Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Amendment No. 91 – 2007
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.
These variations are published pursuant to section 23A of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991.
Citation
These variations may be collectively known as the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Amendment No. 91 – 2007.
Commencement
These variations commence on Gazettal.
Note: These variations were published in the Commonwealth of Australia Food Standards Gazette No. FSC 33 on 15 February 2007.
SCHEDULE
[1] Standard 1.2.4 is varied by –
[1.1] omitting from the start of subclause 6(1), A, substituting –
Subject to subclause (3), a
[1.2] omitting from the start of subclause 6(2), Except in the case of an alcoholic beverage specified in Part 2.7 of this Code, those, substituting –
. Those
[1.3] inserting after subclause 6(2) –
(3) Subclause 6(1) does not apply to an alcoholic beverage standardised in Standard 2.7.2 to Standard 2.7.5 of this Code.
[2] Standard 1.2.8 is varied by omitting paragraphs 3(o) to 3(p), substituting –
(o) a kit which is intended to be used to produce an alcoholic beverage standardised in Standard 2.7.2 to Standard 2.7.5 of this Code; or
(p) a beverage containing no less than 0.5% alcohol by volume that is not standardised in Standard 2.7.2 to Standard 2.7.5 of this Code; or
(q) kava as standardised in Standard 2.6.3.
[3] Standard 1.2.10 is varied by omitting subparagraph 2(4)(i), substituting –
(i) alcoholic beverages standardised in Standard 2.7.2 to 2.7.5 of this Code; or
(j) beverages containing no less than 0.5% alcohol by volume that are not standardised in Standard 2.7.2 to Standard 2.7.5 of this Code.
[4] Standard 1.3.1 is varied by omitting from Schedule 2, the entries for –
336
Potassium tartrate
514
Sodium sulphate
substituting –
336
Potassium tartrates
514
Sodium sulphates
[5] Standard 1.3.3 is varied by –
[5.1] omitting from clause 1, the definition of maximum permitted level, substituting –
maximum permitted level means the maximum amount of the processing aid which may be present in the food as specified in the Tables to clauses 3 to 18.
[5.2] omitting from the Table to clause 3 –
Aluminium stearate
Calcium stearate
Kaolin
Magnesium stearate
Potassium hydrogen tartrate
Potassium oleate
Potassium stearate
Sodium ethoxide
Sodium methoxide
White mineral oil
[5.3] omitting from the Table to clause 3, Polyoxyethylene 40 monostearate, substituting –
Polyoxyethylene 40 stearate
[5.4] omitting from the Table to clause 3, Polypropylene glycol alginate, substituting –
Propylene glycol alginate
[5.5] omitting from the Table to clause 4 –
Methylphenylpolysiloxane
10
Polysorbate 60
GMP
Polysorbate 65
GMP
Polysorbate 80
GMP
[5.6] omitting from the Table to clause 4 –
Dimethylpolysiloxane
10
substituting –
Polydimethylsiloxane
10
[5.7] omitting from the Table to clause 5, the Substance, Chromium, substituting –
Chromium (excluding chromium VI)
[5.8] inserting in the Table to clause 5 –
Sodium ethoxide
1.0
Sodium methoxide
1.0
[5.9] omitting from the Table to clause 7 –
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
GMP
[5.10] omitting from the Table to clause 9 –
Polysorbate 60
GMP
Sodium stearoyl lactate
GMP
Talc
GMP
[5.11] inserting in the Table to clause 9 –
White mineral oil
GMP
[5.12] inserting after the Table to clause 9 –
Editorial note:
The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) is currently reviewing mineral oils, including white mineral oil. To ensure consistency with the outcomes of this review, FSANZ will review the permission and nomenclature for white mineral oil three years from the gazettal of this Editorial note.
[5.13] omitting from the Table to clause 10 –
Anhydrous sodium sulphate
GMP
Ethyl alcohol
GMP
Talc
GMP
[5.14] omitting from the Table to clause 11, for the following substances, the maximum permitted levels, substituting –
Calcium hypochlorite
5 (available chlorine)
Chlorine
5 (available chlorine)
Chlorine dioxide
1
Copper sulphate
2
Sodium fluoride
1.5
Sodium fluorosilicate (Sodium silicofluoride)
1.5
Sodium glucoheptonate
0.08 (measured as cyanide)
Sodium hypochlorite
5 (available chlorine)
Sodium nitrate
50 (as nitrate)
Styrene-divinylbenzene cross-linked copolymer
0.03 (as styrene)
[5.15] omitting from the Table to clause 11 –
Polyelectrolytes (acrylamide monomers)
GMP
substituting –
Polyacrylamide (polyelectrolytes)
0.0002 (as acrylamide monomer)
[5.16] omitting from the Table to clause 11, the Substance, Sodium fumate, substituting –
Sodium humate
[5.17] omitting from the Table to clause 13 –
Trichloroethylene
All foods
2
[5.18] omitting the Editorial note before the Table to clause 14, substituting –
Editorial note:
Where meat has been treated using lactoperoxidase from bovine milk, the mandatory labelling requirements in clause 4 of Standard 1.2.3 apply.
