Blog & guides
Australian food labelling, explained plainly
Practical guides to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code — for anyone who makes, packs or sells packaged food here. Working out a panel rather than reading about one? The nutrition information panel calculator does the arithmetic. Every requirement is quoted from the Code as registered on the Federal Register of Legislation, with the compilation number, so you can check it.
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Guide · Allergens
Allergen labelling — the Plain English rules, now fully in force
The required names from Schedule 9, the Contains statement, the exemptions, and the transition that ended on 26 February 2026.
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Basics · Labelling
Food labelling requirements in Australia — the complete list
Everything a packaged food label must carry, taken from section 1.2.1—8 of the Food Standards Code, with the provision for each.
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Guide · Front of pack
Health Star Rating explained — how it works, and what it is not
The six categories, the automatic ratings, why it is voluntary — and why it is not the Schedule 5 nutrient profiling score.
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Guide · Labelling
Country of origin labelling — the standard mark and the bar chart
Priority and non-priority foods, the kangaroo logo, the twelve bar chart steps — and why this one is consumer law, not food law.
Selling into the European Union as well? The English blog covers Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 — the fourteen allergens, the nutrition declaration, minimum font size and date marking — across thirty-two guides.