✨ Food Standards
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 49 — 8 MAY 2015
The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this standard under section 92
of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991.
The Standard commences on 1 March 2016.
Dated 25 March 2015
Standards Management Officer, Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
Note:
This Standard will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 96 on 10 April 2015.
Note 1 This instrument is a standard under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). The
standards together make up the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. See also section 1.1.1—3.
Note 2 The provisions of the Code that apply in New Zealand are incorporated in, or adopted under, the Food Act
2014 (NZ). See also section 1.1.1—3.
2.10.4—1 Name
This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 2.10.4 – Miscellaneous standards for
other foods.
Note Commencement: This Standard commences on 1 March 2016, being the date specified as the commencement
date in notices in the Gazette and the New Zealand Gazette under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia
New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). See also section 93 of that Act.
2.10.4—2 Definitions
Note In this Code (see section 1.1.2—3):
chocolate means a confectionery product that is characterised by:
(a) the presence of
(i) cocoa bean derivatives; and
(ii) no more than 50 g/kg of edible oils, other than cocoa butter or dairy fats; and
(b) preparation from a minimum of 200 g/kg of cocoa bean derivatives.
cocoa means the powdered product prepared from cocoa beans from which a portion of the fat may have been
removed, with or without the addition of salt or spices.
coffee means the product prepared by roasting, grinding, or both roasting and grinding, coffee beans.
decaffeinated coffee means coffee from which most of the caffeine has been removed that contains no more
than 1 g/kg of anhydrous caffeine on a dry basis.
decaffeinated tea means tea from which most of the caffeine has been removed that contains no more than
4 g/kg of anhydrous caffeine on a dry basis.
gelatine means a protein product prepared from animal skin, bone or other collagenous material, or any
combination of those things.
instant coffee means the dried soluble solids prepared from the water extraction of coffee.
instant tea means dried soluble solids prepared from the water extraction of tea.
peanut butter means a peanut based spread.
tea means the product made from the leaves and leaf buds of one or more of varieties and cultivars of
Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntz.
2.10.4—3 Requirements for food sold as tea or coffee
Food that is sold on the basis that it is a product listed in Column 1 of the table to this section must satisfy the
corresponding requirement in Column 2:
Requirements for tea and coffee
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| If food is sold on the basis that it is: | the food must be: |
| ‘coffee’ | coffee |
| ‘decaffeinated coffee’ | decaffeinated coffee that contains no more than 1 g/kg of anhydrous caffeine on a dry basis |
| ‘decaffeinated instant coffee’ or ‘decaffeinated soluble coffee’ | instant coffee that contains no more than 3 g/kg of anhydrous caffeine on a dry basis. |
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