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Food Standards (Application A1101 – Commencement of Dietary Fibre Claim Provisions) – Standard 1.1A.8
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 18 January 2016.
Dated 28 August 2015
Standards Management Officer, Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
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Note: This Standard will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 99 on 3 September 2015. |
Standard 1.1A.8 – Transitional Standard For Dietary Fibre Nutrition Content Claims
Purpose
This Standard provides a transitional arrangement that operates concurrently with Standard 1.2.7 for a specified period to permit certain nutrition content claims about the presence or absence of dietary fibre to be made during that period.
Clauses
1 Transitional Arrangement
(1) During the transitional period, a claim about the presence or absence of dietary fibre in a food must comply with clause 11 of Standard 1.2.7 or clause 2 of this Standard, but not a combination of both.
(2) To avoid doubt, this Standard only relates to the application of clause 11 of Standard 1.2.7 and does not affect the application of any other clause of Standard 1.2.7.
(3) Subclause 1(2) of Standard 1.1.1 does not apply to this Standard.
(4) In this clause –
transitional period means the period commencing on 18 January 2016 and ending on 1 March 2016.
2 Transitional Requirements for Dietary Fibre Nutrition Content Claims
(1) A claim about the presence or absence of dietary fibre in a food may use any descriptor that is not mentioned in subclause (2), including a descriptor expressed as a number or in numeric form.
(2) If a claim about the presence of dietary fibre in a food uses the descriptor ‘increased’ or a synonym of that descriptor, that food must contain at least 25% more dietary fibre than in the same quantity of reference food.
(3) In this clause –
food group has the same meaning as in Standard 1.2.7.
reference food means a food that is –
(a) of the same type as the food for which a claim is made and that has not been further processed, formulated, reformulated or modified to increase or decrease the amount of dietary fibre; or
(b) a dietary substitute for the food in the same food group as the food for which a claim is made.
Food Standards (Application A1101 – Commencement of Dietary Fibre Claim Provisions – Consequential) Variation
The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this variation under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991. The variation commences on the date specified in clause 3 of this variation.
Dated 28 August 2015
Standards Management Officer, Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
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Note: This variation will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 99 on 3 September 2015. |
1 Name
This instrument is the Food Standards (Application A1101 – Commencement of Dietary Fibre Claim Provisions – Consequential) Variation.
2 Variation to Standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code
The Schedule varies a Standard in Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
3 Commencement
The variation commences on 18 January 2016.
SCHEDULE
[1] Standard 1.2.7 is varied by inserting after the heading “Part 1 – Purpose and Interpretation of that Standard” –
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Editorial Note: Standard 1.1A.8 is a transitional Standard that applies to claims about the presence or absence of dietary fibre in a food and operates concurrently with Standard 1.2.7. The transitional arrangement permitted by Standard 1.1A.8 allows a supplier making a claim about the presence or absence of dietary fibre in a food to either comply with clause 11 of Standard 1.2.7 or clause 2 of Standard 1.1A.8, but not both. This transitional arrangement under Standard 1.1A.8 commenced on 18 January 2016 and will cease on 1 March 2016 when the revised Code takes effect and that Standard is revoked. The revised Code will provide a similar transitional arrangement until and including 17 January 2017. |
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Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Revocation and Transitional Variation 2015 (Application A1101 – Commencement of Dietary Fibre Claim Provisions)
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 28 August 2015
Standards Management Officer, Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
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Note: This Standard will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 99 on 3 September 2015. |
Standard 1.2.12 – Transitional standard for dietary fibre nutrition content claims
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.
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.
1.2.12—1 Name
This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 1.2.12 – Transitional standard for dietary fibre nutrition content claims.
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.
1.2.12—2 Transitional arrangement
(1) A claim about the presence or absence of dietary fibre in a food must comply with section 1.2.7—12 or section 1.2.12—3, but not a combination of both.
(2) To avoid doubt, this Standard only relates to the application of section 1.2.7—12 and does not affect the application of any other provision of Standard 1.2.7.
(3) Subsection 1.1.1—9(1) does not apply to this Standard.
