Food Standards Amendments




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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 114

5 OCTOBER 2006

[2.2] omitting subclause 1(3), substituting –
(3) Deleted

[2.3] omitting subclause 1(4), substituting –
(4) Deleted

[2.4] omitting subclause 1(7), substituting –
(7) Deleted

[2.5] omitting from clause 2, the definition of AOAC substituting –
AOAC means the publication entitled Official methods of Analysis of AOAC International published by AOAC International, Maryland USA and includes earlier editions of this publication under its previous name.

[2.6] omitting from clause 2, the definition of Australian Approved Names List substituting –
Australian Approved Names List means the list of names or terms included in the document entitled Australian Approved Names for Pharmaceutical Substances published by the Therapeutic Goods Administration in its edition TGA Approved Terminology for Medicines dated 6 March 2001.

[2.7] omitting the Editorial note from clause 2, that follows the definition of RDI –

Editorial note:
The RDIs used in this Code are based on those published by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia in 1991.

[2.8] inserting after clause 13 –

14 Interpretation of definitions
Where a definition for a food in this Code contains a reference to the composition of the food, the definition is to be taken as a –
(a) substantive requirement for the composition of the food; and
(b) standard for the composition of the food.

[3] Standard 1.1A.1 is varied by omitting the Standard

[4] Standard 1.1A.3 is varied by omitting subclause 1(1), substituting –
(1) Unless the contrary intention appears, for the matters regulated in this Standard, food must comply with this Standard or Standard 1.2.11, but not a combination of, or parts of both.

[5] Standard 1.1A.4 is varied by omitting the Standard

[6] Standard 1.1A.5 is varied by omitting the Standard

[7] Standard 1.1A.7 is varied by omitting the Standard

[8] Standard 1.2.4 is varied by –

[8.1] omitting from the Editorial note following subclause 6(1), flour substituting –
wheat flour

[8.2] omitting from the Editorial note following clause 7, flour substituting –
wheat flour

[9] Standard 1.2.8 is varied by omitting from subclause 6(4), of the food, the substituting –
of the food, or

[10] Standard 1.2.11 is varied by –

[10.1] omitting subclause 1(1), substituting –
(1) Unless the contrary intention appears, for the matters regulated in this Standard, food must comply with this Standard or Standard 1.1A.3, but not a combination of, or parts of both.

[10.2] inserting after subclause 1(1) –
(1A) Subclause 1(2) of Standard 1.1.1 does not apply to subclause 2(2) and the Table to subclause 2(2) of this Standard.

[10.3] omitting subclause 1(4), substituting –
(4) The requirements in the Table to subclause 2(2) for fish, fruit and vegetables –
(a) commence on 8 June 2006; and
(b) apply exclusively.
(5) The requirements in the Table to subclause 2(2) for fresh pork and preserved pork commence and apply exclusively from 8 December 2006.

[10.4] omitting the third paragraph in the Editorial Note following the Table to subclause 2(1), substituting –
In complying with this Standard, manufacturers and retailers should be consistent with trade practices law. For Australia, the provisions of sections 65AA-AN of the Trade Practices Act 1974 apply to statements as to the country of origin of goods. There are conditions for the safe use of ‘product of’ representations and other statements as to country of origin, such as ‘made in’ or ‘manufactured in’ or other like statements. These statements may be used safely in the following circumstances –

[11] Standard 1.3.1 is varied by –

[11.1] omitting from subparagraph 11(a)(i), May 2003; or, substituting –
August 2005; or

[11.2] omitting subparagraph 11(a)(ii), substituting –
(ii) Chemically-defined flavouring substances, Council of Europe, 2003; or

[12] Standard 1.3.3 is varied by –

[12.1] omitting from clause 1, the definition of maximum permitted level, substituting –



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