Identifying anomalies
We identify potential anomalies in the Partnership Reformulation Program when:
- unexpected results or matters show up in our reporting processes.
- a participating company submits a potential anomaly to us for consideration.
Addressing anomalies
When we identify a potential anomaly, we consider the issue using the following process.
How we handle identified anomalies
- We investigate the anomaly and determine if it sits outside our category definitions, targets or exclusion/inclusion criteria.
- We consider how to resolve the anomaly by revising the:
- category definition
- inclusion or exclusion criteria
- target
- We present the issue and proposed revisions to the Healthy Food Partnership Executive Committee, either at its next scheduled meeting or through an out-of-session process.
- We update our anomaly register with details of the committee’s consideration and next steps.
Request a review of the outcome
If you disagree with the Healthy Food Partnership Executive Committee’s response, you can request a review of the decision. Use the following process:
- Email us to request a review of the decision within 20 working days of receiving the committee’s determination. You must provide new information or evidence for the committee to consider.
- We reply to your email within 2 to 3 working days of receiving it.
- We consider the issue raised including the information or evidence provided and prepare a paper to help the committee consider the issue. We need 15 working days to prepare the paper.
- The committee considers the issue, either at its next scheduled meeting or out-of-session (where there are more than 90 working days before the next scheduled meeting).
- We notify you of the committee’s decision.
- We update our anomaly register with details of the outcome.
Anomaly register
This register includes anomalies submitted to us for consideration and the decisions of the Healthy Food Partnership Executive Committee.
| Application number | Date Submitted | Brief description of application (as submitted by applicant) | Date Considered by Executive Committee | Executive Committee determination | Rationale | Outcome / Next steps |
| PRP-220901 | 25 Nov 2022 | Definition for Processed Meats – deli meats food subcategory of Wave 1 is unclear. Some foods listed in the inclusions of this food subcategory, such as corned beef, are not processed and reformed meats. It was unclear whether foods like smoked turkey which are processed but not reformed are included in this food subcategory and subject to the reformulation target.
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| 28 August 2023 | Crumbed Seafood – intrinsic sodium levels in the raw ingredient seafood ie. calamari or prawns as an ingoing ingredients, are already higher than the HFP crumbed seafood target, prior to the crumb being incorporated. | 6 December 2023 | Agree to revised target of 470mg/100g and split ‘crumbed seafood’ category into 2 individual categories | Split category into 2 – crumbed (fish) seafood at 270mg/100g and crumbed (non-fish) seafood at 470mg/100g | ||
| PRP-240115 | January 2024 | Savoury Pastries – inclusion of plant based savoury pastries with the existing Wave 1 targets. | 23 May 2024 | Agreed to the inclusion of plant-based savoury pastries into the existing Wave 1 targets. Agreed to updating the definition of Savoury Pastries to include plant-based meat alternative and remove the specification of single serve and party pies (as this specification inadvertently excluded family pies from reformulation). | These products were not prevalent in the food supply when the Wave 1 category targets and definitions were originally devised. Following a desktop analysis, plant-based savoury pastries do not need to be in their own category and can sit within the standard savoury pastries category. | Integrate plant-based savoury pastries into existing Wave 1 category and update the definition to remove the specification of single serve and party pies. |
| PRP-240120 | January 2024 | Ready Meals – definition uses an example of a complete salad in the inclusions of a shelf-stable ready meal. This is to be removed as these items are captured under the new category of packaged salads in Wave 3. | 23 May 2023 | Agreed to the updated definition of Ready Meals, which removes the example of a complete salad under the shelf-stable ready meal inclusions example. | The proposed Wave 3 categories include a category of packaged salads, which will capture complete salads so no need to have them under the current ready meals category. | Removal of complete salad as an example of a shelf-stable ready meal in the Wave 2 category definitions. |