New Zealand Gazette – 2015 – No. 49

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✨ Food Irradiation Standards



NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 49 — 8 MAY 2015

1.5.3—3 Irradiation of fruit and vegetables

(1) Fruit and vegetables listed in subsection (2) may be irradiated for the purpose of pest disinfestation for a phytosanitary objective, if the absorbed dose is:

(a) no lower than 150 Gy; and

(b) no higher than 1 kGy.

(2) For subsection (1), the fruit and vegetables are:

Fruit and vegetables—table to subsection (2)

  • bread fruit
  • capsicum
  • carambola
  • custard apple
  • litchi
  • longan
  • mango
  • mangosteen
  • papaya (paw paw)
  • persimmon
  • rambutan
  • tomato

1.5.3—4 Irradiation of herbs and spices

(1) Herbs and spices may be irradiated for the purpose of controlling sprouting and pest disinfestation, including the control of weeds, if the absorbed dose is no higher than 6 kGy.

(2) Herbs and spices may be irradiated for the purpose of bacterial decontamination, if the absorbed dose is:

(a) no lower than 2 kGy; and

(b) no higher than 30 kGy.

(3) In this section:

herbs and spices means the herbs and spices described in Schedule 22.

1.5.3—5 Irradiation of plant material for a herbal infusion

(1) Plant material for a herbal infusion may be irradiated for the purpose of controlling sprouting and pest disinfestation, including the control of weeds, if the absorbed dose is no higher than 6 kGy.

(2) Plant material for a herbal infusion may be irradiated for the purpose of bacterial decontamination, if the absorbed dose is:

(a) no lower than 2 kGy; and

(b) no higher than 10 kGy.

(3) In this section:

plant material for a herbal infusion means fresh, dried or fermented leaves, flowers and other parts of plants used to make beverages, but does not include tea.

1.5.3—6 Re-irradiation of food

Food that has been irradiated may be re-irradiated if any of the following conditions is met:

(a) the food is prepared from food, including ingredients, that have been irradiated at levels that do not exceed 1 kGy;

(b) the food contains less than 50 g/kg of irradiated ingredients;

(c) the required full dose of ionising radiation was applied to the food in divided doses for a specific technological reason.

1.5.3—7 Sources of radiation that may be used

Food may be irradiated in accordance with this Division using any of the following forms of ionising radiation:

(a) gamma rays from the radionuclide cobalt 60;

(b) X-rays generated by or from machine sources operated at an energy level not exceeding 5 megaelectronvolts;

(c) electrons generated by or from machine sources operated at an energy level not exceeding



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 Standard 1.5.3 – Irradiation of Food – Food Standards (Proposal P1025 – Code Revision) Variation—Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Amendment No. 154 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
25 March 2015
Food standards, Irradiation, Amendment, Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, Standard 1.5.3, Phytosanitary, Pest disinfestation, Bacterial decontamination, Herbs, Spices, Plant material