✨ Food Standards Amendment
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 109
Specification for Neotame
Neotame (CAS Number 165450-17-9) is a dipeptide methyl ester derivative, and is prepared by the reductive alkylation of N-L-α-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester (aspartame).
Formula:
C₂₀H₃₀N₂O₅
Molecular Weight:
378.47
Physical Tests
Appearance:
Powder
Colour:
White to off-white
Solubility in water:
4.75% (w/w) at 60°C, soluble in ethanol and ethyl acetate
Refractive index:
1.3338
(0.5% aqueous solution of Neotame at 20°C)
pH:
5.80
(0.5% aqueous solution of Neotame at 20°C)
Octanol/H₂O Partition coefficient:
Log₁₀P=0.917
pKₐ:
3.03/8.08
Chemical
Melting Range:
80.9°C – 83.4°C
Assay:
Not less than 97.0% and not more than 102% of Neotame calculated on a dry basis.
N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-L-α-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine:
Not more than 1.5%
Lead (Pb):
Not more than 2 mg/kg
Other Related Substances:
Not more than 2.0%
Water:
Not more than 5.0%
Residue on Ignition:
Not more than 0.2%
Specific Rotation:
[α]₂₀°: between –40.0° and –43.4°, calculated on a dried basis.
[16] Standard 1.4.2 is varied by -
[16.1] 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 -
| SULPHADOXINE |
|---|
| SULPHADOXINE |
|---|
| CATTLE MILK |
| EDIBLE OFFAL (MAMMALIAN) |
| MEAT (MAMMALIAN) |
[16.2] omitting from columns 1 and 2 respectively of Schedule 1, in relation to each chemical (shown in bold type), the food and maximum the maximum residue limit shown below -
| NEOMYCIN |
| INHIBITORY SUBSTANCE, IDENTIFIED AS NEOMYCIN |
| MILKS (IN THE FAT) | *0.02 |
| OXYTETRACYCLINE |
| INHIBITORY SUBSTANCE, IDENTIFIED AS |
| OXYTETRACYCLINE |
| SALMON, PACIFIC | T*0.2 |
[16.3] 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 -
| CHLORTETRACYCLINE |
| INHIBITORY SUBSTANCE, IDENTIFIED AS |
| CHLORTETRACYCLINE |
|----------------------------|
| CATTLE KIDNEY | 0.6 |
| CATTLE LIVER | 0.3 |
| EGGS | 0.2 |
| PIG KIDNEY | 0.6 |
| PIG LIVER | 0.3 |
| LINCOMYCIN |
| INHIBITORY SUBSTANCE, IDENTIFIED AS LINCOMYCIN |
|----------------------------|
| CATTLE MILK | 0.02 |
| EGGS | 0.2 |
| POULTRY, EDIBLE OFFAL OF | 0.1 |
| POULTRY MEAT | 0.1 |
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Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2001, No 109
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2001, No 109
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Australia New Zealand Food Authority Variations to the Food Standards Code (Amendment No. 55)
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🏥 Health & Social WelfareFood Standards Code, Amendment No. 55, Neotame, Food Additive Code Numbers, Specifications for Phytosterol Esters, Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991