Food Safety Surveys

The Department’s Food Policy & Programs Branch undertakes surveys to monitor the safety and suitability of food and to assess compliance with the Australian New Zealand Food Standards Code. Surveys are initiated where local, interstate or overseas information indicates a potential matter for investigation or to fill a gap in knowledge on a food safety issue. The Department also works with other States and Territories on national surveys coordinated through Food Standards Australia New Zealand and with Primary Industries and Resources SA on issues related to primary production.

• Nutrition, health & related claims - A pilot survey of nutrition, health and related claims in South Australia

• % Fat-free’ and ‘Low Fat’ claims for yoghurt - A survey to investigate the accuracy of ‘% Fat-free’ and ‘Low Fat’ claims for yoghurt - Food Standards Snapshot

• Chloramphenicol - A survey of chloramphenicol in imported crab meat

• Trans fatty acid - A pilot survey of trans fatty acid content of fast food

• Acrylamide - A survey of acrylamide in non-carbohydrate based foods

• Sweet baked goods - A survey of the microbiological quality of sweet baked goods

• Gluten-free foods - A survey to investigate the accuracy of “gluten free” claims

• Formulated caffeinated beverages - “Energy Drinks” ~ A survey to investigate the caffeine levels in caffeinated beverages

• Food colours - A survey of artificial colours in food and beverages

• Weekend produce markets - A survey of horticultural produce for chemical residues

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