Analysis of Food Ingredient Submissions in Australia and New Zealand in 2025

In 2025, the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) maintained a steady pace in the approval of food ingredients. CIRS Group conducted a statistical review of the 2025 submissions in Australia and New Zealand, aiming to provide data references and trend insights for companies planning to enter the ANZ market.

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Overview of Food Ingredient Submissions in Australia and New Zealand in 2025

According to publicly available information on the FSANZ official website, the submission data for food substances in Australia and New Zealand in 2025 are as follows:

16 substances accepted for assessment,
11 public consultations, and
19 approved substances.

Special note: In 2025, a total of three substances submitted by Chinese companies were accepted for assessment, two entered the public consultation, and one has been officially approved.

Substances Accepted for Assessment in Australia and New Zealand in 2025 (16 items)

No.	Application No.	Substance Name	Applicant	Accepted Date
1	A1321	Acetolactate decarboxylase from GM Bacillus licheniformis as a processing aid	Novozymes Australia Pty Ltd	2025.01.03
2	A1322	Extension of use of polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid in sauces and toppings	Unilever Australia Limited	2025.01.30
3	A1324	3-fucosyllactose as a nutritive substance in infant formula products	Glycom A/S	2025.02.11
4	A1325	Extension of use of steviol glycosides in hotplate flour products	George Weston Foods Limited	2025.03.04
5	A1326	Addition of phytosterols, phytostanols or their esters as a novel food to bread and bread products	George Weston Foods Limited trading as Tip Top Bakeries	2025.3.19
6	A1328	Aminopeptidase from Trichoderma reesei as a processing aid	Danisco Australia IFF	2025.03.26
7	A1333	Food derived from purple tomato lines containing event Del/Ros1-N	Norfolk Healthy Produce	2025.06.20
8	A1332	Cross-linked polyester resins as an adsorbent processing aid in wine	Amaea Limited	2025.07.09
9	A1334	2′-FL from GM Corynebacterium glutamicum (gene donor: Corynebacterium urelyticum) in infant formula products	Cataya Bio (Shanghai) Company Limited (China)	2025.07.22
10	A1336	2′-FL from GM Escherichia coli BL21 in infant formula products	Synaura Biotechnology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd (China)	2025.08.13
11	A1338	Triacylglycerol lipase from Komagataella phaffii expressing a triacylglycerol lipase from Yarrowia lipolytica as a processing aid	Chr. Hansen Pty Ltd	2025.09.16
12	A1340	2'-FL from GM Escherichia coli BL21 (gene donor: Akkermansia muciniphila) for use as a nutritive substance in infant formula products	Suzhou Yixi Biotech Co., Ltd. (China)	2025.09.23
13	A1339	2′-FL, 3-FL, LNT, 3′-SL, and 6′-SL from GM Escherichia coli BL21 for use as nutritive substances in infant formula products	Chr. Hansen A/S	2025.10.02
14	A1341	Cell-cultured duck (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus) biomass as a food ingredient	Suprême SAS (Gourmey)	2025.10.16
15	A1342	Beta-casein protein preparation (BCPP1) from GM Komagataella phaffii	Eden Brew Pty Ltd	2025.11.25
16	A1345	Dextransucrase from Bacillus subtilis as a processing aid	IFF Health & Biosciences	2025.12.18

Substances under Public Consultation in Australia and New Zealand in 2025 (11 items)

No.	Application No.	Substance Name	Applicant	Public Consultation Period
1	A1310	Food derived from insect-protected soybean line MON94637	Bayer CropScience Pty Ltd	2025.01.07-2025.02.18
2	A1323	Food derived from insect-protected soybean line COR23134	Corteva Agriscience Australia Pty Ltd	2025.03.04-2025.04.15
3	A1315	Chitosan and (1,3)-beta-glucans from white button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) as a food additive	Chinova Bioworks Inc	2025.03.25-2025.05.06
4	A1318	Steviol glycosides produced by enzymatic conversion using enzymes produced by GM Escherichia coli BL21	Sichuan Ingia Biosynthetic Co., Ltd. (China)	2025.04.08-2025.05.20
5	A1288	Thermolysin from Anoxybacillus caldiproteolyticus Rokko as a processing aid	IFF Australia Pty Ltd	2025.05.22-2025.07.03
6	A1324	3-fucosyllactose as a nutritive substance in infant formula products	Glycom A/S	2025.06.11-2025.07.23
7	A1292	Phospholipase C from Bacillus licheniformis as a processing aid	Novozymes Japan Ltd	2025.07.15-2025.08.26
8	A1333	Food derived from purple tomato lines containing event Del/Ros1-N	Norfolk Healthy Produce	2025.07.30-2025.09.10
9	A1293	Phospholipase C from Bacillus licheniformis as a processing aid	Novozymes Japan Ltd	2025.09.02-2025.09.30
10	A1334	2′-FL from GM Corynebacterium glutamicum (gene donor: Corynebacterium urelyticum) in infant formula products	Cataya Bio (Shanghai) Company Limited(China)	2025.10.21-2025.11.18
11	A1304	Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase from Bacillus licheniformis (gene donor: Chryseobacterium cucumeris) for use as a processing aid	Novozymes Australia Pty Ltd	2025.12.11-2026.01.29

