Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Amendment No. 122 – 2011
Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991
Preamble
The variations set forth in the Schedule below are variations to Standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code published by the National Health and Medical Research Council in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No. P 27, on 27 August 1987, which have been varied from time to time.
Citation
These variations may be collectively known as the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Amendment No. 122 – 2011.
Correction of Typographical Error
Amendment No. 121 published on 10 February 2011 contained the following typographical error –
Under Item [3.1], the text to be substituted in clause 1 of Standard 1.3.3 should have been –
processing aid means a substance listed in clauses 3 to 19, where –
Commencement
These variations commence on 5 May 2011.
Note: These variations were published in the Commonwealth of Australia Food Standards Gazette No. FSC 64 on 5 May 2011.
SCHEDULE
[1] Standard 1.3.3 is varied by –
[1.1] omitting from the Table to clause 6 –
Polyvinyl polypyrrolidone
100
substituting –
Polyvinyl polypyrrolidone
GMP
[1.2] inserting in the Table to clause 6 –
Co-extruded polystyrene and polyvinyl polypyrrolidone
GMP
[2] Standard 1.4.2 is varied by –
[2.1] omitting from Schedule 1 all entries for the following chemicals –
Fosetyl aluminium
[2.2] omitting from Schedule 1 the chemical residue definition for the chemical appearing in Column 1 of the Table to this sub-item, substituting the chemical residue definition appearing in Column 2 –
Column 1
Column 2
Chlorothalonil
Commodities of plant origin: Chlorothalonil
Commodities of animal origin: 4-hydroxy-2,5,6-trichloroisophthalonitrile metabolite, expressed as chlorothalonil
Mefenpyr-diethyl
Commodities of plant origin: Sum of mefenpyr-diethyl and metabolites hydrolysed to 1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-methyl-2-pyrazoline-3,5-dicarboxylic acid, and 1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-methyl-pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid, expressed as mefenpyr-diethyl.
Commodities of animal origin: Sum of mefenpyr-diethyl and 1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-ethoxycarbonyl-5-methyl-2-pyrazoline-3-carboxylic acid, expressed as mefenpyr-diethyl
[2.3] inserting in Schedule 1 –
Flonicamid
Flonicamid [N -(cyanomethyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridinecarboxamide] and its metabolites TFNA [4-trifluoromethylnicotinic acid], TFNA-AM [4-trifluoromethylnicotinamide] TFNG [N -(4-trifluoromethylnicotinoyl)glycine]
Stone fruits
0.6
Fosetyl
Fosetyl
Apple
1
Avocado
5
Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flowerhead brassicas
T0.1
Durian
T5
Fruiting vegetables, other than cucurbits
T0.02
Leafy vegetables
T0.2
Peach
1
Pineapple
5
Ipconazole
Ipconazole
Cereal grains
*0.01
Edible offal (mammalian)
*0.01
Eggs
*0.01
Meat (mammalian)
*0.01
Milks
*0.01
Poultry, edible offal of
*0.01
Poultry meat
*0.01
Metconazole
Metconazole
Stone fruits
0.2
Propamocarb
Propamocarb (base)
Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flowerhead brassicas
T0.1
Fruiting vegetables, other than cucurbits
T0.3
Leafy vegetables
T20
[2.4] omitting from Schedule 1 the foods and associated MRLs for each of the following chemicals –
Bifenthrin
Bifenthrin
Fruiting vegetables, cucurbits
0.1
Boscalid
Commodities of plant origin: Boscalid
Commodities of animal origin: Sum of boscalid, 2-chloro-N-(4’-chloro-5-hydroxybiphenyl-2-yl) nicotinamide and the glucuronide conjugate of 2-chloro-N-(4’-chloro-5-hydroxybiphenyl-2-yl) nicotinamide, expressed as boscalid equivalents
Apple
2
