New Zealand Gazette – 2010 – No. 40

Page 1169

✨ Food Standards Amendment



8 APRIL 2010

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 40

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Citation
These variations may be collectively known as the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Amendment No. 115 – 2010.

Commencement
These variations commence on 8 April 2010, except for Item [4.2] which commences on 8 April 2012.

SCHEDULE

[1] Standard 1.1.1 is varied by –

[1.1] omitting the headings for Division 1 – Interpretation and Application and Division 2 – General Prohibitions.

[1.2] inserting after clause 14 –

15 Phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters

(1) A reference in this Code to phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters is a reference to a substance which meets a specification for phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters in Standard 1.3.4.

(2) In this Code, total plant sterol equivalents content means the sum of –

(a) phytosterols; and

(b) phytostanols; and

(c) phytosterols and phytostanols following hydrolysis of any phytosterol esters and phytostanol esters.

[1.3] updating the Table of Provisions to reflect these variations.

[2] Standard 1.2.3 is varied by omitting from Column 1 of the Table to clause 2 –

Foods containing added tall oil phytosterols or
added phytosterol esters

substituting –

Foods containing added phytosterols, phytostanols
or their esters

[3] Standard 1.2.4 is varied by –

[1.1] inserting in Part 1 of Schedule 2 –

Ethyl lauroyl arginate 243

[1.2] inserting in Part 2 of Schedule 2 –

Ethyl lauroyl arginate 243

[4] Standard 1.2.8 is varied by –

[4.1] omitting the heading to clause 6, substituting –

6 Expression of particular matters in the nutrition information panel

[4.2] inserting after subclause 6(4) –

(5) If a nutrition claim is made about phytosterols, phytostanols or their esters, then the nutrition information panel must include declarations of –

(a) the substances using the same name as used in the mandatory advisory statement required by clause 2 of Standard 1.2.3; and

(b) the amount of the substances calculated as total plant sterol equivalents content.

(6) Subclause 1(2) of Standard 1.1.1 does not apply to subclause (5).

[4.3] updating the Table of Provisions to reflect these variations.

[5] Standard 1.3.1 is varied by –

[5.1] inserting in subclause 5(2) –

ethyl lauroyl arginate shall be calculated as ethyl-Nα-lauroyl-L-arginate.HCl

[5.2] inserting in Schedule 1, under item 0.1 Preparations of food additives –

243 Ethyl lauroyl arginate 200 mg/ kg

[5.3] omitting from Schedule 1 –

1.1.3 Liquid milk to which phytosterols or phytosterol esters have been added

substituting –

1.1.3 Liquid milk to which phytosterols, phytostanols or their esters have been added

[5.4] inserting in Schedule 1, under item 1.6 Cheese and cheese products, immediately following the last additive entry –

1.6.1 Soft cheese, cream cheese and processed cheese

243 Ethyl lauroyl arginate 400 mg/ kg

mozzarella cheese

243 Ethyl lauroyl arginate 200 mg/ kg



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