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FRSC donated food roundtable

26 October 2026

AFGC participated in a Food Regulation Standing Committee (FRSC) stakeholder roundtable in Adelaide on 7 October 2026, alongside representatives from FSANZ, government regulators, the food relief sector, research organisations and industry.

The discussion focused on regulatory and practical barriers to donating packaged food, including food safety, date marking, labelling, packaging, liability, transport and storage. Possible actions put forward to improve food donation and redistribution practices included co-development of donation-specific guidance, undertaking a regulatory snapshot to identify inconsistencies across jurisdictions and improve understanding and application of date marking.