1.2.12—3 Transitional requirements for dietary fibre nutrition content claims
(1) A claim about the presence or absence of dietary fibre in a food may use any descriptor that is not mentioned in subsection 1.2.12—3(2), including a descriptor expressed as a number or in numeric form.
(2) If a claim about the presence of dietary fibre in a food uses the descriptor ‘increased’ or a synonym of that descriptor, that food must contain at least 25% more dietary fibre than in the same quantity of reference food.
(3) In this section:
food group has the same meaning as in Standard 1.2.7.
reference food means a food that is:
(a) of the same type as the food for which a claim is made and that has not been further processed, formulated, reformulated or modified to increase or decrease the amount of dietary fibre; or
(b) a dietary substitute for the food in the same food group as the food for which a claim is made.
1.2.12—4 Expiry of the transitional arrangement
This Standard ceases to have effect on 18 January 2017.
Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Revocation and Transitional Variation 2015 (Application A1101 – Commencement of Dietary Fibre Claim Provisions – Consequential)
The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this variation under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991. The variation commences on the date specified in clause 2 of this variation.
Dated 28 August 2015
Standards Management Officer, Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
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Note: This variation will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 99 on 3 September 2015. |
1 Name of instrument
This instrument is the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code — Revocation and Transitional Variation 2015 (Application A1101 – Commencement of Dietary Fibre Claim Provisions – Consequential).
2 Commencement
This instrument commences on 1 March 2016 immediately after the commencement of Standard 5.1.1 – Revocation and transitional provisions – 2014 Revision.
3 Variation of Standard 1.1.1
Schedule 1 varies the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 1.1.1 – Structure of the Code and general provisions.
4 Variation of Standard 1.2.7
Schedule 2 varies the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 1.2.7 – Nutrition, health and related claims.
5 Variation of Standard 5.1.1
Schedule 3 varies the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 5.1.1 – Revocation and transitional provisions – 2014 revision.
Schedule 1 – Variation of Standard 1.1.1
[1] In subsection 1.1.1—2(2), after the entry for “Standard 1.2.11 – Information requirements – country of origin labelling”, insert “Standard 1.2.12 – Transitional standard for dietary fibre nutrition content claims”
Schedule 2 – Variation of Standard 1.2.7
[1] After section 1.2.7—12, insert
“Note Standard 1.2.12 is a transitional Standard that applies to claims about the presence or absence of dietary fibre in a food and operates concurrently with Standard 1.2.7. The transitional arrangement permitted by Standard 1.2.12 allows a supplier making a claim about the presence or absence of dietary fibre in a food to either comply with section 1.2.7—12 or section 1.2.12—3, but not both. This transitional arrangement under Standard 1.2.12 commenced on 1 March 2016 and ceases to have effect on 18 January 2017.”
Schedule 3 – Variation of Standard 5.1.1
[1] Insert into section 5.1.1—2 in alphabetical order
“(ca) Standard 1.1A.8 – Transitional standard for dietary fibre nutrition content claims;”
Food Standards (Application A1103 – Citric & Lactic Acids as Food Additives in Beer & related Products) Variation
The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this variation under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991. The variation commences on the date specified in clause 3 of this variation.
Dated 28 August 2015
Standards Management Officer, Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
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Note: This variation will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 99 on 3 September 2015. This means that this date is the gazettal date for the purposes of clause 3 of the variation. |
1 Name
This instrument is the Food Standards (Application A1103 – Citric & Lactic Acids as Food Additives in Beer & related Products) Variation.
2 Variation to Standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code
The Schedule varies a Standard in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
3 Commencement
The variation commences on the date of gazettal.
SCHEDULE
[1] Standard 1.3.1 is varied by inserting under item 14.2.1 Beer and related products in Schedule 1 each of the following in numerical order –
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| 270 | Lactic acid | GMP |
| 330 | Citric acid | GMP |
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Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Transitional Variation 2015 (Application A1103 – Citric & Lactic Acids as Food Additives in Beer & related Products)
The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this variation under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991. The variation commences on the date specified in clause 2 of the variation.
