On 28 April 2024, the Federal Register of Australia website published the revised food labeling standards, which will come into effect on 29 April 2024. Main contents:

General requirements

 (a) name of the food (see section 1.2.2—2);

 (b) *lot identification (see section 1.2.2—3);

 (c) name and address of the *supplier (see section 1.2.2—4);

 (d) advisory statements, *warning statements and declarations (see sections 1.2.3—2, 1.2.3—3 and 1.2.3—4);

 (e) a statement of ingredients (see section 1.2.4—2);

 (f) date marking information (see section 1.2.5—3);

 (g) storage conditions and directions for use (see section 1.2.6—2);

 (h) information relating to nutrition, health and related claims (see subsection 1.2.7—26(4));

 (i) nutrition information (see Standard 1.2.8);

 (j) information about *characterising ingredients and *characterising components (see section 1.2.10—3);

 (ja) information relating to breakfast cereals that contain vitamin D that has been used as a nutritive substance in accordance with Standard 1.3.2 (see section 1.3.2—7);

 (k) information relating to *foods produced using gene technology (see section 1.5.2—4);

 (l) information relating to irradiated food (see section 1.5.3—9);

Additional requirements

 (m) for minced meat—the maximum proportion of fat in the minced meat (see section 2.2.1—7);

 (n) for raw meat joined or formed into the semblance of a cut of meat—the required information relating to that meat (see section 2.2.1—8);

 (o) for fermented comminuted processed or manufactured meat—the required information relating to how the meat has been processed (see sections 2.2.1—9 and 2.2.1—10);

 (p) for formed or joined fish—the information relating to that fish (see section 2.2.3—3);

 (q) the process declaration for edible oils (see section 2.4.1—4);

 (r) for juice blend—the name and percentage by volume of each juice in the blend (see section 2.6.1—4);

 (s) information related to the composition of packaged water (see section 2.6.2—5);

 (t) the declarations and other information required for electrolyte drinks and for electrolyte drink bases (see Standard 2.6.2);

 (u) the required statements relating to kava (see section 2.6.3—4);

 (v) for formulated caffeinated beverages:

 (i) declarations of *average quantities (see section 2.6.4—5); and

 (ii) any advisory statements (see section 2.6.4—5);

 (w) for a food that contains alcohol—if required:

 (i) a statement of the alcohol content (see section 2.7.1—3); and

 (ii) a statement of the number of *standard drinks in the package (see section 2.7.1—4);

 (x) for special purpose foods or *amino acid modified foods to which sections 2.9.6—5 and 2.9.6—6 apply—the required information for such foods;

 (y) the required statements and other information for:

 (i) infant formula product (see Standard 2.9.1); and

 (ii) food for infants (see Standard 2.9.2); and

 (iii) formulated meal replacements and formulated supplementary foods (see Standard 2.9.3); and

 (iv) formulated supplementary sports foods (see Standard 2.9.4); and

 (v) foods for special medical purposes (see Standard 2.9.5);

 (z) the required information for reduced sodium salt mixtures and salt substitutes (see section 2.10.2—8).

See the original text of the Federal Register: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2015L00386/latest/text