Schedule 23 – Prohibited Plants and Fungi – 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.
Prohibited plants and fungi are regulated by paragraphs 1.1.1—10(3)(a) and (4)(e) and Standard 1.4.4. This Standard lists plants and fungi for the definition of prohibited plant or fungus in section 1.1.2—3.
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 23 – Prohibited plants and fungi.
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 paragraph (a) of the definition of prohibited plant or fungus in section 1.1.2—3, the plants and fungi are:
Species name | Common name |
Abrus cantoniensis | |
Abrus precatorius | Jequirity seeds |
Acokanthera schimperi | Arrow poison tree |
Aconitum spp. | Aconite |
Acorus calamus | Calamus oil |
Adonis vernalis | False hellebore, Spring adonis |
Aesculus hippocastanum | Horse chestnut, Buckeye |
Alocasia macrorrhiza | Cunjevoi, Elephant ear, Kape, ‘Ape, Ta’amu |
Alstonia constricta | Alstonia |
Amanita muscaria | Agaricus, Fly agaric |
Amanita spp. | Amanita Mushroom |
Ammi visnaga | Bisnaga, Khella |
Anadenanthera peregrina | Cohoba yope, Niopo |
Anchusa officinalis | Bugloss |
Apocynum androsaemifolium | Bitter root, Spreading dogbane |
Apocynum cannabinum | Canadian hemp, Dogbane, Indian hemp |
Areca catechu nut | Betel nut |
Argyreia nervosa | Woolly morning glory |
Aristolochia spp. | Birthwort, Snakeroot |
Arnica spp. | Arnica |
Atropa belladonna | Deadly nightshade, Dwale |
Banisteriopsis spp. | Banisteria, Caapi |
Borago officinalis | Borage |
Brachyglottis spp. | Rangiora |
Brunfelsia uniflora | Manaca, Mercury |
Bryonia alba | European white bryony |
Bryonia dioica | White bryony |
Cacalia spp. | |
Calotropis spp. | Calotropis |
Cannabis spp. | Hemp, Marijuana |
Catha edulis | Khat, Chat |
Catharanthus spp. | Periwinkle |
Cestrum nocturnum | Queen of the night, Night blooming jessamine |
Chelidonium majus | Common celandine, Greater celandine |
Chenopodium ambrosioides | Wormseed, Mexican goosefoot, Pigweed, America wormseed |
Cicuta virosa | Cowbane, European water hemlock |
Clitocybe spp. | Fungi |
Colchicum autumnale | Autumn crocus, Meadow saffron |
Conium maculatum | Hemlock |
Conocybe spp. | |
Convallaria majalis | Lily of the Valley |
Copelandia spp. | Fungi |
Coprinus atramentarius | Common ink cap |
Coriaria spp. | Tutu, Tuupaakihi, Puuhou, Toot |
Cornyocarpus laevigatus seed | Karaka kernel, New Zealand laurel |
Coronilla spp. | Crown vetch |
Cortinarius spp. | Fungi |
Coryanthe yohimbe | Yohimbe |
Crotolaria spp. | Crotolaria |
Croton tiglium | Croton, Purging croton |
Cycas media | Zamia palm |
Cynoglossum officinale | Hound’s tongue, Beggar’s lice |
Cytisus scoparius (see Sarothamnus scoparius) | |
Daphne spp. | Daphne, Mezereum, Spurge laurel |
Datura stramonium | Jimson weed, Datura, Thornapple |
Delphinium spp. | Larkspur, Stavesacre |
Digitalis purpurea | Foxglove |
Dryopteris filix-mas | Male fern |
Duboisia spp. | Corkwood, Pituri |
Echium plantagineum | Patterson’s curse, Salvation Jane |
Echium vulgare | Viper’s bugloss |
Entoloma sinuatus | Fungus |
Ephedra sinica | Ma-huang |
Erysimum canescens | |
Euonymus europaeus | Spindle tree, Skewer wood |
Eupatorium rugosum | White snakeroot |
Euphorbia spp. | Euphorbia, Milkweed, Spurge, Pennyroyal oil |
Farfugium japonicum | |
Galanthus nivalis | Snowdrop |
Galerina spp. | Fungi |
Gelsemium sempervirens | Yellow Jessamine, Gelsemium |
Gymnopilus spp. | Fungi |
Gyromitra esculenta | False morel |
Haemadictyon amazonica | Yage |
Heliotropium spp. | Heliotrope |
Helleborous niger | Black hellebore, Christmas rose |
Hemerocallis fulva | Pale day lily |
Hippomane mancinella | Manzanillo |
Homeria breyniana (see Homeria collina) | |
Homeria collina | One-leaved cape tulip |
Homeria miniata | Two-leaved cape tulip |
Hydrastis canadensis | Goldenseal root or its extract |
Hydnocarpus anthelmentica | Chalmoogra seed |
Hyoscyamus niger | Black henbane, Stinking nightshade |
Hypholoma fasciculare | Sulphur tuft |
Ilex aquifolium | Holly, English holly |
Inocybe spp. | Fungi |
Ipomoea burmanni | Morning glory |
Ipomoea hederacea | Morning glory |