Dated 28 August 2015
Standards Management Officer, Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
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Note: This variation will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 99 on 3 September 2015. |
1 Name of instrument
This instrument is the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code — Transitional Variation 2015 (Application A1103 – Citric & Lactic Acids as Food Additives in Beer & related Products).
2 Commencement
This instrument commences on 1 March 2016 immediately after the commencement of Standard 5.1.1 – Revocation and transitional provisions — 2014 Revision.
3 Variation of Schedule 15
The Schedule varies Schedule 15 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Substances that may be used as food additives.
SCHEDULE
[1] Schedule 15 is varied by inserting in numerical order under item 14.2.1 Beer and related products in the table to section S15—5
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| 270 | Lactic acid | GMP |
| 330 | Citric acid | GMP |
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Food Standards (Proposal P1035 – Gluten Claims about Foods containing Alcohol) Variation
The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this variation under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991. The variation commences on the date specified in clause 3 of this variation.
Dated 28 August 2015
Standards Management Officer, Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
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Note: This variation will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 99 on 3 September 2015. This means that this date is the gazettal date for the purposes of clause 3 of the variation. |
1 Name
This instrument is the Food Standards (Proposal P1035 – Gluten Claims about Foods containing Alcohol) Variation.
2 Variation to Standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code
The Schedule varies Standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
3 Commencement
The variation commences on the date of gazettal.
SCHEDULE
[1] Standard 1.2.7 is varied by omitting from paragraph 3(b) “energy content or carbohydrate content”, and substituting “energy content, carbohydrate content or gluten content”
[2] Standard 1.2.8 is varied by
[2.1] inserting in subclause 1(1) in alphabetical order
“prescribed beverage means –
(a) an alcoholic beverage standardised in Standards 2.7.2 to 2.7.5; or
(b) a beverage containing no less than 0.5% alcohol by volume.”
“prescribed beverage gluten free claim means a nutrition content claim in relation to gluten content of a prescribed beverage that uses the descriptor ‘free’ in conjunction with gluten, or a synonym of such a descriptor.”
[2.2] insert after paragraph 4(1)(c)
“(ca) a prescribed beverage gluten free claim; or”
Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Transitional Variation 2015 (Proposal P1035 – Gluten Claims about Foods containing Alcohol)
The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this variation under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991. The variation commences on the date specified in clause 2 of the variation.
Dated 28 August 2015
Standards Management Officer, Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
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Note: This variation will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 99 on 3 September 2015. |
1 Name of instrument
This instrument is the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Transitional Variation 2015 (Proposal P1035 – Gluten Claims about Foods containing Alcohol).
2 Commencement
This instrument commences on 1 March 2016 immediately after the commencement of Standard 5.1.1 – Revocation and transitional provisions – 2014 Revision.
3 Variation to Standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code
The Schedule varies Standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
SCHEDULE
[1] Standard 1.1.2 is varied by
[1.1] omitting subparagraph (b)(ii) of the definition of claim requiring nutrition information in subsection 1.1.2—2(3) and substituting
“(ii) an endorsement; or
(iii) a *prescribed beverage gluten free claim.”
[1.2] inserting in subsection 1.1.2—2(3) in the appropriate alphabetical position
“prescribed beverage means:
(a) a *standardised alcoholic beverage; or
(b) a beverage containing no less than 0.5% alcohol by volume.”
“prescribed beverage gluten free claim means a nutrition content claim in relation to the gluten content of a *prescribed beverage that uses the descriptor ‘free’ in conjunction with gluten, or a synonym of that descriptor.”
[2] Standard 1.2.7 is varied by omitting from section 1.2.7—4 “energy content or carbohydrate content”, and substituting “energy content, carbohydrate content or gluten content”
[3] Standard 1.2.8 is varied by omitting the definition of claim requiring nutrition information from the first Note to section 1.2.8—4 and substituting
“claim requiring nutrition information:
(a) means:
(i) a nutrition content claim; or
(ii) a health claim; and
(b) does not include:
(i) a declaration that is required by an application Act; or
(ii) an endorsement; or
(iii) a *prescribed beverage gluten free claim.”
