Notice Type
General Notices
Variations to the Food Standards Code (Amendment No. 46) 1. Preamble The variations set forth in the Schedule below are variations to the Food Standards Code (hereinafter called `the Code') which was published by the National Health and Medical Research Council in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No. P 27, on 27 August 1987, and which has been varied from time to time. The Schedule contains variations adopted by the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Council in October 1999. These variations are published pursuant to section 32 of the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991. 2. Citation These variations may be collectively known as Amendment No. 46 to the Code. 3. Commencement These variations commence on the date of publication of this Gazette. Subclauses (19) (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) of Standard A1 cease to have effect on 13 February 2001. Schedule 1 Standard A1 is varied by 1.1 omitting immediately after the Table to subclause (19) (e) Editorial Notes: (1) Subclauses (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) implement a pilot trial of a management system for health claims. The outcomes of the pilot will be used to assist in the evaluation of a proposal to allow wider use of health claims in food labels and advertisements. The subclauses cease to have effect on 13 February 2000. (2) Due to anticipated delays in the publication of amendments into the Food Standards Code, the approved foods/products listed in Column 1 to subclause (e) are also listed in a Register which is held at and by the Australia New Zealand Food Authority. The Register contains the most up to date list of approved foods/products. (3) Clause (13) of Standard A1 should be read in conjunction with Standard A9 Vitamins and Minerals. and substituting Editorial Notes: (1) Subclauses (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) implement a pilot trial of a management system for health claims. The outcomes of the pilot will be used to assist in the evaluation of a proposal to allow wider use of health claims in food labels and advertisements. The subclauses cease to have effect on 13 February 2001. (2) Due to anticipated delays in the publication of amendments into the Food Standards Code, the approved foods/products listed in Column 1 to subclause (e) are also listed in a Register which is held at and by the Australia New Zealand Food Authority. The Register contains the most up to date list of approved foods/products. (3) Clause (13) of Standard A1 should be read in conjunction with Standard A9 Vitamins and Minerals. 1.2 inserting under the sub-heading Primary Foods in the Table to subclause (19) (e) Watties Garden Peas Watties Baby Peas Watties Choice Cut Green Beans Watties Supersweet Corn 1.3 inserting into the Table to subclause (19) (e) under the heading PROCESSED FOODS Fernland Balance Orange Juice 1.4 deleting from the Table to subclause (19) (e) Harvest FreshCuts All Seasons Salad Harvest FreshCuts Garden Salad Harvest FreshCuts Coleslaw Mix Harvest FreshCuts Dryslaw Harvest FreshCuts Ranchslaw
Publication Date
4 Nov 1999

Notice Number

1999-gn8101

Page Number

3912