Start date for dietary fibre claim requirements could be pushed back
New requirements for nutrition content claims about dietary fibre could be delayed by 12 months after the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) applied to extend the requirements to January 2017.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has released a consultation paper on the application.
“The requirements are part of a health claims standard which has a three-year transition period finishing on 18 January 2016,” said FSANZ Chief Executive Officer Steve McCutcheon.
“At the request of industry, FSANZ reviewed the requirements for nutrition content claims about dietary fibre and decided to make no change. The AFGC is seeking an extension of the transition period to allow for implementation work that was deferred by manufacturers while the review was undertaken.”
FSANZ is calling for stakeholder submissions on the issue.
“We particularly encourage submissions from industry stakeholders who are in the process of transitioning to the new claim requirements as well as from those who have already made labelling or product changes,” said McCutcheon.
The closing date for submissions is 20 November 2014.
To view the consultation paper, click here. For information on how to make a submission, click here.
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