Schedule 2 – Units of Measurement – Food Standards (Proposal P1025 – Code Revision) Variation—Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Amendment No. 154
The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this standard under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991.
The Standard commences on 1 March 2016.
Dated 25 March 2015
Standards Management Officer, Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
Note: This Standard will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 96 on 10 April 2015. |
Note 1 This instrument is a standard under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). The standards together make up the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. See also section 1.1.1—3.
Standard 1.1.1 relates to introductory matters and standards that apply to all foods. This Standard assigns meanings to symbols of measurement for section 1.1.1—6, which are used throughout this Code.
Note 2 The provisions of the Code that apply in New Zealand are incorporated in, or adopted under, the Food Act 2014 (NZ). See also section 1.1.1—3.
This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 2 – Units of measurement.
Note Commencement: This Standard commences on 1 March 2016, being the date specified as the commencement date in notices in the Gazette and the New Zealand Gazette under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). See also section 93 of that Act.
For section 1.1.1—7, the units of measurement are as follows:
Symbol / unit |
Meaning |
% |
per cent |
Bq |
becquerel |
°C |
degrees Celsius |
cfu/g |
colony forming units per gram |
Cal or kcal |
kilocalorie |
cm2 |
square centimetre |
cm |
centimetre |
dm2 |
square decimetre |
g |
gram |
gN/kg |
gram of nitrogen per kilogram |
Gy |
gray |
J |
joule |
kg |
kilogram |
kGy |
kilogray |
kJ |
kilojoule |
kPa |
kilopascal |
L or l |
litre |
mJ |
megajoule |
M |
molar concentration |
mg |
milligram |
mg/kg |
milligram per kilogram |
milliequiv |
milliequivalent |
mL or ml |
millilitre |
m/m |
mass per mass |
mm |
millimetre |
mmol |
millimole |
mOsm |
milliosmoles |
nm |
nanometre |
Osm |
osmoles |
Pa |
pascal |
ppm |
parts per million |
μg or mcg |
microgram |
μg/kg |
microgram per kilogram |
μL or μl |
microlitre |
μm |
micrometre |