Plain English Allergen Labelling – Webinar #1 PEAL updates – what you need to know

Plain English Allergen Labelling – Webinar #1

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On February 25^th Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) announced new requirements for allergen labelling on packaged foods. 

The changes to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code) will help ensure mandatory food allergen declarations are clear and consistent so that consumers have the information they need to make safe food choices. 

The requirements include:

• the declaration of allergen information in a specific format and location on food labels
• the use of simple, plain English terms for allergen declarations.   

Join AIFST, the Allergen Bureau and the AFGC for the first of a 2-part webinar series on PEAL.

This first webinar will cover the changes with presentations from FSANZ and Provenance Legal.

Join us to grow, learn and connect.

Presenters:

Derek Castles, Labelling and Information Standards, FSANZ 

Derek Castles is a member of the Labelling and Information Standards Section at Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) and has worked for the agency for 19 years. Derek has been actively working on allergen labelling regulations at FSANZ for the last six years. Derek is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian and has also worked on nutrition-related regulations prior his allergen labelling activities.

Julie Cox, Provenance Legal

Julie Cox is the founder and director of Provenance, a specialist legal consultancy for the food and beverage industry.  She has nearly 20 years’ experience advising a range of food businesses from multinationals to start ups on all aspects of advertising, labelling, product safety, IP and commercial matters across the product lifecycle.