ACCC |
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
ADI |
Acceptable daily intake |
AFGC |
Australian Food and Grocery Council |
Agriculture |
Australian Government Department of Agriculture and w |
ANAO |
Australian National Audit Office |
APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Forum) |
APS |
Australian Public Service |
APVMA |
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority |
ATDS |
Australian Total Diet Study |
AusAID |
Australian Agency for International Development |
ATO |
Australian Taxation Office |
CCCF |
Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food |
CCFA |
Codex Committee on Food Additives |
CCFH |
Codex Committee on Food Hygiene |
CCFL |
Codex Committee on Food Labelling |
CCFICS |
Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection Certification Systems |
CCNFSDU |
Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses |
COAG |
Council of Australian Governments |
Codex |
Codex Alimentarius Commission and its committees |
EEO |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
FDA |
United States Food and Drug Administration |
FOI |
Freedom of Information |
FRSC |
Food Regulation Standing Committee |
FSANZ |
Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
FSANZ Act |
Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 |
GM |
Genetically modified |
| GMP |
Good manufacturing practice |
IGA |
Inter-Government Agreement |
ILSI |
International Life Sciences Institute |
INFOSAN |
International Food Safety Authorities Network |
ISFR |
Implementation Subcommittee for Food Regulation |
JECFA |
The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives |
MPI |
Ministry for Primary Industries (New Zealand) |
MoU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
MRL |
Maximum residue limit |
NHMRC |
National Health and Medical Research Council |
NICNAS |
National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme |
NUTTAB |
Nutrient content of food in Australia (publication) |
OBPR |
Office of Best Practice Regulation |
OECD |
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
OGTR |
Office of the Gene Technology Regulator |
QUADS |
Food Safety Quadrilateral meetings, involving Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States |
SCSC |
APEC Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance |
SES |
Senior Executive Service |
TGA |
Therapeutic Goods Administration |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WTO |
World Trade Organization |
WHS |
Work Health and Safety |