Food Standards (Proposal P1036 – Code Revision – Consequentials & Corrective Amendments) Variation
The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this variation under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991. The variation commences on the date specified in clause 3 of this variation.
Dated 28 August 2015
Standards Management Officer, Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
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Note: This variation will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 99 on 3 September 2015. |
1 Name
This instrument is the Food Standards (Proposal P1036 – Code Revision – Consequentials & Corrective Amendments) Variation.
2 Variation to Standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code
The Schedule varies the Standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
3 Commencement
The variation commences on 1 March 2016 immediately after the commencement of Standard 5.1.1 – Revocation and transitional provisions – 2014 Revision.
SCHEDULE
Standard 1.1.1 – Structure of the Code and general provisions
[1] Subsection 1.1.1—2(2)
(a) Omit
Standard 1.2.6 Directions for use and storage
Substitute
Standard 1.2.6 Information requirements – directions for use and storage
(b) Omit
Standard 1.2.10 Characterising ingredients and components of food
Substitute
Standard 1.2.10 Information requirements – characterising ingredients and components of food
(c) Omit
Standard 1.2.11 Country of origin labelling requirements
Substitute
Standard 1.2.11 Information requirements – country of origin labelling
(d) Omit
Standard 2.8.1 Sugars
Substitute
Standard 2.8.1 Sugar and sugar products
(e) Omit
Schedule 14 Technological purposes performed by food additives
Substitute
Schedule 14 Technological purposes performed by substances used as food additives
(f) Omit
Schedule 16 Definitions for certain types of substances that may be used as food additives
Substitute
Schedule 16 Types of substances that may be used as food additives
(g) Omit
Schedule 27 Microbiological limits for foods
Substitute
Schedule 27 Microbiological limits in food
(h) Omit
Schedule 28 Composition of packaged water
Substitute
Schedule 28 Formulated caffeinated beverages
[2] Subsection 1.1.1—13(2) (Note 1)
Omit ‘Note 1’, substitute ‘Note’
[3] Subsection 1.1.1—13(3) (First example)
Omit ‘Example’, substitute ‘Example 1’
Standard 1.1.2 – Definitions used throughout the Code
[4] Section 1.1.2—7(2) (paragraph (a) in definition of acute care hospital)
Omit ‘ailments,’ substitute ‘ailments’
Standard 1.2.1 – Requirements to have labels or otherwise provide information
[5] Subsection 1.2.1—6(3)
Omit ‘*individual portion pack’, substitute ‘individual portion pack’
[6] Paragraph 1.2.1—16(3)(b)
Omit ‘paragraph 1.2.1—8(1)(k)’, substitute ‘paragraph 1.2.1—8(1)(j)’
[7] Section 1.2.1—17
Omit ‘*caterer’ (second occurrence), substitute ‘caterer’
Standard 1.2.5 – Information requirements – date marking of food for sale
[8] Subparagraph 1.2.5—3(1)(b)(i)
Omit ‘best-before date’, substitute ‘*best-before date’
[9] Subsubparagraph 1.2.5—3(1)(b)(ii)(A)
Omit ‘*best-before date’, substitute ‘best-before date’
Standard 1.2.7 – Nutrition, health and related claims
[10] Section 1.2.7—2 (Note 1, definition of nutrient profiling score)
Omit ‘section 1.2.7—26’, substitute ‘section 1.2.7—25’
[11] Subsections 1.2.7—4(1) and (2)
Omit ‘*nutrition content claim’, substitute ‘nutrition content claim’
[12] Subsections 1.2.7—12(2) and (3)
Omit ‘*claim’, substitute ‘claim’
[13] Subsections 1.2.7—12(5), (6) and (7)
Omit ‘*nutrition content claim’, substitute ‘nutrition content claim’
[14] Subsection 1.2.7—13(1)
Omit ‘*nutrition content claim’, substitute ‘nutrition content claim’
[15] Subsection 1.2.7—14(1)
Omit ‘*nutrition content claim’, substitute ‘nutrition content claim’
[16] Section 1.2.7—15
Omit ‘*nutrition content claim’, substitute ‘nutrition content claim’
[17] Section 1.2.7—16 (first (unnumbered) subsection)
Substitute
(1) A comparative claim about a food (claimed food) must include together with the claim:
(a) the identity of the *reference food; and
(b) the difference between the amount of the *property of food in the claimed food and the reference food.
