FSANZ Reports and submissions

Food Standards Australia & New Zealand (FSANZ) Authority Assessments

FSANZ A1274 - Food derived from disease-resistant banana line QCAV-4.

6.11.2023 GE Free submission A1274 - comments to FSANZ regarding GM banana entering the food chain

6.11.2023 GE Free NZ submission DIR199 - comments to OGTR regarding GM banana entering the environment

FSANZ P1061 -Code Maintenance Proposal

26/02/2023 GE Free submission regarding the amendment to mandatory Folic Acid supplementation in Bread

FSANZ P1055 - Modify definitions for gene technology and new breeding techniques

3/12/21 FSANZ proposal P1055 to modify definitions for gene technology and new breeding techniques

GE Free NZ submission 3.12.21

PSRG submission 3.12.21

Soil and Health 3.12.21

FOE and Gene Ethics

FSANZ A1193

A1193- Irradiation of Food, to include irradiation all fresh fruits and vegetables

FSANZ A1186

27.8.2019 Impossible Foods application A1186 for Soy-Leghemoglobin to be approved into the Australia and New New Zealand food chain. NOTE: The details of manufacturing and internal methods of analysis are CONFIDENTIAL.

A1186 Application documents to approve soy- leghemoglobin in meat analogue products into the Australia and New New Zealand food chain.

6.9.2019 FOIA request GE Free NZ first round questions on A1186 related to the absence of safety analysis of public submitters.

28.1.2020 FSANZ reply to GE Free NZ request for information on A1186

14.2.2020 Australian and New Zealand Food Health comments 2nd call submissions -

Victoria DHHS -need more information on safety
South Australia DHHS - need more information on safety
Queensland DHHS - need more information on safety
NSW Food Authority - need more information on safety
MPI NZ Food Safety - in support
NZ Food and Grocery Council - in support

17.9.2020 GE Free NZ submission at 2nd call -recommendation to decline application due to absence of safety data on a new protein created through GE process never in the food chain before.

17.9.2020 Friends of the Earth and Gene Ethics submission on A1186

21.2.2021 Ministerial Forum final decision to approve A1186. Often the same team making the submission to A1186 also are delegated on behalf of the Ministerial to the Forum to make the decision

FSANZ A1138

12/01/2018 A1138 – Food derived from Provitamin A Rice Line GR2E All documents associated with the GM rice approval.

12/01/2018 GE Free request for information to FSANZ under Freedom of Information Act (FOI)

12/01/2018 FSANZ Mark Booth reply to GE Free NZ

16/01/2018 Letter requesting meeting to Jenny Reid (NZ Forum member)

18/01/2018 Response to Jenny Reid

23/01/2018 Letter following up meeting with Jenny Reid

26/01/2018 Hon Minister Damien O'Connor request for review of GM Rice decision.

Supporting evidence -

Tang, G., Qin, J., Dolnikowski, G., Russell, R., & Grusak, M. (2009) Golden Rice is an effective source of vitamin A. The American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 89(6),1776-1783.(withdrawn as unethical)
Schaub, P., Wüst, F., Koschmieder, J., Yu, Q., Virk, P., Tohme, J., & Beyer, P. (2017). Nonenzymatic β-Carotene Degradation in Provitamin A-Biofortified Crop Plants. Journal Of Agricultural And Food Chemistry (31), 6588-6598.
Schaub et al supplementary paper for Provitamin Rice.
TestBiotech risk assessment on A1138
CODEX guidlines on modern biotechnology for food risk assessment
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 503/2013 3 April 2013 EU guidelines from food derived from GMO's

08/02/2018 Charges for FOI - FSANZ reply

10/02/2018 FOI request for fee waiver

05/03/2018 Reply from Hon Minister Damien O'Connor

06/03/2018 Forum on Food Regulation Out-of-Session Response: Food Standards Australia New Zealand Notifications A1138 and A1143, 26.2.18, (received OIA 6.3.18).

FSANZ A1139

Joint submission GE Free NZ and Soil and Health

J.R. Simplot application to FSANZ for GM food derived from potato lines F10, J3, W8, X17 & Y9

FSANZ A1140

GE Free NZ submission to herbicide tolerant canola line MS11.

Application by Bayer Cropscience for Food derived from Herbicide-tolerant Canola line MS11

FSANZ A1073

Application A1073 - Food derived from Herbicide-tolerant Soybean DAS-44406-6

GE Free Submission supported by Australian Organistions

Public submission form guide - Please feel free to use your own wording, just cut and paste into the form you want. You need to send by e-mail or hard copy by the 6th December 5pm 2012

Letter from Alliance members to COAG Ministers.

25/02/2013 Appeal to the Regulatory Review Committee

Regulatory Review committee report of GE Free NZ appeal, tabled on 21st February 2014

26/9/2013 Transcript of the Regulatory Review Committee hearing.

New Zealand Parliament - Regulatory Review Committee documents - Evidence and Submissions,

25/02/2013 GE Free NZ submission to the Regulatory Review Committee

18/04/2013 OIA letter from Minister Nikki Kaye to Jon Muller, Reason for approving 2,4-D, soybean in to the Food chain.

17/07/2013 OIA letter from Minister Nikki Kaye

24/04/2013 OIA response to Frank Rowson from MPI on advice to Minister for food safety, Niki Kaye.

26/06/2013 Letter to Jon Muller, turning down GE Free first appeal to Regulatory Review Committee, due to not being made in relation to any NZ regulations.

03/07/2013 Submission to Regulatory Review committee appealing the decision to approve the A1073 2,4-D, glyphosate and glufosinate ammonium soybean.

19/08/2013 Letter from Chair Regulatory Review committee, Maryan Street, to Jon Muller notifying acceptance of complaint, and getting response from MPI.

Submission of Claire Bleakley for GE Free NZ to the Regulatory Review Select Committee