Food Standards Amendment




21 FEBRUARY 2013 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 21 595

To avoid doubt, the presence of a food in a food for special medical purposes or the use of a food as a food for special medical purposes does not constitute a history of human consumption in Australia or New Zealand in relation to that food for the purposes of this Standard.

Editorial note:
Standard 1.5.1 does not apply to foods for special medical purposes. See paragraph 3(1)(b) of Standard 2.9.5.

[4.2] updating the Table of Provisions to reflect these variations.

[5] Standard 2.9.5 is varied by

[5.1] inserting after clause 2

"2A Deemed compliance with Standard for certain periods

(1) This clause applies to a food for special medical purposes that does not comply with this Standard.

(2) If the food for special medical purposes is present in Australia or New Zealand on the date of commencement of this Standard, the food for special medical purposes is taken to comply with this Standard during the period that starts on that date of commencement and ends on 28 June 2014.

(3) If the food for special medical purposes is imported into Australia or New Zealand on a date after the date of commencement of this Standard, the food for special medical purposes is taken to comply with this Standard during the period that starts immediately prior to importation and ends on 28 June 2014.

(4) If the food for special medical purposes is produced in Australia or New Zealand on a date after the date of commencement of this Standard, the food for special medical purposes is taken to comply with this Standard during the period that starts on the date the food for special medical purposes was produced and ends on 28 June 2014."

[5.2] inserting after subclause 3(2)

"(3) Subclause 1(2) of Standard 1.1.1 does not apply in relation to a food for special medical purposes that did not comply with Standard 2.9.5 on the date that Standard 2.9.5 commenced."

[5.3] omitting from Column 2 of Schedule 1 for Amino acids "L-carnitine"

[5.4] omitting from Schedule 1

Carnitine
L-carnitine hydrochloride
L-carnitine L-tartrate
Choline
Choline bitartrate
Choline chloride
Choline citrate
Choline hydrogen tartrate
Inositol
Nucleotides
Adenosine 5′-monophosphate
Adenosine 5′-monophosphate sodium salt
Cytidine 5′-monophosphate
Cytidine 5′-monophosphate sodium salt
Guanosine 5′-monophosphate
Guanosine 5′-monophosphate sodium salt
Inosine 5′-monophosphate
Inosine 5′-monophosphate sodium salt
Uridine 5′-monophosphate
Uridine 5′-monophosphate sodium salt

and substituting

Carnitine
L-carnitine
L-carnitine hydrochloride
L-carnitine L-tartrate
Choline
Choline bitartrate
Choline chloride
Choline citrate
Choline hydrogen tartrate


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🏥 Food Standards (Proposal 1023 – Tutin, Tocopherols & Food for Special Medical Purposes Standards Amendments) Variation (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
15 February 2013
Food Standards, Tutin, Tocopherols, Food for Special Medical Purposes, Standard 2.9.5, Compliance