[18] Paragraph 1.2.7—18(1)(a)
Omit ‘meets the NPSC’, substitute ‘*meets the NPSC’
Standard 1.2.8 – Nutrition information requirements
[19] Section 1.2.8—2 (first Note)
Omit ‘Note’, substitute ‘Note 1’.
[20] Section 1.2.8—4 (first Note)
Omit ‘Note’, substitute ‘Note 1’.
[21] Paragraph 1.2.8—6(5)(b)
Omit ‘*sugars’, substitute ‘sugars’.
[22] Subsection 1.2.8—6(9)
Omit ‘nutrition information panel’, substitute ‘*nutrition information panel’.
Standard 1.2.10 – Information requirements – characterising ingredients and components of food
[23] Subsection 1.2.10—3(2)
Omit ‘characterising ingredient’, substitute ‘*characterising ingredient’
Standard 1.2.11 – Information requirements – country of origin labelling
[24] Paragraph 1.2.11—3(1)(a)
Omit ‘*fruit’, substitute ‘fruit’
Standard 1.3.3 – Processing aids
[25] Paragraph 1.3.3—3(a)
Omit ‘processing aid’, substitute ‘a processing aid’
Standard 1.4.1 – Contaminants and natural toxicants
[26] After section 1.4.1—3
Insert the following section
1.4.1—4 Exception relating to honey and comb honey
(1) Section 1.1.1—9 does not apply to honey and comb honey for the purposes of section 1.4.1—3.
(2) Despite section 1.4.1—3, honey and comb honey that was packaged for retail sale before the commencement of the Food Standards (Proposal P1029 – Maximum Level for Tutin in Honey) Variation is taken to comply with the level of Tutin listed in the table to section S19—6 if the product otherwise complied with the Code before that variation commenced.
Standard 1.5.2 – Food produced using gene technology
[26] Section 1.5.2—2 (first Note)
Omit ‘Note’, substitute ‘Note 1’
Standard 1.5.3 – Irradiation of food
[28] Subsection 1.5.3—3(2) (table)
Insert in the appropriate alphabetical positions:
apple
apricot
cherry
honeydew
nectarine
peach
plum
rockmelon
scallopini
strawberry
table grape
zucchini (courgette)
Standard 1.6.1 – Microbiological limits in food
[29] Section 1.6.1—1
Omit ‘Microbiological limits for foods’, substitute ‘Microbiological limits in food’
[30] Paragraph 1.6.1—2(a)
Omit ‘S27—3’, substitute ‘S27—4’.
[31] Subsection 1.6.1—3(5)
Omit ‘the Schedule’, substitute ‘the table to section S27—4’
[32] Subsection 1.6.1—4(1)
Omit ‘the Schedule’, substitute ‘the table to section S27—4’
[33] Subsection 1.6.1—4(2)
Omit ‘the Schedule’, substitute ‘the table to section S27—4’
Standard 2.2.1 – Meat and meat products
[34] Section 2.2.1—1 (heading)
Omit the heading, substitute
2.2.1—1 Name
Standard 2.6.2 – Non-alcoholic beverages and brewed soft drinks
[35] Section 2.6.2—3 (Note at the end)
Repeal the Note
Standard 2.8.1 – Sugar and sugar products
[36] Section 2.8.1—1
Omit ‘Sugars and honey’, substitute ‘Sugar and sugar products’
Standard 2.9.2 – Food for infants
[37] Paragraph 2.9.2—8(1)(b)
Omit ‘more than of 3 g’, substitute ‘more than 3 g’
Standard 2.9.3 – Formulated supplementary sports foods
[38] Section 2.9.3—2 (Note 2)
Repeal the Note
[39] Paragraph 2.9.3—8(3)(a)
Omit the paragraph, substitute:
(a) the vitamin or mineral is listed in section S17—2, S17—3 or S29—15; and
Standard 2.9.4 – Formulated supplementary sports foods
[40] Paragraph 2.9.4—5(2)(a)
After ‘(expressed’, insert ‘as’
[41] Paragraph 2.9.4—6(2)(a)
After ‘*RDI’, insert ‘or *ESADDI’
Standard 2.9.5 – Food for special medical purposes
[42] Paragraph 2.9.5—3(a)
Omit ‘or Standard 1.1A.2 (transitional standard for health claims)’
