✨ Food Standards Amendment
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 1 — 14 JANUARY 2016
Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code — Amendment No. 160
The following instruments are separate instruments in the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments and are known collectively in the Food Standards Gazette as Amendment No. 160.
Food Standards (Application A1108 - Rebaudioside M as a Steviol Glycoside Intense Sweetener) Variation
The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this variation under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991. The Standard commences on the date specified in clause 3 of this variation.
Dated 8 January 2016
Standards Management Officer, Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand
Note:
This variation will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 102 on 14 January 2016.
1 Name of instrument
This instrument is the Food Standards (Application A1108 – Rebaudioside M as a Steviol Glycoside Intense Sweetener) Variation.
2 Variation to standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code
The Schedule varies standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
3 Commencement
The variation commences on 1 March 2016 immediately after the commencement of Standard 5.1.1 – Revocation and transitional provisions – 2014 Revision.
Schedule
[1] Standard 1.3.1 is varied by omitting paragraphs (g) to (j) of the definition of CF in subsection 1.3.1—4(7), and substituting
"(g) rebaudioside M—0.25;
(h) rubusoside—0.50;
(i) steviolbioside—0.50;
(j) stevioside—0.40."
[2] Schedule 3 is varied by
[2.1] inserting in the table to subsection S3—2(2) in alphabetical order
| rebaudioside M | section S3—31 |
| steviol glycoside mixtures including rebaudioside M | section S3—32 |
[2.2] inserting after section S3—30
"S3—31 Specification for rebaudioside M
(1) In this section:
rebaudioside M means the chemical with the Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number 1220616-44-3 and the formula C_56_H_90_O_33_.
(2) For rebaudioside M, the specifications are the following:
(a) assay—comprise not less than 95% on the dried basis;
(b) Chemical name—Rebaudioside M:
13-[(2-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy]kaur-16-en-18-oic acid,
2-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl ester;
(c) Formula weight—1,291.3."
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Food Standards, Steviol Glycoside, Intense Sweetener, Rebaudioside M, Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code
- Standards Management Officer, Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand