New Zealand Gazette – 2005 – No. 83

Page 1996

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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 83

26 MAY 2005

[11] Standard 1.3.4 is varied by –

[11.1] omitting paragraph 2(a), substituting –

(a) Food and Nutrition Paper 52 Compendium of Food Additive Specifications Volumes 1 and 2, including addenda 1 to 12, published by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations in Rome (1992); or

[11.2] omitting paragraph 2(b), substituting –

(b) the fifth edition of the Food Chemicals Codex published by the National Academy of Sciences and the National Research Council of the United States of America in Washington, D.C. (2004); or

[11.3] omitting paragraph 3(i), substituting –

(i) Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America, 1 April, 2004; or

[11.4] omitting from the Schedule, under the heading Specification for quaternary amine cellulose ion exchange resin, paragraph (c), substituting –

(c) When subjected to the extraction regime listed in the CFR Title 21 part 173.25(c)(4), but using dilute hydrochloric acid at pH2 in place of 5% acetic acid, the ion exchange resins shall result in no more than 25 ppm of organic extractives.

[11.5] inserting in the Schedule –

Specification for docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) - rich oil derived from marine micro-algae (Ulkenia sp.)

Full chemical name for DHA: All cis-4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3 DHA)

Appearance: Fluid to waxy oil

Colour: Colourless to pale yellow

Odour: Characteristic bland to fish-like

DHA (%): min. 32

Docosapentaenoic acid 22:5n-6 (%): min. 8

Saturated fat (%): max. 45

Trans fatty acids (%): max. 2

Peroxide value (meq/kg): max. 10

Moisture and volatiles (%): max. 0.1

Non-saponifiables (%): max. 2

Acid value (mg KOH/g): max. 0.5

Lead (ppm): max. 0.2

Arsenic (ppm): max. 0.2

Mercury (ppm): max. 0.2

Hexane (ppm): max. 10

[12] Standard 1.4.1 is varied by omitting the second paragraph of the Purpose, substituting –

A ML has been established only where it serves an effective risk management function and only for those foods which provide a significant contribution to the total dietary exposure. Food not listed in this Standard may contain low levels of contaminants or natural toxicants. However, MLs have not been assigned to these foods because they present a low public health risk. The general provisions of the Food Acts relating to the availability of safe foods apply to all foods.

[13] Standard 1.4.2 is varied by –

[13.1] omitting from Schedule 1 all entries for the following chemical –

Metasulfuron-methyl

[13.2] omitting from Schedule 1 the residue definition for the chemical appearing in Column 1 of the Table to this sub-item, substituting the residue definition appearing in Column 2 –

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2
PYRIDATE SUM OF PYRIDATE AND METABOLITES CONTAINING 6 CHLORO-4-HYDROXYL-3-PHENYL PYRIDAZINE, EXPRESSED AS PYRIDATE
SETHOXYDIM SUM OF SETHOXYDIM AND METABOLITES CONTAINING THE 5-(2-ETHYLTHIOPROPYL)CYCLOHEXENE-3-ONE AND 5-HYDROXYCYCLOHEXENE-3-ONE MOIETIES AND THEIR SULFOXIDES AND SULFONES, EXPRESSED AS SETHOXYDIM
THIOMETON SUM OF THIOMETON, ITS SULFOXIDE AND SULFONE, EXPRESSED AS THIOMETON

[13.3] omitting from Schedule 1 the chemical and chemical residue definition appearing in Column 1 of the Table to this sub-item, substituting the chemical and chemical residue definition in appearing in Column 2 –

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2
QUINZALOFOP-ETHYL QUIZALOFOP-ETHYL
SUM OF QUIZALOFOP-ETHYL AND QUIZALOFOP ACID ID AND OTHER ESTERS, EXPRESSED AS QUIXZALOFOP-ETHYL SUM OF QUIZALOFOP-ETHYL AND QUIZALOFOP ACID AND OTHER ESTERS, EXPRESSED AS QUIZALOFOP-ETHYL


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