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Departmental
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Notice Under the Food Act 2014 (Notice No. MPI 1372)

Pursuant to section 398(2) of the Food Act 2014, notice is given of the adoption of Part of Standard 2.1.1-5 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code in relation to folic acid only. The Minister for Food Safety adopted the standard by notice on 6 August 2021.

This joint food standard came into effect on 13 August 2021.

The Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (ANZFSC) can be found at: http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/code/Pages/default.aspx.

The notice adopting the ANZFSC can be found at: http://www.mpi.govt.nz/law-and-policy/requirements/food-standards/food-standards-amendments/.

Also, pursuant to section 408 of the Food Act 2014, notice is given of the issue on 6 August 2021 of the Food Standard: New Zealand Permitted Fortification of Bread with Folic Acid which came into effect on 13 August 2021.

This Food Notice revokes and replaces the New Zealand (Permitted Fortification of Bread with Folic Acid) Food Standards 2012, issued 27 August 2012.

This notice can be viewed on the MPI website: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/food-business/food-act-2014/food-act-2014-requirements/.

Both notices and the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code can be inspected free of charge or purchased at a reasonable cost, at the office of the Ministry for Primary Industries, Charles Fergusson Building, 34–38 Bowen Street, PO Box 2526, Wellington 6011.

Dated at Wellington this 19th day of August 2021.

PAUL DANSTED, Director Food Regulation, New Zealand Food Safety, Ministry for Primary Industries.