Ipomoea tricolor (see Ipomoea violacea) | |
Ipomoea violacea | Morning glory |
Juniperus sabina oil | Savin oil |
Kalmia latifolia | Calico bush, Mountain Laurel, Ivy Bush |
Laburnum anagyroides | Laburnum, Golden chain, Golden rain, Bean tree |
Lantana camara | Lantana |
Laurelia nova-zelandiae | Pukatea |
Lepiota morgani | Fungus |
Lithospermum spp. | |
Lobelia inflata | Indian tobacco, Lobelia |
Lophophora spp. | Peyote |
Lycium ferocissimum | Boxthorn, African boxthorn |
Mahonia aquifolium | Oregon grape or Mountain grape root or its extract |
Mandragora officinarum | European mandrake |
Manihot esculenta Crantz (other than Sweet Cassava) | Cassava |
Melia azedarach | White cedar, Indian bead tree, Chinaberry |
Menispermum canadense | Yellow parilla, Moonseed |
Myoporum laetum | Ngaio, Kaio |
Narcissus jonquille | Narcissus, Daffodil, Jonquil |
Narcissus poeticus | Narcissus, Daffodil, Jonquil |
Narcissus pseudonarcissus | Narcissus, Daffodil, Jonquil |
Nerium oleander | Oleander |
Nicotiana spp. | Tobacco |
Oenanthe aquatica (see Oenanthe phellandrium) | |
Oenanthe phellandrium | Water fennel, Water dropwort |
Omphalotus spp. | Fungi |
Opuntia cylindrica | San Pedro cactus, Cane cactus |
Panaeolus spp. | Fungi |
Papaver bracteatum | Oriental poppy |
Papaver somniferum (other than seeds) | Opium poppy |
Pausinystalia yohimbe (see Coryanthe yohimbe) | |
Peganum harmala | Wild rue |
Petasites spp. | Butterbur |
Peumus boldus | Boldo |
Phoradendron flavascens (see Viscum flavescens) | |
Phoradendron serotinum (see Viscum flavescens) | |
Phoradendron tomentosum (see Viscum flavescens) | |
Physostigma venenosum | Calabar bean, Ordeal bean |
Phytolacca decandra | Red pokeweed, Poke root |
Phytolacca americana (see Phytolacca decandra) | |
Phytolacca octandra | Inkweed, Red ink plant, Dyeberry |
Pilocarpus spp. | |
Piptadenia macrocarpa | Cebil colorado, Cura pag |
Piptadenia peregrina | Cohoba, Coxoba, Yoke |
Pithomyces chartarum | Fungus |
Pluteus spp. | Fungi |
Podophyllum peltatum | American mandrake, Mayapple, Podophyllum |
Prestonia amazonica (see Haemodictyon amazonica) | |
Prunus laurocerasus | Cherry laurel |
Psoralea corylifolia | Malay tea |
Psylocybe spp. | Fungi |
Pteridium aquilinum | Bracken Fern |
Pulmonaria spp. | Lungwort |
Punica granatum stem and root bark | Pomegranate |
Rauwolfia spp. | Devil pepper, Rauwolfia |
Ricinus communis | Castor bean, Castor oil plant |
Robinia pseudoacacia | Black locust, False acacia |
Sanguinaria canadensis | Bloodroot, Bloodwort |
Sarothamnus scoparius | Common broom |
Scopolia carniolica | Scopolia |
Senecio spp. | Ragwort |
Solanum aviculare | Poroporo, Pooporo, Kohoho, Bullibulli |
Solanum diflorum | False Jerusalem cherry |
Solanum dulcamara | Bittersweet twigs, Blue bindweed, Woody nightshade, Nightshade |
Solanum laciniatum (see Solanum aviculare) | |
Solanum linnaenum (see Solanum sodomeum) | |
Solanum nigrum | Black nightshade |
Solanum pseudocapsicum | Jerusalem cherries |
Solanum sodomeum | Apple of Sodom |
Sophora microphylla | Kowhai |
Sophora secundiflora | Mescal bean |
Spartium junceum | Spanish broom |
Spigela marilandica | Pinkroot, Worm grass |
Strophanthus gratus | Strophanthus |
Strophanthus kombe | Strophanthus |
Stropharia cubensis | Fungus |
Strychnos gautheriana | Hoang nan |
Strychnos ignatii | Ignatious bean |
Strychnos malaccensis (see Strychnos gautheriana) | |
Strychnos nux-vomica | Poison nut, Nux vomica |
Symphytum asperum | Prickly comfrey |
Symphytum officinale | Common comfrey |
Symphytum x uplandicum | Russian comfrey |
Tamus communis | Blackeye root, Black bryony |
Taxus baccata | Yew, European yew, Common yew |
Thevetia neriifolia (see Thevetia peruviana) | |
Thevetia peruviana | Snake nut |
Trichodesma africana | |
Tricholoma muscarium | Fungus |
Tussilago farfara | Coltsfoot |
Veratrum spp. | Hellebore |
Vinca spp. | Periwinkle |
Virola sebifera | Cuajo negro, Camaticaro |
Viscum album | European mistletoe berries |
Viscum flavescens | American mistletoe |
Xysmalobium undulatum | Uzara, Thornbush |
Zamia integrifolia | Coonties, Florida arrowroot |