This application seeks to amend the Food Standards Code to include foods suited for Very Low Energy Diets (VLEDs) in foods for special medical purposes (FSMPs).
FSANZ has developed education materials for consumers and health practitioners. These can be viewed on the very low energy diets page.
Approval report
Approval report - 21 March 2022 (pdf 1.38 mb)
Supporting document 1 - Nutrition assessment (pdf 1.34 mb)
Supporting document 2 - Labelling assessment (pdf 865 kb)
Call for submissions
Call for Submissions - 19 November 2021 (pdf 267 kb)
Supporting document 1 - Nutrition assessment (pdf 653 kb)
Supporting document 2 - Labelling assessment (pdf 114 kb)
Submissions (zip 9.29 mb)
Administrative Assessment - 27 July 2021 (pdf 93.2 kb)(word 63.1 kb)
Executive Summary (52.6 kb)
Application (pdf 999 kb)