The following instruments are separate instruments in the Federal Register of Legislation and are known collectively in the Food Standards Gazette as Amendment No. 205.

Food Standards (Application A1178 – Method AOAC 2017.16 as a new method of analysis for total dietary fibre) 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 12 January 2022.

Dr MATTHEW O’MULLANE, Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand.

1 Name

This instrument is the Food Standards (Application A1178 – Method AOAC 2017.16 as a new method of analysis for total dietary fibre) Variation.

2 Variation to a standard 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] Schedule 11 is varied by

[1.1] omitting paragraph S11—4(2)(a), substituting

(a) for dietary fibre—sections 985.29, or 991.43, or 2017.16;

[1.2] omitting subsection S11—4(4), substituting

(4) In this section:

AOAC means the Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC International, twenty first edition, 2019, published by AOAC International, Maryland USA.

Food Standards (Application A1190 – 2′-FL in infant formula and other 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 12 January 2022.

Dr MATTHEW O’MULLANE, Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand.

1 Name

This instrument is the Food Standards (Application A1190 – 2′-FL in infant formula and other products) 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.

4 Order in which amendments in the Schedule take effect

Amendments in the Schedule take effect in numerical order.

Schedule

[1] Standard 2.9.1 is varied by omitting “2′-O-fucosyllactose” (wherever occurring) in subsection 2.9.1—7(2), substituting “2′-fucosyllactose”

[2] Schedule 3 is varied by

[2.1] omitting in the table to subsection S3—2(2)

and substituting, in alphabetical order

[2.2] inserting in the table to subsection S3—2(2), in alphabetical order

[2.3] omitting the heading for section S3—40, substituting

S3—40 Specification for 2′-fucosyllactose sourced from Escherichia coli K-12

[2.4] omitting “2′-O-fucosyllactose (2′-FL)” in section S3—40, substituting “2′-fucosyllactose (2′‑FL) sourced from Escherichia coli K-12”

[2.5] inserting after subsection S3—44

S3—45 Specification for 2′-fucosyllactose sourced from Escherichia coli BL21

For 2′-fucosyllactose (2′-FL) sourced from Escherichia coli BL21, the specifications are the following:

1. chemical name—α-L-fucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-D-glucopyranose
2. chemical formula—C₁₈H₃₂O₁₅
3. CAS number—41263-94-9
4. description—either a white to ivory powder, or a colourless to slightly yellow liquid
5. 2′-FL—not less than 90.0%
6. D-lactose—not more than 5.0%
7. L-fucose—not more than 3.0%
8. 3-fucosyllactose—not more than 5.0%
9. difucosyllactose—not more than 5.0%
10. fucosyl-galactose—not more than 3.0%
11. glucose—not more than 3.0%
12. galactose—not more than 3.0%
13. water—not more than 9.0% for powder, not applicable for liquid
14. solids—45% w/v (± 5%) dry matter in water, not applicable for powder
15. ash, sulphated—not more than 0.5%
16. residual proteins—not more than 0.01%
17. lead—not more than 0.02 mg/kg
18. arsenic—not more than 0.2 mg/kg
19. cadmium—not more than 0.1 mg/kg
20. mercury—not more than 0.5 mg/kg
21. microbiological:
1. Salmonella—absent in 100 g for powder, absent in 200 mL for liquid
2. total plate count—not more than 10000 cfu/g for powder, not more than 5000 cfu/g for liquid
3. coliform/Enterobacteriaceae—absent in 11 g for powder, absent in 22 mL for liquid
4. Cronobacter sakazakii—absent in 100 g for powder, absent in 200 mL for liquid
5. yeast and mould—not more than 100 cfu/g for powder, not more than 50 cfu/g for liquid
6. aflatoxin M1—not more than 0.025 μg/kg
7. endotoxins—not more than 10 EU/mg
8. GMO detection—not detected.

[3] Schedule 26 is varied by

[3.1] omitting item 1 in the table to subsection S26—3(7), substituting

[3.2] omitting “2′-O-fucosyllactose” in item 2 in the table to subsection S26—3(7), substituting “2′-fucosyllactose”

[4] Schedule 29 is varied by omitting “2′-O-fucosyllactose” (wherever occurring) in the table to section 2.9.1—5, substituting “2′-fucosyllactose”

Food Standards (Application A1211 – Maltogenic alpha-amylase enzyme from GM Bacillus licheniformis) 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 12 January 2022.

Dr MATTHEW O’MULLANE, Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand.

1 Name

This instrument is the Food Standards (Application A1211 – Maltogenic alpha-amylase enzyme from GM Bacillus licheniformis) Variation.

2 Variation to a Standard 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] Schedule 18 is varied by inserting into the table to subsection S18—9(3), in alphabetical order