29 MAY NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1275

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Code of Good Manufacturing Practice for the Production of Gluten-Free and Low Gluten Foods

The authority has developed a code of practice to assist manufacturers of gluten-free and low gluten foods to follow good manufacturing practices. The purpose of the code of practice is to ensure compliance with the Australian Food Standards Code requirements for gluten-free and low gluten foods. The code of practice was not prepared to ensure compliance with the New Zealand Food Regulations 1984.

Matters at Full Assessment

The authority has made preliminary assessments, accepted the following applications and will now make full assessments of them:

Folic acid in supplementary foods (A337). An application was received on 25 March 1997 from Peter and Brownes Group seeking to amend column 2 of the Schedule to Standard R9—Supplementary Foods, to provide for the fortification of supplementary foods with folic acid at a level of 100 ug per 200 mL.

Maximum residues limits (A339). An application received on 14 April 1997 from the National Registration Authority to amend maximum residue limits (MRLs) for a number of agricultural chemicals in Australia. In accordance with the transitional arrangements for food standards between Australia and New Zealand, individual country MRLs for agricultural and veterinary chemicals continue to apply for these standards and this application proposes changes for MRLs in Australia only.

You are invited to present written submissions to the Authority on matters relevant to these applications, including the potential regulatory impact on consumers, industry and Government, by 9 July 1997.

Matters at Inquiry

The authority will conduct an inquiry into the variations to standards prepared at full assessment of the following application:

Erythorbic acid in processed and minimally processed fruit and vegetable products (A318). An application received on 1 July 1996 from Cultor Food Science Pty Limited seeking to extend the use of the antioxidant erythorbic acid and its sodium salt, to minimally processed fruits and vegetables and in processed fruit and vegetable products.

You are invited to present written submissions to the Authority on matters relevant to this inquiry, including the potential regulatory impact on consumers, industry and Government, by 25 June 1997.

Matters Before Council

The authority has completed an inquiry into the variation to a standard prepared at full assessment of the following application and has made a recommendation to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Council that the variation be adopted into the Australian Food Standards Code:

Use of xylitol in confectionery (A322). An application from Ferrero Australia Pty Limited to permit the extension of use of xylitol in regular confectionery.

Australia New Zealand Food Authority—Variations to the Food Standards Code (Amendment No. 33)

1. Preamble

The variations set forth in the Schedule below are to the variations to the Food Standards Code (herein-after called “the code”) which was published by the National Health and Medical Research Council in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No. P 27, on 27 August 1987, and which has been varied from time to time.

The Schedule contains variations adopted by the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Council in December 1996.

These variations are published, pursuant to section 32 of the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991.

2. Citation

These variations may be collectively known as Amendment No. 33 to the code.

3. Commencement

These variations commence on the date of publication of this New Zealand Gazette.

Schedule

[1.] Standard T1 is varied by—

[1.1] changing the date on which clauses 1 and 2 cease to have effect from 1 January 1997 to 1 January 1998; and

[1.2] omitting the annotations to the Table to clause 3.

Editorial Note:

The annotations consist of the asterisk and hatch indicators for each line in the Table and the explanation for these indicators following the Table.

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McElroys, Solicitors

Admiralty Rules

Notice for Priority of Claims on Sale of Ship

Ad. No. 763/96

In the High Court of New Zealand, Auckland Registry in Admiralty

Admiralty Action in REM between

Bank of Nakhodka—Plaintiff;
And—The Ship “F.V. Abruka”—Defendant;
And—Master and Crew—First Intervener;
And—Sandford (South Island) Limited—Second Intervener:

Re ship—“F.V. Abruka.”

Whereas the above-named ship has been sold and the gross proceeds of sale amounting to US$700,000 have been paid into Court at the above Registry;

And whereas the priority of the claims against the said proceeds will not be determined until after the 26th day of May 1997.

Take notice that any person having a claim against the ship or the proceeds of sale thereof on which he intends to proceed to judgment shall commence in action to enforce that claim before the above date and, if need be, apply to the Court to extend the period within which the order of