Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) issued amendments to its Food Standards Code on September 5th 2019, covering the following: Triacylglycerol lipase from Trichoderma reesei as a processing aid (enzyme) Aspergillopepsin I from Trichoderma reesei as processing aid (enzyme) Rebaudioside MD as a Steviol Glycoside from Saccharomyces cerevisiae Enzymatic production of Rebaudioside D Further details can be found here: #FSANZ #FoodAdditives #Stevia #Enzymes

Effective June 6, 2019 FSANZ is permitting the use of steviol glycosides (sweetener, INS 960) in fruit drinks under category 14.1.2.2.1. The amendment can be found here: http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/code/changes/gazette/Documents/Gazette%20Notice%20No%20185%20WEB%20VERSION.pdf #FSANZ #Australia #NewZealand #FoodAdditives #Stevia

Amendment No. 182 makes changed to the Food Standards Code for use of INS 432 - Polysorbate 20 - and provides for several other changes to the Code. Further details here: http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/code/changes/gazette/Documents/Gazette%20Notice%20No%20182%20WEB%20VERSION.pdf #FoodAdditives #Foodregulations #Australia #NewZealand #FSANZ

An application has been submitted to FSANZ seeking permission for the use of steviol glycosides (INS 960) in fruit drinks. Schedule 15 and Standard 1.3.1 of the Food Code would be affected. Link: #FSANZ #Australia #NewZealand #Stevia #FoodAdditives

FSANZ is considering the addition of several minor steviol glycosides to the current definition of 10 steviol glycosides. Applications on this proposal are open until December 19. http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/code/applications/Documents/A1132%20Definition%20of%20steviol%20glycoside%20CFS.pdf #NewZealand #Australia #FSANZ #Stevia #FoodAdditives

On July 15, 2016 FSANZ published the assessment report for an application (A1132) to expand the definition of the intense sweetener steviol glycosides (INS 960) and to include all steviol glycosides present in the Stevia rebaudiana leaf. http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/code/applications/Pages/A1132Definition-of-Steviol-Glycosides.aspx #FoodAdditives #Stevia #Australia #NewZealand #FSANZ