4. Labeling Requirements

Bakery Products
Australia

This section provides information on labeling requirements and the label approval process.

4.1 Mandatory Labeling Parameters

Category

Breads and bakery products

1. Packaged food (B2B)

Please refer to Section 4.1 - Mandatory Labeling Parameters - of the "General Foods" guidebook for Australia.

2. Packaged food (B2C)

Please refer to Section 4.1 - Mandatory Labeling Parameters - of the "General Foods" guidebook for Australia.

3. Non-packaged food (i.e., “Pick-and-choose”) (B2C)

Please refer to Section 4.1 - Mandatory Labeling Parameters - of the "General Foods" guidebook for Australia.

In addition, since product information or labeling is not normally provided in the packaging containers for self-select products which is not often the case for bakery products, it will need to be displayed on the cabinets or in food service stores as mentioned above.

Product

Biscuits, cakes, and pastries (including layer cakes with mousses) 

Same as "Category" above.

4.2 Languages

Please refer to Section 4.2 of the "General Foods" guidebook for Australia.

4.3 Mandatory Information on Stickers

Please refer to Section 4.3 of the "General Foods" guidebook for Australia.

4.4 Product Legal Name

This information applies to any relevant products in the category of Breads and bakery products.

Standard 1.2.2 [1] describes the requirements relating to product legal names. Unless a food has a “prescribed” name, then a name that sufficiently describes the true nature of the food is adequate (refer to Figure 1 below).

Figure 1. Screenshot of 1.2.2-2 [1]: Product names

Since there are no prescribed names relating to bakery products, the product name should be adequate to inform consumers of the nature of the food. This could include references such as ‘chocolate cake’, ‘ginger cookies’, ‘fruit and nut slice’, and ‘chocolate brownie’.

4.5 Product-specific Labeling Statements

Category

Breads and bakery products

1. Packaged (B2B)

GMO, trans fat, and irradiated labeling though not especially applicable for bakery products are reflected for consideration in Sections 3.8 and 4.1 of the "General Foods" guidebook for Australia. However, general labeling advisory statements such as allergen warnings apply to all products. There are also other requirements relating to country of origin. For brevity, these are summarised in Section 4.7 of the "General Foods" guidebook, along with other miscellaneous information.

2. Packaged (B2C)

Same as above.

3. Non-packaged (i.e., “Pick-and-choose”) (B2C)

Same as above.

Product

Biscuits, cakes, and pastries (including layer cakes with mousses) 

Same as "Category" above.

4.6 Authority Approval

Category

Breads and bakery products 

Same as Authority Approval for "General Foods" (Section 4.6).

Product

Biscuits, cakes, and pastries (including layer cakes with mousses) 

Same as Authority Approval for "General Foods" (Section 4.6).

4.7 Additional Notes on Labeling

Please refer to Section 4.7 of the "General Foods" guidebook for Australia for additional notes on:

1. Advisory statements (including notes concerning Gluten)
2. Country of origin
3. Weights and measures

4.8 References

1. Standard 1.2.2 – Information requirements – food identification 

https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2015L00389/Download