Chlorothalonil
Commodities of plant origin: Chlorothalonil
Commodities of animal origin: Sum of chlorothalonil and 4-hydroxy-2, 5, 6-trichloroisophthalonitrile metabolite, expressed as chlorothalonil
Leafy vegetables
T7
Vegetables [except as otherwise listed under this chemical]
T7
Chlorpyrifos
Chlorpyrifos
Stone fruits
T1
Dithiocarbamates
Total dithiocarbamates, determined as carbon disulphide evolved during acid digestion and expressed as milligrams of carbon disulphide per kilogram of food
Beans (dry)
0.5
Epoxiconazole
Epoxiconazole
Barley
0.05
Wheat
0.05
Fludioxonil
Commodities of animal origin: Sum of fludioxonil and oxidisable metabolites, expressed as fludioxonil
Commodities of plant origin: Fludioxonil
Stone fruits
5
Imidacloprid
Sum of imidacloprid and metabolites containing the 6-chloropyridinylmethylene moiety, expressed as imidacloprid
Leafy vegetables [except lettuce, leaf]
T5
Lettuce, leaf
T20
Permethrin
Permethrin, sum of isomers
Coriander (leaves and stems)
T10
Pirimicarb
Sum of pirimicarb, demethyl-pirimicarb and the N-formyl-(methylamino) analogue (demethylformamido-pirimicarb), expressed as pirimicarb
Leafy vegetables [except chervil; mizuna; rucola]
T5
Vegetables [except leafy vegetables; lupin (dry); soya bean (dry); sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob)]
1
Pyraclostrobin
Commodities of plant origin: Pyraclostrobin
Commodities of animal origin: Sum of pyraclostrobin and metabolites hydrolysed to 1-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-ol, expressed as pyraclostrobin
Apple
1
Spirotetramat
Sum of spirotetramat, and cis-3-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)-4-hydroxy-8-methoxy-1-azaspiro[4.5]dec-3-en-2-one, expressed as spirotetramat
Fruiting vegetables, cucurbits
T2
Lettuce, leaf
T10
Peppers, Sweet
T5
Tomato
T7
Tebuconazole
Tebuconazole
Bulb vegetables
*0.01
Triadimenol
Triadimenol
see also Triadimefon
Peppers, Sweet
T1
Trichlorfon
Trichlorfon
Fruit [except as otherwise listed under this chemical]
0.1
Vegetables [except as otherwise listed under this chemical]
0.1
[2.5] inserting in alphabetical order in Schedule 1, the foods and associated MRLs for each of the following chemicals –
Abamectin
Sum of avermectin B1a, avermectin B1b and (Z)-8,9 avermectin B1a, and (Z)-8,9 avermectin B1b
Papaya (pawpaw)
T0.1
Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob)
T*0.01
Benzyladenine
Benzyladenine
Pistachio nut
T*0.05
Bifenazate
Sum of bifenazate and bifenazate diazene (diazenecarboxylic acid, 2-(4-methoxy-[1,1’-biphenyl-3-yl] 1-methylethyl ester), expressed as bifenazate
Cherries
2.5
Lettuce, head
T5
Lettuce, leaf
T5
Bifenthrin
Bifenthrin
Cucumber
T0.3
Fruiting vegetables, cucurbits [except cucumber]
0.1
Pineapple
T*0.01
Boscalid
Commodities of plant origin: Boscalid
Commodities of animal origin: Sum of boscalid, 2-chloro-N-(4’-chloro-5-hydroxybiphenyl-2-yl) nicotinamide and the glucuronide conjugate of 2-chloro-N-(4’-chloro-5-hydroxybiphenyl-2-yl) nicotinamide, expressed as boscalid equivalents
All other foods
0.5
Milk fats
0.7
Pome fruits
2
Buprofezin
Buprofezin
Stone fruits [except apricot; peach]
1.9
Carbaryl
Carbaryl
Cranberry
3
Chlorothalonil
Commodities of plant origin: Chlorothalonil
Commodities of animal origin: Sum of chlorothalonil and 4-hydroxy-2, 5, 6-trichloroisophthalonitrile metabolite, expressed as chlorothalonil
Chard (silver beet)
T50
Coriander (leaves, stem, roots)
T20
Leafy vegetables [except chard (silver beet); spinach]
T10
Poultry, edible offal of
*0.05
Poultry meat
*0.05
Spinach
T100
Vegetables [except asparagus; Brussels sprouts; carrot; celery; chard (silver beet); fennel, bulb; fruiting vegetables, cucurbits; garlic; leafy vegetables; leek; onion, bulb; peas (pods and succulent, immature seeds); potato; pulses; spinach; spring onion; tomato]
