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

substituting –

Polydimethylsiloxane

[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

[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 –

	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

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

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