New Zealand Gazette – 2000 – No. 170

Page 4686

✨ Food Standards



4686 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 170

Standard 2.4.2

Edible Oil Spreads

Purpose

This Standard defines edible oil spreads and margarine and sets compositional requirements for these products. Butter is standardised in Standard 2.5.5.

Table of Provisions

1 Interpretation
2 Composition of edible oil spreads and margarine

Clauses

1 Interpretation

In this Code -

edible oil spreads means a spreadable food composed of edible oils and water in the form of an emulsion of the type water-in-oil.

margarine means an edible oil spread containing no less than 800g/kg of edible oils.

2 Composition of edible oil spreads and margarine

(1) Edible oil spreads and margarine may contain -

(a)  water; and
(b)  edible proteins; and
(c)  salt; and
(d)  lactic acid producing microorganisms; and
(e)  flavour producing microorganisms; and
(f)  milk products.

(2) Subclause (3) does not apply to table edible oil spreads and table margarine produced in, or imported into, New Zealand.

(3) Table edible oil spreads and table margarine, must contain no less than 55μg/kg of vitamin D.

Editorial note:
Subclauses (2) and (3) of clause 2 in this Standard will be reviewed prior to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code becoming the sole Food Standards Code in Australia and New Zealand.



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VUW Te Waharoa — PDF NZ Gazette 2000, No 170


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Food standards, Edible oil spreads, Margarine, Composition, Vitamin D