✨ Food Standards Variation
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 71
27 JUNE 2012
| 524 | Sodium hydroxide | GMP | Permitted for use as an acidity regulator |
| 525 | Potassium hydroxide | GMP | Permitted for use as an acidity regulator |
| 950 | Acesulphame potassium | 450 | mg/kg |
| 954 | Saccharin | 200 | mg/kg |
| 962 | Aspartame-acesulphame salt | 450 | mg/kg |
13.5.1 Liquid food for special medical purposes*
| 123 | Amaranth | 30 | mg/kg |
| 160b | Annatto extracts | 10 | mg/kg |
13.5.2 Food for special medical purposes other than liquids*
| 123 | Amaranth | 300 | mg/kg |
| 160b | Annatto extracts | 25 | mg/kg |
[5] Standard 1.3.4 is varied by adding at the end of the Schedule –
Specification selenium-enriched yeast
Selenium-enriched yeasts are produced by culture in the presence of sodium selenite as a source of selenium. These yeasts contain selenium according to the following criteria –
Total selenium content
No more than 2.5 mg/kg of the dried form as marketed
Levels of organic selenium species (% total extracted selenium):
-
Selenomethionine
No less than 60% and no more than 85%
-
Other organic selenium compounds (including selenocysteine)
No more than 10%
Levels of inorganic selenium (% total extracted selenium)
No more than 1%
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