Schedule 3 – Identity and purity
[43] Subparagraph S3—27(2)(b)(ii)
Omit ‘campsteranol’, substitute ‘campestanol’
Schedule 14 – Technological purposes performed by substances used as food additives
[44] Section S14—2 (table) (definition of firming agent)
Omit ‘interact’, substitute ‘interacts’
[45] Section S14—2 (table) (definition of raising agent)
Omit ‘increase’, substitute ‘increases’
Schedule 15 – Substances that may be used as food additives
[46] Section S15—5 (table) (after item 5.2.2)
Insert the following item heading
5.3 Not assigned
[47] Section S15—5 (table) (item 9.4.1 Canned abalone (paua))
Insert in appropriate numerical position
| Sodium hydrosulphite | 1 000 |
[48] Section S15—5 (table) (item 13.3 – heading)
Omit the heading, substitute
13.3 Formulated meal replacements and formulated supplementary foods
Schedule 17 – Vitamins and minerals
[49] Schedule Heading (Note 1)
Omit
- lists vitamins and minerals for the definition of claimable vitamin or mineral in subsection 2.9.3—6(6) and subsection 2.9.3—8(7).
Substitute
- lists vitamins and minerals for which claims may be made under subsections 2.9.3—6(3) and 2.9.3—8(3).
Schedule 18 – Processing aids
[50] Subsection S18—4(5) (table) (item Aspergillopepsin I (EC 3.4.23.6))
Omit ‘Aspergillopepsin I (EC 3.4.23.6)’, substitute ‘Aspergillopepsin I (EC 3.4.23.18)’
[51] Subsection S18—4(5) (table)
Insert the following items in the appropriate alphabetical positions
| Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) | Aspergillus niger |
| Aspergillus oryzae | |
| Aspergillus oryzae, containing the gene for Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase isolated from Aspergillus aculeatus | |
| Aspergillus oryzae, containing the gene for Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase isolated from Thermomyces lanuginosus | |
| Bacillus amyloliquefaciens | |
| Bacillus subtilis | |
| Humicola insolens | |
| Trichoderma reesei | |
| Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase, protein engineered variant (EC 3.2.1.8) | Bacillus licheniformis, containing the gene for Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase isolated from Bacillus licheniformis |
[52] Subsection S18—4(5) (table) (item Hemicellulase endo-1,4-β-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8))
Omit the item
Schedule 19 – Maximum levels of contaminants and natural toxicants
[53] Section S19—2
Insert in the appropriate alphabetical position
honey includes comb honey.
[54] Section S19—2
Add at the end the following Note
Note In this Code (see section 1.1.2—3):
honey means the natural sweet substance produced by honey bees from the nectar of blossoms or from secretions of living parts of plants or excretions of plant sucking insects on the living parts of plants, which honey bees collect, transform and combine with specific substances of their own, store and leave in the honey comb to ripen and mature.
[55] Subsection S19—6(2) (table)
Insert in the appropriate alphabetical position
| Tutin | Honey | 0.7 |
[56] Subsection S19—6(2)
Add at the end (after the table) the following Note
Note The New Zealand Food (Tutin in Honey) Standard 2010 also regulates beekeepers, packers and exporters of honey in New Zealand. It provides options for demonstrating compliance with the maximum level for tutin in honey set by section 1.4.1—3.
