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Salmonella in Sutherland Shire

30/1/2016

 
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New South Wales Health reports over 40 people had gone to hospital since Saturday after consuming food believed to be from the Box Village Bakery, Sylvania NSW. One consumer had a emergency caesarean, giving birth to a baby 5 weeks early.  An area of St George hospital needed to be cordoned off to cope with the influx of chronically ill patients with acute gastro. The bakery will remain closed until an investigation into the incident is completed by the NSW Food Authority.
Information about food poisoning is available on the NSW Food Authority Website.

http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/fp/food-poisoning with a fact sheet on Salmonella available from NSW Health able to be downloaded here.
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AFCG form for Recalls- update Nov 2015

30/1/2016

 
This AFGC form is used to notify major Australian Retailers in the event of a food product recall.
This is updated regularly at  http://www.afgc.org.au/publications/
​This is the form as at January 2016 (Click Here)

Product Recalls - Coliforms, Listeria and Dirty Eggs

28/1/2016

 
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A number of food product recalls in the past few days have confirmed that standards are in place across a range of food types.
Egg food businesses need to meet food safety and labelling requirements, including the requirement that dirty eggs must not be sold for human consumption.
The NSW Food authority has safe egg handling procedures that egg producers must follow. 
The NSW Food authority has resources on Listeria management program, and what do to when you have a presumptive Listeria test.
Correct Food Systems can assist businesses with ensuring their product recall procedures are sufficient to enact a product recall in an timely and organised manner.

Nutrition Panel- Information for food labels

22/1/2016

 
Correct Food Systems assists businesses to meet their food labelling requirements.
We conduct comprehensive label reviews for clients, identifying any small details that may mean the label for a product  does not meet the Food Standards Code labelling requirement, the ACCC requirements or trades weights and measures  state requirements.
We also get enquiries regarding compiling information for a correct Nutrition Panel in the correct Australian format.
Here is some information regarding the requirements for Nutrition Panels that may assist.
How to calculate the information for the Nutrition Panel:
FSANZ has a Nutrition Information Calculator to assist you  in the development of  information for your Nutrition Panel.This can be found at :
http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/industry/npc/Pages/Nutrition-Panel-Calculator-introduction.aspx.

Note some major retailers do not recognise these calculations for their branded products and will require laboratory testing for nutrition information.

All packaged food has to have a nutrition panel except:
-Food sold at fund-raising events
–-Alcoholic beverages, water, vinegar
–-Herbs, spices, salt, herbal infusions, tea, coffee
–-Food Additives (e.g. flavourings, colours)
-–Fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry or fish where they are one ingredient
–-Small packages

Food for food service and unpackaged food: These have different requirements for nutrition information. Information must be written and displayed near or on the food, or made available verbally on request by the customer.
 
All packaged food has to have a nutrition panel on it covering:
–-Energy (kilojoules or kilojoules and calories)
–-Protein(grams)
–-Fat, saturated fat (grams)
-–Carbohydrates, sugars (grams), and
–-Sodium(milligrams)
-–Any other nutrient declared (appropriate unit).If another nutrient is declared on the label, it must also appear in the nutrition information panel​. Where a nutrient claim in made about the packaged food that is otherwise exempt from a nutrition panel, then it must be included in the nutrition panel be on the package (e.g. fish high in Omega-3). 
Note: This must be expressed both per serving size and per 100g / 100ml
  • The values stated in nutrition panels have to be significant to 3 decimal places.
  • Food meant to be consumed reconstituted or drained must have their panel reflect the food as eaten. Eg noodles. If a food is prepared using another food (e.g. milk on cereal), then another column can be added for the combined nutrient figure.
Note this is not a comprehensive list of all the detailed requirements for Nutrition Information for all food products. Further information is available at FSANZ website, view the FSANZ nutrition panel video_, or the NSW Food Authority labelling guideline. All businesses should ensure their labels are correct and complaint for all food products.Contact Correct Food Systems for further assistance with your labels for your food products.


Nutrition and Health Claims enforced

21/1/2016

 
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The new standard for  Nutrition and Health claims on your product 1.2.7 is now fully enforceable. Recent action by the ACCC has demonstrated that the detail of your Health and Nutrition information and claim on your food labels will be examined and compliance to the standard enforced.
Truth in advertising is a current priority enforcement area for the ACCC, with large fines being awarded against companies for false or misleading representation of health or nutrition information.

Arnott's Biscuits has paid $51,000 in penalties for using a "false comparator" to claim on the packaging of certain Shapes products that the contents had 75 per cent less saturated fat. This is despite the fact the claim was clarified in fine print at the bottom of the pack.
Correct Food Systems can assist businesses with their product information and labelling.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/retail/arnotts-biscuits-fined-by-accc-for-misleading-fat-content-claim-on-shapes-20151122-gl5bsd.html#ixzz3yPg6f7m4 

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