Proposal P1056 – Caffeine review, 2nd call for submissions

15 April 2025

The AFGC welcomes the opportunity to comment on Proposal P1056 – Caffeine review 2nd call for submissions.

The AFGC supports in principle FSANZ’s assessment of caffeine and the proposed draft regulatory framework.

The AFGC compliments FSANZ for its extensive safety assessment of caffeine. This work acknowledges and reaffirms the safety of caffeine at proposed levels in the Australian and New Zealand food supply.
The proposed amendments that prohibit a food for retail sale from containing caffeine as an ingredient or component unless expressly permitted by the Code and establishing new specific permissions for Formulated Supplementary Sports Foods (FSSF) to contain caffeine also provides regulatory certainty.