Food Standards Variations




11 JULY 2011 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 100 2895

substituting –

Alcoholic beverages containing 1.15% or less alcohol by volume 'CONTAINS NOT MORE THAN X% ALCOHOL BY VOLUME' or words and expressions of the same or similar effect
Beverages containing 0.5% or more, but less than 1.15%, alcohol by volume

[40] Standard 2.7.3 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code is varied by –

[40.1] omitting the Purpose, substituting –

Purpose

This Standard defines the composition of fruit wine, vegetable wine, fruit wine product, vegetable wine product, mead, cider and perry.

[40.2] omitting from clause 1 –

In this Standard –

substituting –

(1) In this Standard –

[40.3] omitting the definitions for fruit wine and/or vegetable wine and fruit wine and/or vegetable wine product in clause 1

[40.4] inserting in clause 1, following the definition of perry –

(2) Any reference to fruit wine or vegetable wine in the Code refers to a product prepared from the complete or partial fermentation of fruit, vegetable, grains, cereals or any combination or preparation of those foods, other than that produced solely from grapes.

(3) Any reference to fruit wine product or vegetable wine product in the Code refers to a food containing no less than 700 mL/L of fruit wine, or vegetable wine, or both fruit and vegetable wine, which has been formulated, processed, modified or mixed with other foods such that it is not a fruit wine or vegetable wine.

[40.5] omitting clause 2, substituting –

2 Addition of other foods during production

Fruit wine, vegetable wine and mead may contain –

(a) fruit juice and fruit juice products; and

(b) vegetable juice and vegetable juice products; and

(c) sugars; and

(d) honey; and

(e) spices; and

(f) alcohol; and

(g) water.

[40.6] updating the Table of Provisions to reflect these amendments

[41] Standard 2.7.4 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code is varied by –

[41.1] omitting the Purpose, substituting –

Purpose

This Standard sets general definitions for wine and wine product and provides permissions for the addition of certain foods during the production of wine.



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