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.
Citation
These variations may be collectively known as the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Amendment No. 121 - 2011.
Commencement
These variations commence on 10 February 2011.
SCHEDULE
[1] Standard 1.2.4 is varied by -
[1.1] omitting from Schedule 2, Part 1 -
Dimethyl dicarbonate 242
[1.2] omitting from Schedule 2, Part 2 -
Dimethyl dicarbonate 242
[2] Standard 1.3.1 is varied by -
[2.1] omitting from Schedule 1 under item 14.1.2 Fruit and vegetable juices and fruit and vegetable juice products -
242 Dimethyl dicarbonate 250 mg/kg
[2.2] omitting from Schedule 1 under item 14.1.3 Water based flavoured drinks* -
242 Dimethyl dicarbonate 250 mg/kg
[2.3] omitting from Schedule 1 under item 14.1.4 Formulated Beverages* -
242 Dimethyl dicarbonate 250 mg/kg
[2.4] omitting from Schedule 1 under item 14.2.2 Wine, sparkling wine and fortified wine -
242 Dimethyl dicarbonate 200 mg/kg
[2.5] omitting from Schedule 1 under item 14.2.4 Fruit wine, vegetable wine and mead (including cider and perry) -
242 Dimethyl dicarbonate 200 mg/kg
[3] Standard 1.3.3 is varied by -
[3.1] omitting from clause 1 -
processing aid means a substance listed in clause 3 to 18, where -
substituting -
processing aid means a substance listed in clause 3 to 19, where -
[3.2] by inserting in the Table to clause 17 for the enzyme Pullulanase EC 3.2.1.41, the Source -
Bacillus subtilis, containing the gene for pullulanase isolated from Bacillus acidopullulyticus
[3.3] inserting after clause 18 -
19 Dimethyl dicarbonate as a microbial control agent
(1) Dimethyl dicarbonate may be added in the manufacture of a food listed in Column 1 in the Table at a concentration no more than the maximum permitted addition level in Column 2 in the Table.
(2) Dimethyl dicarbonate must not be present in the food as sold.
Table to clause 19
Column 1 Column 2
Food Maximum permitted addition level (amount of dimethyl dicarbonate/ amount of food)
Fruit and vegetable juices and fruit and vegetable juice product 250 mg/kg
Water-based flavoured drinks 250 mg/kg
Formulated beverages 250 mg/kg
Wine, sparkling wine and fortified wine; and fruit wine, vegetable wine and mead (including cider and perry) 200 mg/kg

[3.4] updating the Table of Provisions to reflect the above amendments
[4] Standard 1.4.1 is varied by -
[4.1] inserting after subclause 5(4) -
(5) The maximum levels for tutin in honey and tutin in comb honey cease to have effect on 31 March 2013.
[4.2] omitting from the Table to clause 5 -
The ML for Tutin to cease on 31 March 2011
Tutin
Tutin in honey 2
Tutin in comb honey 0.1
substituting -
Tutin
Tutin in honey 2
Tutin in comb honey 0.1