date:Jul 11, 2012
Australian Food and Grocery Councils (AFGC) acting chief executive Dr Geoffrey Annison told FoodNavigator-Asia it has proposed self regulation to a government forum on the matter.
The AFGC has proposed for discussion a process for both pre-approval [by regulators] and self-substantiation [by industry] for general level health claims,said Annison.
For both levels the required evidence would be the same in that regulators and industry need to prove the claims with scientific evidence,he added.