National Food Authority
NFA
19 August 1991 – 1996
Renamed Australia New Zealand Food Authority in 1996.
Statutory authority that developed and recommended national food standards, covering food composition, labelling and contaminants, for adoption into state and territory food law.
Names over time
- National Food Authority1991–1996
- Australia New Zealand Food Authority1996–2002
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand2002–present
How it came into existence
Established on 19 August 1991 under the National Food Authority Act 1991, taking over the development of national food standards from the National Health and Medical Research Council and its Food Standards Committee.
- Development of national food standards
Legislation: National Food Authority Act 1991
How it ended
Continued as the Australia New Zealand Food Authority in 1996, when the National Food Authority Amendment Act 1995 came into force to implement the December 1995 agreement with New Zealand on a joint food standards system.
Main functions
- Development of national food standards
- Food composition and labelling standards
- Food safety and contaminant standards
- Advice to health ministers on food regulation
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Health and Family Services.
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