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Status of country BSE food safety risk assessments
Status of country BSE food safety risk assessments The Australian Government's BSE food safety policy 2009 requires that all countries exporting or seeking to export beef or beef products to Australia have a food safety risk assessment undertaken by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). The FSANZ risk assessment includes a desk assessment and an in-country verification assessment. It examines the effectiveness of BSE-related controls throughout the beef production chain in the applicant country including animal feeding practices, transportation, animal identification and traceability, slaughtering, and food safety and food recall systems. Countries categorised as either Category 1 or 2 are eligible to export beef and beef products to Australia subject to the relevant certification requirements. …
Published December 2023
BSE food safety risk assessment report for Chile
BSE food safety risk assessment report for Chile (March 2014) FSANZ has completed its bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) food safety assessment for the Republic of Chile. Download the food safety risk assessment report The Australian Government's BSE food safety policy requires that all countries exporting or seeking to export beef to Australia have a risk assessment undertaken by FSANZ. The risk assessment shows that Chile has effective controls for prevention of BSE in place. FSANZ has concluded that the risk posed to consumers from beef products exported from Chile is negligible. FSANZ examined the effectiveness of BSE-related controls throughout the beef production chain in Chile. Animal feeding practices, transportation,…
Published December 2023
BSE food safety risk assessment reports for Latvia and Lithuania
BSE food safety risk assessment reports for Latvia and Lithuania (July 2013) FSANZ has completed Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) food safety assessments for the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Lithuania. This brings the total number of countries for which FSANZ has completed BSE food safety assessment to 6. The other four countries that FSANZ has completed BSE food safety assessment are: New Zealand, the Republic of Croatia, the Netherlands, and the Republic of Vanuatu. Download the food safety risk assessment reports The Australian Government's BSE food safety policy requires that all countries exporting or seeking to export beef to Australia have a risk assessment undertaken by FSANZ. The risk…
Published December 2023
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a transmissible and fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects cattle. Variant Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease (vCJD), a rare and fatal human neurodegenerative condition, results from exposure to BSE through eating contaminated beef or beef products. BSE has never been detected in cattle in Australia or New Zealand. The World Organization for Animal Health recognises both countries as having a negligible BSE risk status. What causes BSE? Most scientists think that BSE is caused by a protein called a prion. For reasons that are not completely understood, the normal prion changes into an abnormal prion that is harmful. Both vCJD and BSE are not contagious. A person (or a cow) cannot catch vCJD or BSE from being near a sick person or cow. …
Published December 2023
Food incidents
Food incidents What is a food incident? A food incident is a situation within the food supply chain where there is a possible or confirmed risk associated with the consumption of a food. A food incident can also relate to an issue that could, or is expected to, impact on multiple government jurisdictions. A food incident may be identified from various sources, for example food recalls, a multi-jurisdictional outbreak investigation or intelligence from industry, local/state government or international counterparts. How do governments respond to food incidents? When there is a food incident, governments work together to coordinate their response through the Bi-National Food Safety Network. This network is made up of Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ),…
Published December 2023
Salmonella linked to frozen microwave meals
Salmonella linked to frozen microwave meals (November 2019) *Updated 18 November 2019 to include latest case numbers. State and territory food regulators and health authorities in Australia are investigating a number of cases of salmonellosis associated with consumption of a range of CORE Powerfoods frozen microwave meals. Based on the initial findings of the investigation, the company has initiated a precautionary recall of the following products with a Best Before date from 05/03/2020 to 04/10/2020 inclusive:
- Going Nuts
- Deep South Chilli
- Muay Thai Meatballs
- Holy Meatballs
- Naked Chicken
- Seismic Chicken
- Old School
- Smokey Mountain Meatballs.
Published December 2023
Vibrio parahaemolyticus and raw Pacific oysters from Coffin Bay, SA
Vibrio parahaemolyticus and raw Pacific oysters from Coffin Bay, SA
Latest update: As of 15 December 2021, South Australian authorities are permitting some oyster farmers in the Coffin Bay growing area to recommence harvesting and sale of oysters. For more information refer to the PIRSA and SA Health websites below.Commonwealth, state and territory food regulators and health authorities are investigating an increase in cases of Vibrio parahaemolyticus linked to the consumption of raw Pacific oysters (Magallana gigas) produced in Coffin Bay, SA. On 19 November 2021, SA Health issued an emergency order to recall raw Pacific oysters produced in Coffin Bay, including fresh and frozen products. The…
Published December 2023
FAQs for food businesses
FAQs for food businesses Do I need a recall plan? All food manufacturers, importers and wholesale suppliers must have a written food recall plan in place to ensure unsafe food can be quickly removed from the food supply chain. This is a requirement under Standard 3.2.2 - Food Safety Practices and General Requirements. The plan should specify the procedures, staff responsibilities and records needed as part of the business's recall system. I don't have a recall plan - how do I develop one? If a food business does not have a recall plan, FSANZ's simple…
Published December 2023
Food Industry Recall Protocol
Food Industry Recall Protocol The Food Industry Recall Protocol provides information on recalling food in Australia and guidance for food businesses on developing a written food recall plan. A food recall is action taken to remove from distribution, sale and consumption, food which is unsafe. This means food that may cause illness or other physical harm to a person consuming the food. The three primary objectives of a food recall are to:
- stop the distribution and sale of the product as soon as possible
- inform the government, the food businesses that have received the recalled food and the public (consumer level recalls only) of the problem
- effectively and efficiently remove unsafe product from the market place.
Published December 2023
Undeclared allergen food recall statistics (1 January 2017 - 31 December 2022)
Undeclared allergen food recall statistics (1 January 2017 - 31 December 2022) Page last updated April 20223FSANZ data on Australian food recalls helps identify key issues, track trends and develop prevention strategies. Undeclared allergens is the most common reason for food recalls year-on-year. Below is an analysis of food recalls due to undeclared allergens since 2017. This information expands on analysis of food recall statistics for the last 10 years. These statistics are updated annually. Table 1: Undeclared allergen food recalls 2017-2022 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Number of undeclared allergen…
Published December 2023