✨ Food Standards Amendment
8 APRIL 2010 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 40 1171
B-sitostanol No less than 6.0% and no more than 34%
Fatty acid methylester No more than 0.5%
Moisture No more than 0.1%
Solvents No more than 50 mg/kg
Residue on ignition No more than 0.1%
Heavy Metals
Iron No more than 1.0 mg/kg
Copper No more than 0.5 mg/kg
Arsenic No more than 3 mg/kg
Lead No more than 0.1 mg/kg
Microbiological
Total aerobic count No more than 10,000 cfu/g
Combined moulds and yeasts No more than 100 cfu/g
Coliforms Negative
E. coli Negative
Salmonella Negative
[7] Standard 1.5.1 is varied by –
[7.1] omitting from the Table to clause 2 the entries for Phytosterol esters and Tall oil phytosterols
[7.2] inserting in the Table to clause 2 –
Phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters
The food must comply with requirements in clause 2 of Standard 1.2.3.
May only be added to edible oil spreads –
- according to Standard 2.4.2; and
- where the total saturated and trans fatty acids present in the food are no more than 28% of the total fatty acid content of the food.
May only be added to breakfast cereals, not including breakfast cereal bars, if –
- the total fibre content of the breakfast cereal is no less than 3 g/50 g serve;
- the breakfast cereal contains no more than 30 g/100g of total sugars; and
- the total plant sterol equivalents content is no less than 15 g/kg and no more than 19 g/kg.
Foods to which phytosterols, phytostanols or their esters have been added must not be used as ingredients in other foods.
May only be added to milk in accordance with Standard 2.5.1.
May only be added to yoghurt in accordance with Standard 2.5.3.
[7.3] inserting in the Table to clause 3 –
Tall oil phytosterol Esters LiveActive® Cheese and Processed Cheese
The food must comply with the requirements in clause 2 of Standard 1.2.3.
The name “tall oil phytosterol esters” or “plant sterol esters” must be used.
May only be added to cheese and processed cheese in accordance with Standard 2.5.4.
Foods to which tall oil phytosterol esters have been added may not be used as ingredients in other foods.
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