Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

Preamble

The variations set forth in the Schedule below are variations to Standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code published by the National Health and Medical Research Council in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No. P 27, on
27 August 1987, which have been varied from time to time.

These variations are published pursuant to section 23A of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991.

Citation

These variations may be collectively known as the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Amendment No. 85 – 2006.

Commencement

These variations commence on gazettal.

SCHEDULE

[1] Standard 1.1A.2 is varied by omitting clauses (1B) and (1C), substituting –

(1B) This Standard ceases to have effect two years from the commencement of Standard 1.2.7.

(1C) Deleted.

[2] Standard 1.2.3 is varied by –

[2.1] inserting in the Table to clause 2, Columns 1 and 2 –

Cereal-based beverages, where these foods contain no more than 2.5% m/m fat and less than 3% m/m protein, or less than 3% m/m protein only. Statement to the effect that the product is not suitable as a complete milk replacement for children under the age of five years.
Evaporated and dried products made from cereals, where these foods contain no more than 2.5% m/m fat and less than 3% m/m protein, or less than 3% m/m protein only, as reconstituted according to directions for direct consumption. Statement to the effect that the product is not suitable as a complete milk replacement for children under the age of five years.

[2.2] omitting from the Table to clause 2 –

Evaporated milks, dried milks and equivalent products made from soy or rice, where these foods contain no more than 2.5% m/m fat as reconstituted according to directions for direct consumption Statement to the effect that the product is not suitable as a complete milk food for children under the age of two years

substituting

Evaporated milks, dried milks and equivalent products made from soy or cereals, where these foods contain no more than 2.5% m/m fat as reconstituted according to directions for direct consumption. Statement to the effect that the product is not suitable as a complete milk food for children under the age of two years.

[2.3] omitting from the Table to clause 2 –

Milk, and beverages made from soy or rice, where these foods contain no more than 2.5% m/m fat Statement to the effect that the product is not suitable as a complete milk food for children under the age of two years

substituting

Milk, and beverages made from soy or cereals, where these foods contain no more than 2.5% m/m fat. Statement to the effect that the product is not suitable as a complete milk food for children under the age of two years.

[3] Standard 1.3.2 is varied by –

[3.1] inserting in Column 1 in the Table to clause 3 the heading –

Analogues derived from cereals

[3.2] inserting in the Table to clause 3, Columns 2, 3, 4 and 5, under the heading Analogues derived from cereals –

Beverages containing no less than 0.3% m/m protein derived from cereals 200 mL Vitamin AThiaminRiboflavinVitamin B6Vitamin B12Vitamin DFolateCalciumMagnesiumPhosphorusZincIodine 110 mg (15%)no claim permitted0.43 mg (25%)no claim permitted0.8 mg (40%)1.0 mg (10%)no claim permitted240 mg (30%)no claim permitted200 mg (20%)no claim permitted15 mg (10%) 125 mg0.10 mg0.12 mg1.6 mg12 mg22 mg0.8 mg

[4] Standard 1.5.2 is varied by inserting into Column 1 of the Table to clause 2 –

Food derived from glufosinate ammonium tolerant cotton line LL25
Food derived from glyphosate-tolerant cotton line MON 88913

[5] Standard 2.9.3 is varied by omitting the entry in Column 2 of Table 3 of the Schedule for Iodine, substituting –

70 µg (100%)