New Zealand Gazette – 2000 – No. 170

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✨ Food Safety Standards



20 DECEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 4555

Clauses

1 Interpretation

(1) In this Standard —

arsenic is considered to be a metal.

maximum level (ML) means the maximum level of a specified contaminant, or specified natural toxicant, which is permitted to be present in a nominated food expressed, unless otherwise specified, in milligrams of the contaminant or the natural toxicant per kilogram of the food (mg/kg).

(2) Where food contains a metal and any other chemical species of that metal, all chemical species of that metal must be expressed as the metal.

(3) The maximum level must be calculated for the edible content of the food that is ordinarily consumed.

(4) The level for a food which is dried, dehydrated or concentrated is to be calculated on the basis of the mass of the food, or the mass of the ingredients of the food, prior to drying, dehydration or concentration determined from one or more of the following —

(a) the manufacturer’s analysis of the food; and
(b) calculation from actual or average quantity in water in the ingredients used; and
(c) generally accepted data.

(5) The level for seaweed (edible kelp) whether dried, dehydrated, concentrated or not is to be calculated with respect to the mass of the seaweed at 85% hydration.

(6) The prescribed formula for the purposes of this Standard is —

Formula

ML1 = (MLA x Total A) + (MLB x Total B) + CF x (Total – (Total A + Total B))

                                Total

In this formula —

ML1 = ML which applies to the contaminant or natural toxicant in the mixed food

MLA = ML for contaminant or natural toxicant in food A

MLB = ML for contaminant or natural toxicant in food B

Total = total weight of mixed food

Total A = total weight of food A

Total B = total weight of food B

CF = Background Calculation Factor where, in the case of —

(a) lead, CF = 0.01 mg/kg; and
(b) cadmium, CF = 0.005 mg/kg; and
(c) other contaminants, CF = 0.


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