New Zealand Gazette – 2012 – No. 71

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✨ Food Standards Variation



27 JUNE 2012 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 71 2007

1 Name

This instrument is the Food Standards (Proposal P242 – Food for Special Medical Purposes – Consequential) Variation.

2 Variation to Standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code

The Schedule varies the Standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.

3 Commencement

This variation commences on 28 June 2014.

SCHEDULE

[1] Standard 1.1.1 is varied by –

[1.1] inserting in clause 2 the following definitions in alphabetical order –

food for special medical purposes has the meaning given by Standard 2.9.5.

small package means a package with a surface area of less than 100 cm².

transportation outer means a container or wrapper which –

(a) encases packaged or unpackaged foods for the purpose of transportation and distribution; and

(b) is removed before the food is used or offered for retail sale, or is not taken away by the purchaser of the food.

[1.2] omitting paragraph (e) from the definition of warning statement in clause 2, substituting –

(e) sub clauses 3(3) and 3(4) of Standard 2.9.4; and

(f) subclause 10(4) of Standard 2.9.5.

[1.3] inserting in alphabetical order in the Table to clause 8 –

| MJ | Megajoule |

[2] Standard 1.1A.6 is varied by omitting subclause 2(3), substituting –

(3) This Standard ceases to have effect on the date of commencement of Standard 2.9.5, other than in relation to food formulated and represented as being for the dietary management of obesity.

[3] Standard 1.2.1 is varied by omitting from clause 1 the definitions of small package and transportation outer

[4] Standard 1.3.1 is varied by –

[4.1] omitting from Schedule 1, the heading to Item 13, substituting –

13 SPECIAL PURPOSE FOODS

[4.2] inserting in Schedule 1 after Item 13.4.2 –

**13.5 Food for special medical purposes***

Code Number Substance Maximum Permitted Level
200 201 202 203 Sorbic acid and sodium, potassium and calcium sorbates 1500 mg/kg
210 211 212 213 Benzoic acid and sodium, potassium and calcium benzoates 1500 mg/kg
338 Phosphoric acid GMP

*Permitted for use as an acidity regulator



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