[5.19] omitting from the Table to clause 14 –
Polysorbate 80
Manufacture of edible collagen casings
GMP
[5.20] omitting from the Table to clause 14 –
Lactoperoxidase from bovine milk
EC [1.11.1.7]
substituting –
Lactoperoxidase from bovine milk
EC 1.11.1.7
[5.21] omitting from the Table to clause 14, for the following substances, the maximum permitted levels, substituting –
Potassium bromate
Germination control in malting
Limit of determination of bromate
Sodium bromate
Germination control in malting
Limit of determination of bromate
[5.22] omitting from the Table to clause 14 –
Urea
Manufacture of concentrated gelatine solutions
1.5 times the mass of the gelatine present
substituting –
Urea
Manufacture of concentrated gelatine solutions
1.5 times the mass of the gelatine present
Microbial nutrient and microbial nutrient adjunct for the manufacture of all foods, except alcoholic beverages
GMP
[5.23] omitting from the Table to clause 18 –
Dextrin
Polysorbate 80
Trehalose
Urea
[6] Standard 1.4.2 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code is varied by –
[6.1] omitting from Schedule 1, wherever occurring, the commodity name in Column 1 of the table to this sub-item, substituting the commodity name in Column 2 –
Column 1
Column 2
Onions, bulb
Onion, bulb
Sunflower seeds
Sunflower seed
[6.2] omitting from Schedule 1 all entries for the following chemical –
2-(thiocyanomethylthio) benzothiazole
[6.3] omitting from Schedule 1 the chemical residue definitions for the chemicals appearing in Column 1 of the Table to this sub-item, substituting the chemical residue definitions appearing in Column 2 –
Column 1
Column 2
Bifenazate
Sum of bifenazate and bifenazate diazene (diazenecarboxylic acid, 2-(4-methoxy-[1,1’-biphenyl-3-yl] 1-methylethyl ester), expressed as bifenazate
Clothianidin
Commodities of plant origin: Clothianidin
Commodities of animal origin: Sum of clothianidin, 2-chlorothiazol-5-ylmethylguanidine, 2-chlorothiazol-5-ylmethylurea, and the pyruvate derivative of N-(2-chlorothiazol-5-ylmethyl)-N’-methylguanidine expressed as clothianidin
Pirimicarb
Sum of pirimicarb, demethyl-pirimicarb and the N-formyl-(methylamino) analogue (demethylformamido-pirimicarb), expressed as pirimicarb
[6.4] inserting in Schedule 1 –
Aminopyralid
Commodities of plant origin: Sum of aminopyralid and conjugates, expressed as aminopyralid
Commodities of animal origin: Aminopyralid
Cereal grains
0.1
Edible offal (mammalian) [except kidney]
0.02
Eggs
*0.01
Kidney (mammalian)
0.3
Meat (mammalian)
*0.01
Milks
*0.01
Poultry, edible offal of
*0.01
Poultry meat
*0.01
Wheat bran, unprocessed
0.3
Cymiazole
Cymiazole
Cattle, kidney
T*0.04
Cattle, liver
T*0.04
Cattle fat
T*0.04
Cattle meat
T*0.04
[6.5] omitting from Schedule 1 the foods and associated MRLs for each of the following chemicals –
Ethephon
Ethephon
Triticale
T1
Wheat
T1
Fluroxypyr
Fluroxypyr
Edible offal (mammalian)
2
Meat (mammalian)
0.1
Phosphine
All phosphides, expressed as hydrogen phosphide (phosphine)
Cacao beans
*0.01
Pirimicarb
Sum of pirimicarb, demethyl-pirimicarb and the N-formyl-(methylamino) analogue (demethylformamido-pirimicarb), expressed as pirimicarb
Bergamot
T3
Burnet, Salad
T3
Coriander (leaves, stem, roots)
T3
Coriander, seed
T3
Dill, seed
T3
Fennel, seed
T3
Galangal, Greater
T1
Herbs
T3
Kaffir lime leaves
T3
Lemon grass
T3
Lemon verbena (fresh weight)
T3
Mizuna
T3
Rose and dianthus (edible flowers)
T3
Turmeric, root (fresh)
T1
Pyrazophos
Pyrazophos
Fruiting vegetables, cucurbits [except cucumber]
0.2
Sethoxydim
Sum of sethoxydim and metabolites containing the 5-(2-ethylthiopropyl)cyclohexene-3-one and 5-(2-ethylthiopropyl)-
5-hydroxycyclohexene-3-one moieties and their sulfoxides and sulfones, expressed as sethoxydim
