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AustraliaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Food – Australia

Official title

P1056 - Caffeine review - Consultation paper – naturally occurring caffeine and labelling

Australia notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 7 November 2025. The comment period closed on 6 January 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Foods for retail sale in Australia and New Zealand in which caffeine has been added, including sports foods

Notifying member
Australia
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 7 November 2025. Check WTO ePing or Australia for its current status.
Objectives
  • Protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/AUS/624
Keywords
Human health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 6 January 2026
Proposed adoption
Notification to Australian and New Zealand Government anticipated early 2026 with adoption (gazettal) to follow approximately three months later, pending Government consideration.
Proposed entry into force
A two-year transition period has been proposed, beginning on the date of gazettal and pending Government consideration of the proposal (see above).

How to comment

The comment period closed on 6 January 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/AUS/624; it can take them up with Australia.

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What the notification says

This proposal proposes to: - Prohibit the retail sale of a food that is caffeine and prohibit the addition of caffeine to foods for retail sale unless expressly permitted; - Expressly permit the addition of caffeine to formulated supplementary sports foods (FSSF), subject to compositional, packaging and labelling requirements. This proposal considers whether measures are required in relation to the regulation of caffeine in the Australian and New Zealand food supply in order to protect public health and safety. In particular the proposal is examining: the addition of caffeine to Formulated Supplementary Sports Foods (FSSF), foods in the general food supply and the extent of risk posed to vulnerable sub-populations. All proposals relating to changes in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code), must be assessed in the context of the following objectives: (a) the protection of public health and safety; (b) the provision of adequate information relating to food to enable consumers to make informed choices; and (c) the prevention of misleading or deceptive conduct. FSANZ must also have regard to the promotion of consistency between domestic an international foods standards. The objective and rationale is to amend the Code to protect public health and safety, with respect to the addition of caffeine to foods.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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