✨ Food Standards Amendment
1948
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 75
(d) Salmonella. Proceed in accordance with the current standard method in AS 1766 Food microbiology, save that for the purpose of this method when 30 sample units each consisting of at least 100 g or more of infant formula powder are examined as detailed, the result shall be reported as ‘Salmonella not detected in 25 g of the food’ when no Salmonella has been detected in 25 g of each of the 30 sample units. For the purposes of this method, the sample units may be examined individually or pooled.
(e) Bacillus cereus. Proceed in accordance with the current standard method in AS 1766 Food microbiology, save that for the purposes of this method when 5 sample units each consisting of at least 100 g or more of infant formula powder are examined as detailed, the result shall be reported as ‘not exceeding 100 micro-organisms per gram of the food’ when at least 4 of the 5 sample units have a Bacillus cereus count not exceeding 100 micro-organisms per gram and the remaining sample unit has a Bacillus cereus count not exceeding 1000 micro-organisms per gram.
Division 3 - Infant Formula and Follow-On Formula (New Zealand Only)
(8) In this Division, infant formula shall be a food in liquid or powdered form intended for use as a substitute for human milk as the sole source of nutrition for an infant.
(9) In this Division, follow-on formula shall be a food in a liquid or powdered form intended for use as a substitute for human milk by infants and young children who are in good health and who are aged over 6 months, and constituting the principal liquid element in a progressively diversified diet.
(10) Infant formula and follow-on formula shall be nutritionally adequate to promote normal growth and development when used in accordance with the directions for use on the label.
(11) Infant formula and follow-on formula may contain any of the following -
(a) the following thickening agents -
| Carrageenan |
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| Casein and its sodium, calcium, and potassium compounds |
| Distarch phosphate |
| Acetylated distarch phosphate |
| Phosphated distarch phosphate |
| Guar gum |
| Hydroxypropyl starch |
| Locust bean gum |
(b) the following emulsifiers -
| Lecithin |
|---|
| Monoglycerides |
| Diglycerides |
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NZ Gazette 2002, No 75
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