T7
Chlorpyrifos
Chlorpyrifos
Cherries
1
Cranberry
1
Stone fruits [except cherries]
T1
Clothianidin
Clothianidin
Dried grapes
10
Grapes [except wine grapes]
3
Wine grapes
*0.02
Cyfluthrin
Cyfluthrin, sum of isomers
Chia
T0.5
Papaya (pawpaw)
T0.2
Cyhalothrin
Cyhalothrin, sum of isomers
Stone fruits
0.5
Cypermethrin
Cypermethrin, sum of isomers
Durian
1
Longan
1
Peppers, Chili
1
Epoxiconazole
Epoxiconazole
Cereal grains
0.05
Etoxazole
Etoxazole
Banana
T0.05
Podded pea (young pods) (snow and sugar snap)
T*0.02
Fenbuconazole
Fenbuconazole
Wheat
*0.01
Fenbutatin oxide
Bis[tris(2-methyl-2-phenylpropyl)tin]-oxide
Cherries
6
Fenvalerate
Fenvalerate, sum of isomers
Dried grapes
0.5
Fluazifop-butyl
Fluazifop-butyl
Chia
T2
Onion, Welsh
0.05
Flubendiamide
Commodities of plant origin: Flubendiamide
Commodities of animal origin: Sum of flubendiamide and 3-iodo-N-(2-methyl-4-[1,2,2,2-tetrafluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethyl]phenyl)phthalimide, expressed as flubendiamide
Edible offal (mammalian)
0.03
Meat (mammalian) (in the fat)
0.05
Milk fats
0.05
Milks
*0.01
Potato
T*0.02
Fludioxonil
Commodities of animal origin: Sum of fludioxonil and oxidisable metabolites, expressed as fludioxonil
Commodities of plant origin: Fludioxonil
Apricot
10
Citrus fruits
10
Kiwifruit
15
Mango
T3
Peach
10
Pome fruits
5
Stone fruits [except apricot; peach]
5
Imazamox
Imazamox
Poppy seed
T*0.05
Imazapyr
Imazapyr
Poppy seed
T*0.05
Imidacloprid
Sum of imidacloprid and metabolites containing the 6-chloropyridinylmethylene moiety, expressed as imidacloprid
Broad bean (dry)
*0.05
Field pea (dry)
*0.05
Leafy vegetables [except lettuce, head]
20
Lentil (dry)
0.2
Lettuce, head
5
Indoxacarb
Sum of indoxacarb and its R-isomer
Peanut
T0.02
Iodosulfuron methyl
Iodosulfuron methyl
Barley
*0.01
Iprodione
Iprodione
Peppers
T2
Metalaxyl
Metalaxyl
Ginger, root
T0.5
Methomyl
Sum of methomyl and methyl hydroxythioacetimidate (‘methomyl oxime’), expressed as methomyl
see also thiodicarb
Chia
T0.5
Methoxyfenozide
Methoxyfenozide
Coriander (leaves, stem, roots)
T20
Cranberry
0.5
Herbs
T20
Mexican tarragon
T20
Rucola (rocket)
T20
Stone fruits [except plums (including prunes)]
3
Oxyfluorfen
Oxyfluorfen
Olives
1
Paclobutrazol
Paclobutrazol
Barley
T0.1
Wheat
T0.1
Pendimethalin
Pendimethalin
Herbs
*0.05
Permethrin
Permethrin, sum of isomers
Coriander (leaves, stem, roots)
30
Lemon balm
30
Phosphorous acid
Phosphorous acid
Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flowerhead brassicas [except flowerhead brassicas]
T1
Fruiting vegetables, other than cucurbits
T100
Ginger, root
T100
Pirimicarb
Sum of pirimicarb, demethyl-pirimicarb and the N-formyl-(methylamino) analogue (demethylformamido-pirimicarb), expressed as pirimicarb
Adzuki bean (dry)
T0.5
Leafy vegetables [except chervil; mizuna; rucola (rocket)]
T7
Mung bean (dry)
T0.5
Onion, Welsh
T3
Shallot
T3
Spring onion
T3
Vegetables [except adzuki bean (dry); leafy vegetables; lupin (dry); mung bean (dry); onion, Welsh; shallot; soya bean (dry); spring onion; sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob)]
1
Profenofos
Profenofos
Mangosteen
5
Prothioconazole
Commodities of plant origin: Sum of prothioconazole and prothioconazole desthio (2-(1-chlorocyclopropyl)-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-propan-2-ol), expressed as prothioconazole
Commodities of animal origin: Sum of prothioconazole, prothioconazole desthio (2-(1-chlorocyclopropyl)-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-propan-2-ol), prothioconazole-3-hydroxy-desthio (2-(1-chlorocyclopropyl)-1-(2-chloro-3-hydroxyphenyl)-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-propan-2-ol) and prothioconazole-4-hydroxy-desthio (2-(1-chlorocyclopropyl)-1-(2-chloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-propan-2-ol), expressed as prothioconazole
