Health, ageing & disabilityStatutory authorityExists today
Food Standards Australia New Zealand
FSANZ
1 July 2002 – present
Previously Australia New Zealand Food Authority (1996–2002).
Bi-national statutory authority that develops and maintains the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, covering food composition, labelling, safety and contaminants, and coordinates food recalls in Australia.
Names over time
- National Food Authority1991–1996
- Australia New Zealand Food Authority1996–2002
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand2002–present
How it came into existence
Took its current name on 1 July 2002, when the Australia New Zealand Food Authority was renamed under amendments that made its Act the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991, as part of national food regulation reforms agreed by the Council of Australian Governments.
Legislation: Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991
Main functions
- Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code
- Food labelling and composition standards
- Food safety risk assessment
- Coordination of food recalls in Australia
- Food surveillance and dietary exposure assessment
Where it sits
In the portfolio of Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.
- Type of body
- Corporate Commonwealth entity
- Portfolio
- Health, Disability and Ageing
- Accountable authority
- Board – Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 sections 12, 115-116 with reference to section 127
- ABN
- 20 537 066 246
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- List of Commonwealth entities and companies under the PGPA Act, 1 July 2026 (Department of Finance)
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 11 December 2014 to the latest release (30 June 2026))