Substances Approved in Australia and New Zealand in 2025 (19 items)

No.	Application No.	Substance Name	Applicant	Approved Date
1	A1299	Fructosyltransferase from Aspergillus oryzae as a processing aid	Tate and Lyle Solutions USA LLC	2025.02.14
2	A1301	Triacylglycerol lipase from GM Komagataella phaffii as a processing aid	Danstar Ferment AG	2025.02.14
3	A1303	Food derived from herbicide-tolerant sugar beet line KWS20-1	Bayer CropScience Pty Ltd	2025.02.14
4	A1302	Food derived from insect-protected corn line MZIR260	Syngenta Pty Ltd	2025.03.26
5	A1269	Cultured Quail as a Novel Food	Vow Group Pty Ltd	2025.04.07
6	A1279	Lentinula edodes (Shiitake mushroom) mycelia as a processing aid	MycoTechnology, Inc.	2025.05.14
7	A1307	Milk fat globule membrane as a nutritive substance in infant formula products	Arla Foods Ingredients Group P/S	2025.05.14
8	A1308	2′-FL from GM Escherichia coli W in infant formula products	Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd	2025.05.14
9	A1310	Food derived from insect-protected soybean line MON94637	Bayer CropScience Pty Ltd	2025.05.14
10	A1311	Prolyl oligopeptidase from GM Trichoderma reesei as a processing aid	Bayer CropScience Pty Ltd.	2025.05.14
11	A1323	Food derived from insect-protected soybean line COR23134	Corteva Agriscience Australia Pty Ltd	2025.06.18
12	A1315	Chitosan and (1,3)-beta-glucans from white button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) as a food additive	Chinova Bioworks Inc	2025.07.03
13	A1318	Steviol glycosides produced by enzymatic conversion using enzymes produced by GM Escherichia coli BL21	Sichuan Ingia Biosynthetic Co., Ltd.(China)	2025.08.14
14	A1288	Thermolysin from Anoxybacillus caldiproteolyticus Rokko as a processing aid	IFF Australia Pty Ltd	2025.09.25
15	A1324	3-fucosyllactose as a nutritive substance in infant formula products	Glycom A/S	2025.11.10
16	A1333	Food derived from purple tomato lines containing event Del/Ros1-N	Norfolk Healthy Produce	2025.11.10
17	A1292	Phospholipase C from Bacillus licheniformis as a processing aid	Novozymes Japan Ltd	2025.12.18
18	A1293	Phosphoinositide PLC from Bacillus licheniformis as a processing aid	Novozymes Japan Ltd	2025.12.18
19	A1328	Aminopeptidase from Trichoderma reesei as a processing aid	Danisco Australia IFF	2025.12.18

Summary

The 2025 submission trends in Australia and New Zealand clearly indicate that microbial manufacturing and genetic modification technologies have become the dominant driving forces in R&D. From the continued popularity of human milk oligosaccharides to diverse enzyme preparations and emerging mycelial biomass, the technological boundaries are continually expanding. Notably, Chinese biotechnology companies, leveraging their early advantages in synthetic biology, are demonstrating strong innovation capacity and competitiveness in the global market. As regulatory requirements continue to rise, accurately understanding market entry timelines and achieving efficient compliance submissions has become the “golden key” for companies seeking to capture a share of the global high-value ingredient market.

Notes

The data in this article are sourced from the public search platform of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand official website.
The statistical data are collected up to December 31, 2025.
The statistics include only applications submitted by companies for food-related substances, and do not include non-food substances or proposals initiated by authorities themselves.

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