Peas
*0.1
[6.6] inserting in alphabetical order in Schedule 1, the foods and associated MRLs for each of the following chemicals –
Azoxystrobin
Azoxystrobin
Carrot
0.2
Bifenazate
Sum of bifenazate and bifenazate diazene (diazenecarboxylic acid, 2-(4-methoxy-[1,1’-biphenyl-3-yl] 1-methylethyl ester), expressed as bifenazate
Strawberry
T2
Bifenthrin
Bifenthrin
Cherries
T1
Buprofezin
Buprofezin
Custard apple
0.1
Chlorothalonil
Commodities of plant origin: Chlorothalonil
Commodities of animal origin: Sum of chlorothalonil and 4-hydroxy-2, 5, 6-trichloroisophthalonitrile metabolite, expressed as chlorothalonil
Papaya (pawpaw)
7
Cyhalothrin
Cyhalothrin, sum of isomers
Onion, bulb
*0.05
Cypermethrin
Cypermethrin, sum of isomers
Onion, bulb
*0.01
Fluroxypyr
Fluroxypyr
Edible offal (mammalian) [except kidney]
0.1
Kidney (mammalian)
1
Meat (mammalian) (in the fat)
0.1
Forchlorfenuron
Forchlorfenuron
Kiwifruit
T*0.01
Imazamox
Imazamox
Adzuki bean (dry)
T*0.05
Rape seed
*0.05
Imidacloprid
Sum of imidacloprid and metabolites containing the 6-chloropyridinylmethylene moiety, expressed as imidacloprid
Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits – inedible peel [except banana]
T1
Indoxacarb
Indoxacarb
Sunflower seed
T1
Ioxynil
Ioxynil
Shallot
T*0.02
Spring onion
T3
Iprodione
Iprodione
Beetroot
T0.1
Broccoli
T*0.05
Cabbages, head
T*0.05
Cauliflower
T*0.05
Metalaxyl
Metalaxyl
Papaya (pawpaw)
T*0.05
Metolachlor
Metolachlor
Celeriac
T*0.2
Metribuzin
Metribuzin
Peas [except peas, shelled]
T*0.05
Root and tuber vegetables [except Potato]
T*0.05
Pendimethalin
Pendimethalin
Coffee beans
T*0.01
Phosphine
All phosphides, expressed as hydrogen phosphide (phosphine)
Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits – edible peel
T*0.01
Pome fruits
T*0.01
Seed for beverages
T*0.01
Stone fruits
T*0.01
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
Potato
*0.02
Sethoxydim
Sum of sethoxydim and metabolites containing the 5-(2-ethylthiopropyl)cyclohexene-3-one and 5-(2-ethylthiopropyl)-
5-hydroxycyclohexene-3-one moieties and their sulfoxides and sulfones, expressed as sethoxydim
Peas (pods and succulent, immature seeds)
T0.5
[6.7] omitting from Schedule 1, under the entries for the following chemicals, the maximum residue limit for the food, substituting –
Buprofezin
Buprofezin
Egg plant
T2
Passionfruit
2
Pear
0.2
Persimmon, Japanese
1
Tomato
T2
Epoxiconazole
Epoxiconazole
Barley
0.05
Edible offal (mammalian)
0.05
Eggs
*0.01
Milks
*0.005
Poultry, edible offal of
*0.01
Poultry meat (in the fat)
*0.01
Wheat
0.05
Wheat bran, unprocessed
0.3
Wheat germ
0.2
Flumiclorac pentyl
Flumiclorac pentyl
Cotton seed
0.1
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
Fluquinconazole
Fluquinconazole
Milks
*0.02
Iprodione
Iprodione
Beans [except broad bean and soya bean]
T1
Permethrin
Permethrin, sum of isomers
Fruiting vegetables, cucurbits
0.2
Phosphine
All Phosphides, expressed as Hydrogen phosphide (Phosphine)
Sugar cane
*0.01
Pymetrozine
Pymetrozine
Leafy vegetables
T5
Sethoxydim
Sum of sethoxydim and metabolites containing the 5-(2-ethylthiopropyl)cyclohexene-3-one and 5-(2-ethylthiopropyl)-
5-hydroxycyclohexene-3-one moieties and their sulfoxides and sulfones, expressed as sethoxydim
Fennel, bulb
0.2
Uniconazole-p
Sum of uniconazole-p and its
Z-isomer expressed as uniconazole-p
Avocado
T0.5
[7] Standard 1.5.2 is varied by inserting into the Table to clause 2 –
Food derived from glyphosate-tolerant lucerne J101 and J163
[8] Standard 2.7.5 is varied by omitting from clause 1, the definition of liqueur, substituting –
liqueur means a spirit flavoured or mixed with other foods, which contains more than 15% alcohol by volume, measured at 20°C.