Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Amendment No. 113 – 2009
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. 113 – 2009.
Commencement
These variations commence on 5 November 2009.
Note: These variations were published in the Commonwealth of Australia Food Standards Gazette No. FSC 55 on 5 November 2009.
SCHEDULE
[1] Standard 1.3.1 is varied by –
[1.1] inserting in Schedule 1, under item 4.1 Unprocessed fruits and vegetables –
blueberries
220 221 222 223 224 225 228
Sulphur dioxide and sodium and potassium sulphites
10
mg/kg
[1.2] omitting from Schedule 1, under item 4.1 Unprocessed fruits and vegetables –
Longans
220 221 222 223 224 225 228
Sulphur dioxide and sodium and potassium sulphites
10
mg/kg
substituting –
longan
220 221 222 223 224 225 228
Sulphur dioxide and sodium and potassium sulphites
10
mg/kg
edible aril only, that is, the edible portion of the fruit
[2] Standard 1.4.2 is varied by –
[2.1] omitting from Schedule 1, the commodity name under the chemical appearing in Column 1 of the Table to this sub-item, substituting the commodity name appearing in Column 2 –
Column 1
Column 2
Maldison
Currant, black
[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
Abamectin
Sum of avermectin B1a, avermectin B1b and (Z)-8,9 avermectin B1a, and (Z)-8,9 avermectin B1b
Propachlor
Sum of propachlor and metabolites hydrolysable to N-isopropylaniline, expressed as propachlor
[2.3] inserting in Schedule 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
Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flowerhead brassicas
T3
Common bean (pods and/or immature seeds)
T2
Lettuce, head
T5
Lettuce, leaf
T5
Peppers, Sweet
T1
Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob)
T*0.05
Tomato
T2
Profoxydim
Sum of profoxydim and all metabolites converted to dimethyl-3-(3-thianyl)glutarate-S-dioxide after oxidation and treatment with acidic methanol, expressed as profoxydim
Edible offal (mammalian)
0.5
Eggs
*0.05
Meat (mammalian)
*0.05
Milks
*0.01
Poultry, edible offal of
*0.05
Poultry meat
*0.05
Rice
0.05
Pyroxsulam
Pyroxsulam
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
Wheat
*0.01
Sulphur dioxide
see Standard 1.3.1
[2.4] omitting from Schedule 1 the foods and associated MRLs for each of the following chemicals –
Azoxystrobin
Azoxystrobin
Leek
0.5
Bifenthrin
Bifenthrin
Egg plant
T0.5
Okra
T0.5
Peppers
T0.5
Tomato
0.5
Etoxazole
Etoxazole
Apple
0.2
Pear
T0.2
Stone fruits
T0.5
Fenvalerate
Fenvalerate, sum of isomers
Strawberry
1
Halofuginone
Halofuginone
Cattle meat
T*0.01
Indoxacarb
Sum of indoxacarb and its R-isomer
Strawberry
T1
Isoxaflutole
The sum of isoxaflutole, 2-cyclopropylcarconyl-3-(2-methylsulfonyl-4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-3-oxopropanenitrile and 2-methylsulfonyl-4-trifluoromethylbenzoic acid expressed as isoxaflutole
Cereal grains
T*0.05
Linuron
Sum of linuron plus 3,4-dichloroaniline, expressed as linuron
Vegetables [except celery and leek]
*0.05
Phosphorous acid
Phosphorous acid
Assorted tropical and subtropical fruits – inedible peel
T100
Pirimicarb
Sum of pirimicarb, demethyl-pirimicarb and the N-formyl-(methylamino) analogue (demethylformamido-pirimicarb), expressed as pirimicarb
Vegetables [except as otherwise listed under this chemical]
1
[2.5] inserting in alphabetical order in Schedule 1, the foods and associated MRLs for each of the following chemicals –
Azoxystrobin
Azoxystrobin
Bulb vegetables [except fennel, bulb; onion, bulb]
T7
Bifenazate
Sum of bifenazate and bifenazate diazene (diazenecarboxylic acid, 2-(4-methoxy-[1,1’-biphenyl-3-yl] 1-methylethyl ester), expressed as bifenazate
Cucumber
T0.5
Peppers, Sweet
T2
Tomato
T0.5
Bifenthrin
Bifenthrin
Fruiting vegetables, other than cucurbits
0.5
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
Carbofuran
Sum of carbofuran and 3-hydroxycarbofuran, expressed as carbofuran
Garlic
T0.1
Cyhalothrin
