Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on an application to allow the combination of three permitted oligosaccharides in infant formula products.
FSANZ CEO Dr Sandra Cuthbert said the Application is seeking to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code) to permit the combination of the oligosaccharide 2²-fucosyllactose (2²-FL) with galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) and/or inulin-type fructans (ITF).
“All three ingredients are already permitted for use in infant formula products individually. However, the safety and tolerance of them in combination has not previously been assessed by FSANZ and is currently prohibited in the Code,' Dr Cuthbert said.
“FSANZ's safety assessment found no health or safety concerns with the combination in infant formula products.”
“If approved, the current prohibition in the Code will be removed, allowing the three oligosaccharides to be used together at existing permitted maximum use levels.”
The period for comment closes at¯6pm (Canberra time)¯19 August 2022.
What happens to my feedback?
We will publish all submissions to our website as soon as possible at the end of the public comment period.
All feedback will be considered by FSANZ before making a decision on whether to approve the application/proposal.
Our decision will be notified to ministers responsible for food regulation who can ask for a review or agree to include the amendment in the Code.
More information:
- How to make a submission
- Read the assessment documents: A1251 - 2'-FL combined with galacto-oligosaccharides and/or inulin-type fructans in infant formula products
Media contact:
- 0401 714 265 (Australia)
- +61 401 714 265 (from New Zealand)
- media@foodstandards.gov.au