✨ Food Standards
20 DECEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 4683
Standard 2.3.1
Fruit and Vegetables
Purpose
This Standard provides specific definitions for fruit and vegetables, which include nuts, spices, herbs, fungi, legumes and seeds based on processing categories in Standard 1.3.1 for the purpose of providing specific additive permissions.
Table of Provisions
1 Interpretation
2 Composition
Clauses
1 Interpretation
In this Code -
fruit and vegetables means fruit, vegetables, nuts, spices, herbs, fungi, legumes and seeds.
peeled and/or cut fruit and vegetables means fruit and vegetables that are peeled and/or cut, whether or not they have been surface treated.
surface treated fruit and vegetables means fruit and vegetables harvested, washed and treated with permitted processing aids and food additives.
2 Composition
Fruit and vegetables in brine, oil, vinegar or water, other than commercially canned fruit and vegetables, must not have a pH greater than 4.6.
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Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2000, No 170
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2000, No 170
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