New Zealand Gazette – 2000 – No. 92

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✨ Food Standards Code Amendments



2292 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 92

New Zealand Food Standards Council that the variations be adopted into the Food Standards Code:

  • Labelling of Foods containing Alcohol (Proposal P219)—A proposal to require that all foods containing a concentration of greater than 1.15% alcohol by volume be labelled with a statement of the alcohol concentration of the product.

  • Folate Health Claims – Extension of Time (Proposal P222)—A proposal to extend the sunset date for the pilot.

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Variations to the Food Standards Code

(Amendment No. 50)

1. Preamble

The variations set forth in the Schedule below are variations to the Food Standards Code (hereinafter 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 June and July 2000.

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. 50 to the Code.

3. Commencement

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

Schedule

[1] Standard A1 is varied by—

[1.1] inserting under the sub-heading Juices in Table to subclause (19)(e)—

Coles Orange Juice – No Added Sugar (sourced from Berri Limited)

Coles Orange and Mango Juice – No Added Sugar (sourced from Berri Limited)

Coles Apple and Blackcurrant Juice – No Added Sugar (sourced from Berri Limited)

Coles Apple Juice – No Added Sugar (sourced from Berri Limited)

Coles Viten

[1.2] omitting immediately after the Table to subclause (19)(e)—

Editorial Notes:

(1) Subclauses (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) implement a pilot trial of a management system for health claims. The outcomes of the pilot will be used to assist in the evaluation of a proposal to allow wider use of health claims in food labels and advertisements. The subclauses cease to have effect on 13 August 2002.

(2) Due to anticipated delays in the publication of amendments into the Food Standards Code, the approved foods/products listed in Column 1 to subclause (e) are also listed in a Register which is held at and by the Australia New Zealand Food Authority. The Register contains the most up to date list of approved foods/products.

(3) Clause (13) of Standard A1 should be read in conjunction with Standard A9—Vitamins and Minerals.

[2] Standard A14 is varied by—

[2.1] inserting in columns 1 and 2 respectively of Schedule 1 each chemical (shown in bold type) and its associated food and maximum residue limit for that food, listed below—

Chemical Food MRL
3-(2-chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-5-methyl-[1,3,5]oxadiazinan-4-ylidene-N-nitroamine Cotton seed 0.05
Cotton seed oil 0.05
Maize 0.05
Sorghum 0.05
Sweet corn 0.05
Emaectin benzoate Brassica vegetables (cole or cabbage) 0.005
vegetables, head cabbages, flowerhead cabbages 0.005
Cotton seed 0.005
Ethylene oxide Herbs 20
Spices 20

The MRLs for ethylene oxide cease to have effect on 30 September 2001

[2.2] omitting from columns 1 and 2 respectively of Schedule 1, in relation to each chemical shown in bold type below, the food and the maximum residue limit for that food listed below—

Chemical Food MRL
Chlorothalonil Chard (silver beet) 7
Vegetables [except celery; fruiting vegetables; cucurbits; leeks; onion, bulb; potato; tomato] 7
Chlortetracycline Cattle, edible offal of 0.6
Milks 0.02
Pig, edible offal of 0.6
Sheep, edible offal of 0.6
Sheep meat 0.1
Diflubenzuron Sheep, edible offal of 0.05
Sheep meat 0.05
Ethyl formate Cereal grains 1
Pulses 1
Glyphosate Cereal grains 0.1


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🏥 Australia New Zealand Food Authority Food Standards Update (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Food Standards, Labelling, Alcohol, Folate, Health Claims, ANZFA, Submissions

🏥 Variations to the Food Standards Code (Amendment No. 50)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Food Standards Code, Amendment, Labelling, Juices, Health Claims, Pesticides, MRLs