✨ Food Standards Variation
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Specification for dried marine micro-algae (Schizochytrium sp.) rich in docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
| Full chemical name for DHA | 4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3 DHA) |
|---|---|
| Solids (%) | min. 95.0 |
| DHA (%) | min. 15.0 |
| Lead (mg/kg) | max. 0.5 |
| Arsenic (mg/kg) | max. 0.5 |
Specification for oil derived from marine micro-algae (Schizochytrium sp.) rich in docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
| Full chemical name for DHA | 4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3 DHA) |
|---|---|
| DHA (%) | min. 32 |
| Trans fatty acids (%) | max. 2.0 |
| Lead (mg/kg) | max. 0.1 |
| Arsenic (mg/kg) | max. 0.1 |
| Mercury (mg/kg) | max. 0.1 |
| Hexane (mg/kg) | max. 0.3 |
Specification for oil derived from the algae Crypthecodinium cohnii rich in docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
| Full chemical name for DHA | 4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3) |
|---|---|
| DHA (%) | min. 35 |
| Trans fatty acids (%) | max. 2.0 |
| Lead (mg/kg) | max. 0.1 |
| Arsenic (mg/kg) | max. 0.1 |
| Mercury (mg/kg) | max. 0.1 |
| Hexane (mg/kg) | max. 0.3 |
Specification for oil derived from the fungus Mortierella alpina rich in arachidonic acid (ARA)
| Full chemical name for ARA | 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (20:4n-6 ARA) |
|---|---|
| ARA (%) | min. 35 |
| Trans fatty acids (%) | max. 2.0 |
| Lead (mg/kg) | max. 0.1 |
| Arsenic (mg/kg) | max. 0.1 |
| Mercury (mg/kg) | max. 0.1 |
| Hexane (mg/kg) | max. 0.3 |
Specification for oil derived from marine micro-algae (Ulkenia sp.) rich in docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
| Full chemical name for DHA | 4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3 DHA) |
|---|---|
| DHA (%) | min. 32 |
| Trans fatty acids (%) | max. 2.0 |
| Lead (mg/kg) | max. 0.2 |
| Arsenic (mg/kg) | max. 0.2 |
| Mercury (mg/kg) | max. 0.2 |
| Hexane (mg/kg) | max. 10 |
[18] Standard 1.4.1 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code is varied by -
[18.1] omitting from the Purpose -
Consideration has also been given to Australia’s and New Zealand’s international trade obligations under the World Trade Organization’s Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement and Technical Barrier to Trade Agreement.
In order to assist both enforcement agencies and industry to maintain contaminant levels at the lowest achievable levels, Generally Expected Levels (GELs), have been established to complement the use
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🏥 Health & Social WelfareFood Standards, Variation, Code Maintenance, Proposal P1013, Nutrient Levels, Labelling, Additives, Cadmium, Mercury, Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Quaternary Amine Cellulose, Diethyl Aminoethyl Cellulose, Agarose, Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA), Schizochytrium sp., Crypthecodinium cohnii, Mortierella alpina, Arachidonic Acid (ARA), Ulkenia sp.