meat Microbiological Survey – summary of results (November 2011) ![]()
Cloned animals (Updated December 2011) ![]()
Coffee: Consumer warning on coffee products containing drugs (18 July 2011)
Colours - Food colours (December 2011) ![]()
Country of Origin labelling in Australia – information for consumers (February 2011)
Chemicals in food - maximum residue limits (February 2012) ![]()
Chemicals in glass jar seals (July 08)
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Dairy - see Primary Production and Processing
Dietary exposure assessment
Dioxins (2 February 2012) ![]()
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E-coli outbreak in Germany (12 July 2011)
Eggs see Primary Production and Processing
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Fats - Choosing healthier fats and oils (December 2010)
Fish labelling (September 2011)
Fluoride in bottled water (November 2011) ![]()
Folic acid - Mandatory folic acid fortification in Australia (September 09)
Folic acid - Mandatory folic acid fortification and health outcomes (September 09)
Food colours (December 2011) ![]()
Food irradiation (August 2011)
Food poisoning (Agents of Foodborne Illness – a technical publication with information about microorganisms that cause foodborne illness)
Food safety during fires, floods and power cuts
Food safety factsheets
Food Standards Code - a guide for consumers
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H
Hemp as a food (December 2011) ![]()
Hormonal growth promotants in beef
I
Iodine sensitivities
Iodine in Food (October 2010)
Isomaltulose (December 2011) ![]()
Food Imported into Australia
Irradiation (August 2011)
Irradiation of persimmons (August 2011)
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Japan - Safety of food from Japan (December 2011) ![]()
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Listeria and food - the risk to people with weakened immune systems (2010)
Listeria and food: Commonly asked questions (December 2005)
Labels - Health advisory labels on alcoholic beverages (September 2011)
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Malachite green in aquacultured fish (December 2005)
Meat Pies (June 2011)
Melamine - Update on melamine in foods from China (2008)
Melamine: Contaminated baby formula made in China (September 2008)
Milk (Raw) - see Primary Production and Processing
MRL's - Chemicals in food - maximum residue limits (February 2012) ![]()
MSG in food (December 2011) ![]()
Mercury in Fish (September 2011)
Milk permeate (December 2011)
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National approach to managing meat safety in Australia (April 2009)
Nanotechnology and Food (December 2011) ![]()
Nutrition Claims (December 2010)
Nutrition, health and related claims
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Orange juice - Carbendazim in orange juice (January 2012)P
Packaging - Chemical migration from food contact packaging materials in Australian food
Paterson's Curse/Salvation Jane honey (October 2011) ![]()
Palm oil (September 2011)
Pine nuts (December 2010)
Plant Sterols (also known as Phytosterols) (November 2011) ![]()
Plasticisers - Chemicals in glass jar seals (July 08)
Pregnancy and healthy eating (October 2011)
Primary Production and Processing Standards
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Quorn (mycoprotein) (December 2011) ![]()
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Seaweed: Advice on brown seaweed for pregnant women; breastfeeding women and children (27 June 2011)
Sodium - How much sodium and salt are we eating (August 2011)
Salt/sodium - How much salt and sodium are we eating - further information (September 2009)
Sodium and salt (August 2011)
Seed sprouts - see Primary Production and Processing
Sulphites (January 2012) ![]()
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Trans fatty acids ( December 2010)
Tagatose - Information about Tagatose for Individuals with Disorders in Fructose Metabolism (21 July 2004)
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Bottled wine labelled with a vintage date of 2002 or earlier (March 2004)
Wholegrain (November 2011) ![]()