Schedule 27 – Microbiological limits for foods
[57] Heading to the Schedule
Omit ‘for foods’, substitute ‘in food’
[58] Heading to the Schedule (Note 1)
Omit ‘for foods’, substitute ‘in food’
[59] Section S27—1
Omit ‘for foods’, substitute ‘in food’
[60] Section S27—4 (heading)
Omit ‘for foods’, substitute ‘in food’
[61] Section S27—4 (heading of table)
Omit ‘in foods’, substitute ‘in food’
[62] Section S27—4 (table)
(a) Omit the item ‘Butter made from unpasteurised milk and/or unpasteurised milk products’
(b) Omit the item ‘All raw milk cheese (cheese made from milk not pasteurised or thermised)’
(c) Omit the item ‘Raw milk unripened cheeses (moisture content > 50% with pH > 5.0) mixed tart’
(d) After the item ‘All cheese’, insert the following item
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Raw milk cheese |
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Salmonella |
5 |
0 |
not detected in 25 g |
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Staphylococcal enterotoxins |
5 |
0 |
not detected in 25 g |
(e) Omit the item ‘Unpasteurised milk for retail sale’, substitute the following item
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Unpasteurised milk for retail sale |
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Campylobacter |
5 |
0 |
not detected in 25 mL |
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Coliforms |
5 |
1 |
102/mL |
103/mL |
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Escherichia coli |
5 |
1 |
3/mL |
9/mL |
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Salmonella |
5 |
0 |
not detected in 25 mL |
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SPC |
5 |
1 |
2.5x104/mL |
2.5x105/mL |
(f) In the item ‘Cooked crustacea’, omit ‘SPC/g’ and substitute ‘SPC’
(g) In the item ‘Ready-to-eat food in which the growth of Listeria monocytogenes can occur’, omit ‘102cfu/g’ and substitute ‘not detected in 25 g’
(h) In the item ‘Ready-to-eat food in which the growth of Listeria monocytogenes will not occur’, omit ‘not detected in 25 g’ and substitute ‘102cfu/g’
(i) Omit the item ‘Powdered infant formula products’ and substitute the following item
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Powdered infant formula products |
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Bacillus cereus |
5 |
0 |
102/g |
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Coagulase-positive staphylococci |
5 |
1 |
not detected in 1 g |
10/g |
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Coliforms |
5 |
2 |
less than 3/g |
10/g |
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Salmonella |
10 |
0 |
not detected in 25 g |
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SPC |
5 |
2 |
103/g |
104/g |
Schedule 29 – Special purpose foods
[63] Section S29—10
Omit subsection S27—10(3) and substitute
(3) It is recommended that the nutrition information table be set out in the format specified in the table to this section.
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NUTRITION INFORMATION |
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Average amount per 100 mL made up formula (see Note 1) |
Average amount per 100 g of powder (or per 100 mL for liquid concentrate) (see Note 2) |
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Energy |
kJ |
kJ |
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Protein |
g |
g |
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Fat |
g |
g |
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Carbohydrate |
g |
g |
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Vitamin A |
μg |
μg |
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Vitamin B6 |
μg |
μg |
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Vitamin B12 |
μg |
μg |
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Vitamin C |
mg |
mg |
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Vitamin D |
μg |
μg |
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Vitamin E |
μg |
μg |
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Vitamin K |
μg |
μg |
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Biotin |
μg |
μg |
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Niacin |
mg |
mg |
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Folate |
μg |
μg |
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Pantothenic acid |
μg |
μg |
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Riboflavin |
μg |
μg |
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Thiamin |
μg |
μg |
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|
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Calcium |
mg |
mg |
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Copper |
μg |
μg |
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Iodine |
μg |
μg |
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Iron |
mg |
mg |
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Magnesium |
mg |
mg |
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Manganese |
μg |
μg |
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Phosphorus |
mg |
mg |
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Selenium |
μg |
μg |
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Zinc |
mg |
mg |
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|
|
|
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Chloride |
mg |
mg |
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Potassium |
mg |
mg |
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Sodium |
mg |
mg |
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(insert any other substance used as a nutritive substance or inulin-type fructans and galacto-oligosaccharides to be declared) |
g, mg, μg |
g, mg, μg |
Note 1 Delete the words ‘made up formula’ in the case of formulas sold in ‘ready to drink’ form.
Note 2 Delete this column in the case of formulas sold in ‘ready to drink’ form.