Cereal bran, unprocessed
0.5
Oats
*0.05
Wheat germ
0.5
Pyraclostrobin
Commodities of plant origin: Pyraclostrobin
Commodities of animal origin: Sum of pyraclostrobin and metabolites hydrolysed to 1-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-ol, expressed as pyraclostrobin
Cereal grains
*0.01
Custard apple
T3
Fruiting vegetables, other than cucurbits
0.3
Mango
0.1
Papaya (pawpaw)
T0.5
Pome fruits
1
Poppy seed
*0.05
Pyrimethanil
Pyrimethanil
Leafy vegetables
T5
Spirotetramat
Sum of spirotetramat, and cis-3-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)-4-hydroxy-8-methoxy-1-azaspiro[4.5]dec-3-en-2-one, expressed as spirotetramat
Dried grapes
4
Fruiting vegetables, cucurbits [except melons]
2
Fruiting vegetables, other than cucurbits
7
Grapes
2
Leafy vegetables [except lettuce, head]
5
Legume vegetables
T2
Melons, except watermelon
0.5
Potato
5
Sweet potato
5
Watermelon
0.5
Tebuconazole
Tebuconazole
Bulb vegetables [except garlic]
*0.01
Cherries
5
Garlic
T0.2
Tebufenozide
Tebufenozide
Cranberry
0.5
Terbuthylazine
Terbuthylazine
Maize
T*0.02
Sorghum
T*0.02
Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob)
T*0.02
Triadimenol
Triadimenol
see also Triadimefon
Peppers
T1
Trichlorfon
Trichlorfon
Fish muscle
T*0.01
Fruit [except banana; dried fruits; peach]
0.1
Vegetables [except beetroot; Brussels sprouts; cauliflower; celery; kale; peppers; pulses; sugar beet; sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob)]
0.1
Trifloxystrobin
Sum of trifloxystrobin and its acid metabolite ((E,E)-methoxyimino-[2-[1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-ethylideneaminooxymethyl]phenyl] acetic acid), expressed as trifloxystrobin equivalents
Celery
T1
Chard (silver beet)
T0.7
Chicory leaves
T0.7
Endive
T0.7
Spinach
T0.7
Stone fruits
2
Triflumizole
Sum of triflumizole and (E)-4-chloro-a,a,a-trifluoro- N-(1-amino-2-propoxyethylidene)-o-toluidine, expressed as triflumizole
Cherries
1.5
Trifluralin
Trifluralin
Chia
T*0.01
Trinexapac-ethyl
4-(cyclopropyl-a-hydroxy-methylene)-3,5-dioxo-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid
Barley
T0.3
Wheat
T0.3
Uniconazole-p
Sum of uniconazole-p and its Z-isomer expressed as uniconazole-p
Custard apple
T1
[2.6] omitting from Schedule 1, under the entries for the following chemicals, the Maximum Residue Limit for the food, substituting –
Bifenthrin
Bifenthrin
Peas (pods and succulent, immature seeds)
*0.01
Boscalid
Commodities of plant origin: Boscalid
Commodities of animal origin: Sum of boscalid, 2-chloro-N-(4’-chloro-5-hydroxybiphenyl-2-yl) nicotinamide and the glucuronide conjugate of 2-chloro-N-(4’-chloro-5-hydroxybiphenyl-2-yl) nicotinamide, expressed as boscalid equivalents
Brassica leafy vegetables
T30
Edible offal (mammalian)
0.3
Lettuce, head
T15
Lettuce, leaf
T15
Meat (mammalian) (in the fat)
0.3
Milks
0.1
Bromoxynil
Bromoxynil
Edible offal (mammalian)
T3
Meat (mammalian) (in the fat)
T1
Milks
T0.1
Chlorothalonil
Commodities of plant origin: Chlorothalonil
Commodities of animal origin: Sum of chlorothalonil and 4-hydroxy-2, 5, 6-trichloroisophthalonitrile metabolite, expressed as chlorothalonil
Edible offal (mammalian)
7
Herbs [except fennel, leaf]
T20
Meat (mammalian) (in the fat)
2
Milks
0.05
Pulses
3
Chlorpyrifos
Chlorpyrifos
Blueberries
*0.01
Dithiocarbamates
Total dithiocarbamates, determined as carbon disulphide evolved during acid digestion and expressed as milligrams of carbon disulphide per kilogram of food
Mango
5
Fenbuconazole
Fenbuconazole
Edible offal (mammalian)
0.05
Stone fruits [except nectarine]
1
Fenvalerate
