NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 156
9 OCTOBER 2008

[9] Standard 1.3.4 is varied by -

[9.1] omitting paragraph 2(b), substituting -

(b) Food Chemicals Codex (6th Edition) published by United States Pharmacopoeia (2008); or

[9.2] omitting clause 3, substituting -

3 Substances with specifications in secondary sources

If there is no monograph applying to a substance under clause 2, the substance must comply with a relevant monograph (if any) published in one of -

(a) the British Pharmacopoeia 2008, TSO, Norwich (2007); or

(b) The United States Pharmacopeia, 30th Revision and The National Formulary, 25th Edition, including the first and second supplement official from 1 December 2007; or

(c) The Pharmaceutical Codex, 12th Edition, Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. The Pharmaceutical Press, London (1994); or

(d) Martindale; The Complete Drug Reference. The Pharmaceutical Press, London (2007); or

(e) the European Pharmacopoeia 6th Edition, Council of Europe, Strasbourg (2007); or

(f) the International Pharmacopoeia 4th Edition, World Health Organization, Geneva (2006); or

(g) The Merck Index, 14th Edition, Merck, Whitehouse Station NJ (2006); or

(h) Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America, 1 April, 2007; or

(i) The Specifications and Standards for Food Additives, 7th edition (2000), Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan).

[9.3] omitting the border surrounding the text in the Specification for oxidised polyethylene in the Schedule.

[9.4] omitting from paragraph (a) of the Specification for carboxymethyl cellulose ion exchange resin in the Schedule -

does not exceed
substituting -

is no more than

[9.5] omitting from paragraph (b) of the Specification for carboxymethyl cellulose ion exchange resin in the Schedule -

shall not exceed
substituting -

must be no more than

[9.6] omitting from paragraph (a) of the Specification for quaternary amine cellulose ion exchange resin in the Schedule -

does not exceed
substituting -

is no more than

[9.7] omitting from paragraph (b) of the Specification for quaternary amine cellulose ion exchange resin in the Schedule -

shall not exceed
substituting -

must be no more than

[9.8] omitting the words wherever appearing in subparagraph (a)(i) and (ii) of the Specification for diethyl aminoethyl cellulose ion exchange resin in the Schedule -

does not exceed
substituting -

is no more than

[9.9] omitting from paragraph (b) of the Specification for diethyl aminoethyl cellulose ion exchange resin in the Schedule -

shall not exceed
substituting -

must be no more than.

[9.10] omitting the Specification for Neotame from the Schedule.

[10] Standard 1.4.1 is varied by omitting from the fourth paragraph of the Purpose -

a separate document to this Standard.
substituting -

the User Guide – Generally Expected Levels (GELs) for Metal Contaminants.

[11] Standard 1.4.2 is varied by -

[11.1] omitting the third paragraph of the Purpose, substituting -

In New Zealand, the maximum residue limits for agricultural compounds are set in a Maximum Residue Limits Standard issued under section 11C of the Food Act 1981.

[11.2] omitting from subclause 4(3) -

must not exceed
substituting -

must be no more than

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