Cyhalothrin, sum of isomers
Garlic
*0.05
Cypermethrin
Cypermethrin, sum of isomers
Berries and other small fruits [except grapes]
0.5
Dithiocarbamates
Total dithiocarbamates, determined as carbon disulphide evolved during acid digestion and expressed as milligrams of carbon disulphide per kilogram of food
Herbs [except parsley]
T5
Etoxazole
Etoxazole
Cherries
1
Citrus fruits
T0.1
Dried grapes
1.5
Fruiting vegetables, other than cucurbits
T0.1
Pome fruits
0.2
Stone fruits [except cherries]
0.1
Fenhexamid
Fenhexamid
Kiwifruit
15
Fenvalerate
Fenvalerate, sum of isomers
Berries and other small fruits
1
Glufosinate and Glufosinate-ammonium
Sum of glufosinate-ammonium, N-acetyl glufosinate and 3-[hydroxy(methyl)-phosphinoyl] propionic acid, expressed as glufosinate (free acid)
Maize
0.2
Soya bean (dry)
2
Halofuginone
Halofuginone
Cattle fat
0.025
Cattle muscle
0.01
Indoxacarb
Sum of indoxacarb and its R-isomer
Berries and other small fruits [except grapes]
T1
Celery
T5
Linuron
Sum of linuron plus 3,4-dichloroaniline, expressed as linuron
Celeriac
T0.5
Vegetables [except celeriac; celery; leek]
*0.05
Methomyl
Sum of methomyl and methyl hydroxythioacetimidate (‘methomyl oxime’), expressed as methomyl
see also thiodicarb
Onion, Welsh
1
Radish
T1
Shallot
1
Spring onion
1
Swede
T1
Turnip, garden
T1
Metribuzin
Metribuzin
Sugar cane molasses
0.1
Phosphorous acid
Phosphorous acid
Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits – inedible peel [except avocado]
T100
Avocado
T500
Pirimicarb
Sum of pirimicarb, demethyl-pirimicarb and the N-formyl-(methylamino) analogue (demethylformamido-pirimicarb), expressed as pirimicarb
Soya bean (dry)
T0.5
Vegetables [except leafy vegetables; lupin (dry); soya bean (dry)]
1
Prochloraz
Sum of prochloraz and its metabolites containing the 2,4,6-trichlorophenol moiety, expressed as prochloraz
Mandarins
T10
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
Sunflower seed
T0.3
[2.6] omitting from Schedule 1, under the entries for the following chemicals, the MRL for the food, substituting –
Abamectin
sum of avermectin b1a, avermectin b1b and (z)-8,9 avermectin b1a, and (z)-8,9 avermectin b1b
Currant, black
0.02
Peas
T0.5
Bifenthrin
Bifenthrin
Common bean (pods and/or immature seeds)
T1
Dithiocarbamates
Total dithiocarbamates, determined as carbon disulphide evolved during acid digestion and expressed as milligrams of carbon disulphide per kilogram of food
Litchi
5
Etoxazole
Etoxazole
Grapes
0.5
Glufosinate and Glufosinate-ammonium
Sum of glufosinate-ammonium, N-acetyl glufosinate and 3-[hydroxy(methyl)-phosphinoyl] propionic acid, expressed as glufosinate (free acid)
Rape seed
5
Halofuginone
Halofuginone
Cattle kidney
0.03
Cattle liver
0.03
Isoxaflutole
The sum of isoxaflutole, 2-cyclopropylcarconyl-3-(2-methylsulfonyl-4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-3-oxopropanenitrile and 2-methylsulfonyl-4-trifluoromethylbenzoic acid expressed as isoxaflutole
Chick-pea (dry)
*0.03
Edible offal (mammalian)
*0.05
Eggs
*0.05
Meat (mammalian)
*0.05
Milks
*0.05
Poultry, edible offal of
*0.05
Poultry meat
*0.05
Sugar cane
*0.01
Methomyl
Sum of methomyl and methyl hydroxythioacetimidate (‘methomyl oxime’), expressed as methomyl
see also thiodicarb
Beetroot
1
Metribuzin
Metribuzin
Sugar cane
*0.02
Pymetrozine
Pymetrozine
Almonds
T*0.01
Trinexapac-ethyl
4-(cyclopropyl-a-hydroxy-methylene)-3,5-dioxo-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid
Sugar cane
T0.2
[2.7] omitting from Schedule 2 the foods and associated ERLs for each of the following chemicals –
Aldrin and Dieldrin
Sum of HHDN and HEOD
Carrot
E0.1
Cucumber
E0.1
Horseradish
E0.1
Parsnip
E0.1
Potato
E0.1
Radish
E0.1
[2.8] inserting in alphabetical order in Schedule 2, the foods and associated ERLs for each of the following chemicals –
Aldrin and Dieldrin
Sum of HHDN and HEOD
Fruiting vegetables, cucurbits
E0.1
Root and tuber vegetables
E0.1