Fenvalerate, sum of isomers
Grapes
0.1
Fipronil
Sum of fipronil, the sulphenyl metabolite (5-amino-1-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-[(trifluoromethyl) sulphenyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile), the sulphonyl metabolite (5-amino-1-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-[(trifluoromethyl)sulphonyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile), and the trifluoromethyl metabolite (5-amino-4-trifluoromethyl-1-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile)
Sweet potato
*0.01
Fluazifop-butyl
Fluazifop-butyl
Parsnip
0.1
Flubendiamide
Commodities of plant origin: Flubendiamide
Commodities of animal origin: Sum of flubendiamide and 3-iodo-N-(2-methyl-4-[1,2,2,2-tetrafluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethyl]phenyl)phthalimide, expressed as flubendiamide
Lettuce, head
5
Lettuce, leaf
7
Peppers, Sweet
1
Tomato
2
Flumetsulam
Flumetsulam
Edible offal (mammalian)
0.3
Imidacloprid
Sum of imidacloprid and metabolites containing the 6-chloropyridinylmethylene moiety, expressed as imidacloprid
Lupin (dry)
0.2
Potato
0.3
Sweet potato
0.3
Iprodione
Iprodione
Brussels sprouts
0.5
Metalaxyl
Metalaxyl
Papaya (pawpaw)
*0.01
Permethrin
Permethrin, sum of isomers
Herbs
30
Kaffir lime leaves
30
Lemon grass
30
Prothioconazole
Commodities of plant origin: Sum of prothioconazole and prothioconazole desthio (2-(1-chlorocyclopropyl)-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-propan-2-ol), expressed as prothioconazole
Commodities of animal origin: Sum of prothioconazole, prothioconazole desthio (2-(1-chlorocyclopropyl)-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-propan-2-ol), prothioconazole-3-hydroxy-desthio (2-(1-chlorocyclopropyl)-1-(2-chloro-3-hydroxyphenyl)-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-propan-2-ol) and prothioconazole-4-hydroxy-desthio (2-(1-chlorocyclopropyl)-1-(2-chloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-propan-2-ol), expressed as prothioconazole
Barley
0.3
Edible offal (mammalian)
0.1
Wheat
0.3
Pyraclostrobin
Commodities of plant origin: Pyraclostrobin
Commodities of animal origin: Sum of pyraclostrobin and metabolites hydrolysed to 1-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-ol, expressed as pyraclostrobin
Edible offal (mammalian)
0.1
Pyriproxyfen
Pyriproxyfen
Mango
0.05
Simazine
Simazine
Edible offal (mammalian)
*0.05
Meat (mammalian)
*0.05
Milks
*0.02
Spirotetramat
Sum of spirotetramat, and cis-3-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)-4-hydroxy-8-methoxy-1-azaspiro[4.5]dec-3-en-2-one, expressed as spirotetramat
Citrus fruits
1
Cotton seed
0.7
Lettuce, head
3
Mango
0.3
Onion, bulb
0.5
Terbuthylazine
Terbuthylazine
Edible offal (mammalian)
*0.01
Eggs
*0.01
Meat (mammalian)
*0.01
Milks
*0.01
Poultry, edible offal of
*0.01
Poultry meat
*0.01
Pulses
*0.02
Rape seed (canola)
*0.02
Tolclofos-methyl
Tolclofos-methyl
Beetroot
*0.01
[3] Standard 4.5.1 is varied by omitting subclause 5(5), substituting –
(5) Wine, sparkling wine and fortified wine must contain no more than –
(a) 250 mg/L in total of sulphur dioxide in the case of products containing less than 35 g/L of sugars, or 300 mg/L in total of sulphur dioxide in the case of other products; and
(b) 200 mg/L of sorbic acid or potassium sorbate expressed as sorbic acid; and
(c) 1 g/L of soluble chlorides expressed as sodium chloride; and
(d) 2 g/L of soluble sulphates expressed as potassium sulphate; and
(e) 400 mg/L of soluble phosphates expressed as phosphorus; and
(f) 1.5 g/L of volatile acidity excluding sulphur dioxide, expressed as acetic acid; and
(g) 0.1 mg/L of cyanides and complex cyanides expressed as hydrocyanic acid; and
(h) 200 mg/L of added dimethyl dicarbonate.
