FOOD STANDARDS AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND
VARIATIONS TO THE AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND FOOD STANDARDS CODE
(AMENDMENT NO. 66)
1. Preamble
The variations set forth in the Schedule below are variations to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (hereinafter called ‘the Code’) which was published by the National Health and Medical Research Council in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No. P 27, on 27 August 1987, and which has been varied from time to time.
These variations are published pursuant to section 23A of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991.
2. Citation
These variations may be collectively known as Amendment No. 66 to the Code.
3. Commencement
These variations commence on the date of gazettal.
4. Typographical error
Amendment No. 62 published on 17 September 2002 contained the following typographical error -
characterising ingredient means an ingredient or category of ingredients that -
Note: These variations were published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 8 on 22 May 2003.
SCHEDULE
[1] Standard 1.3.3 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code is varied by inserting in the Table to clause 17, the enzyme and source -
Transglucosidase EC [2.4.1.24] | Aspergillus niger |
[2] Standard 1.3.4 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code is varied by omitting subclause 2(a), substituting -
(a) Food and Nutrition Paper 52 Compendium of Food Additive Specifications Volumes 1 and 2, including addenda 1 to 9, published by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations in Rome (1992); or
[3] Standard 1.4.2 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code is varied by –
[3.1] omitting from Schedule 1 all entries for the following chemicals -
Monocrotophos
Parathion
Rafoxanide
[3.2] omitting from Schedule 3 all entries for the following chemicals -
Monocrotophos
Parathion
[3.3] inserting in Schedule 1–
Ketoprofen | |
Ketoprofen | |
Cattle, edible offal of | *0.05 |
Cattle meat | *0.05 |
Cattle milk | *0.05 |
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Mesosulfuron-methyl | |
Mesosulfuron-methyl | |
Edible offal (mammalian) | T*0.01 |
Eggs | T*0.01 |
Meat (mammalian) | T*0.01 |
Milks | T*0.01 |
Poultry, edible offal of | T*0.01 |
Poultry meat | T*0.01 |
Wheat | T*0.02 |
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[3.4] omitting from Schedule 1 the foods and associated MRLs for each of the following chemicals –
Bifenthrin | |||
Bifenthrin | |||
Cattle, edible offal of | 0.5 | ||
Cattle meat (in the fat) | 2 | ||
Goat, edible offal of | 0.5 | ||
Goat meat (in the fat) | 2 | ||
Sheep, edible offal of | 0.5 | ||
Sheep meat (in the fat) | 2 | ||
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bitertanol | |||
bitertanol | |||
Apple | 1 | ||
Broad bean (green pods and immature seeds) | 0.3 | ||
Cereal grains | *0.05 | ||
Milks (in the fat) | 2 | ||
Peanut | *0.2 | ||
Pulses | 0.3 | ||
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carbendazim | |||
sum of carbendazim and 2-aminobenzimidazole, expressed as carbendazim | |||
Macadamia nuts | T0.1 | ||
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Dithiocarbamates | |||
Total dithiocarbamates, determined as carbon disulphide evolved during acid digestion and expressed as milligrams of carbon disulphide per kilogram of food | |||
Peas | T2 | ||
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Endosulfan | |||
Sum of a- and b- endosulfan and endosulfan sulphate | |||
Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, head cabbages, flowerhead brassicas | T2 | ||
Leafy vegetables (including brassica leafy vegetables) | T2 | ||
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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) | |||
Maize | t*0.005 | ||
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Kresoxim-methyl | |||
Commodities of plant origin: kresoxim-methyl Commodities of animal origin: sum of a-(p-hydroxy-o-tolyloxy)-o-tolyl (methoxyimino) acetic acid and (e)-methoxyimino[a-(o-tolyloxy)-o-tolyl]acetic acid, expressed as kresoxim-methyl | |||
Apple | 0.1 | ||
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Quizalofop-ethyl | |||
Sum of quizalofop-ethyl and quizalofop acid and other esters, expressed as quizalofop-ethyl | |||
Cattle, edible offal of | 0.2 | ||
Cattle meat | 0.2 | ||
Chicken, edible offal of | *0.05 | ||
Chicken eggs | *0.05 | ||
Chicken meat | *0.05 | ||
Goat, edible offal of | 0.2 | ||
Goat meat | 0.2 | ||
Safflower seed | *0.01 | ||
Sheep, edible offal of | 0.2 | ||
Sheep meat | 0.2 | ||
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Quizalofop-p-tefuryl | |||
sum of quizalofop-p-tefuryl and quizalofop acid, expressed as quizalofop-p-tefuryl | |||
Cattle, edible offal of | 0.2 | ||
Cattle meat | 0.2 | ||
Chicken, edible offal of | *0.05 | ||
Chicken eggs | *0.05 | ||
Chicken meat | *0.05 | ||
Goat, edible offal of | 0.2 | ||
Goat meat | 0.2 | ||
Safflower seed | *0.01 | ||
Sheep, edible offal of | 0.2 | ||
Sheep meat | 0.2 | ||
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Triadimenol | |||
Triadimenol see also Triadimefon | |||
Broccoli | 0.2 | ||
Cabbages, head | 0.5 | ||
Cauliflower | 0.2 | ||
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[3.5] inserting in alphabetical order in Schedule 1, the foods and associated MRLs for each of the following chemicals –
Azoxystrobin | |||
Azoxystrobin | |||
Peanut | T0.2 | ||
Peanut oil, crude | T0.3 | ||
Pistachio nut | T*0.01 | ||
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Bifenthrin | |||
Bifenthrin | |||
Edible offal (mammalian) | 0.5 | ||
Meat (mammalian) (in the fat) | 2 | ||
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Bitertanol | |||
Bitertanol | |||
Milks | 0.2 | ||
Strawberry | *0.05 | ||
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Carbendazim | |||
Sum of carbendazim and 2-aminobenzimidazole, expressed as carbendazim | |||
tree nuts | T0.1 | ||
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Ceftiofur | |||
Desfuroylceftiofur | |||
cattle , edible offal of | 2 | ||
Cattle fat | 0.5 | ||
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Cyanazine | |||
Cyanazine | |||
leek | 0.05 | ||
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Cypermethrin | |||
Cypermethrin, sum of isomers | |||
Leafy vegetables (except lettuce head and lettuce leaf) | T2 | ||
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Diflufenican | |||
Diflufenican | |||
Eggs | *0.02 | ||
Poultry, edible offal of | *0.02 | ||
Poultry meat | *0.02 | ||
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Dithiocarbamates | |||
Total dithiocarbamates, determined as carbon disulphide evolved during acid digestion and expressed as milligrams of carbon disulphide per kilogram of food | |||
Macadamia nuts | *0.2 | ||
Peas (pods and succulent, immature seeds) | 2 | ||
Wasabi | T2 | ||
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Endosulfan | |||
Sum of a- and b- endosulfan and endosulfan sulphate | |||
Broccoli | T2 | ||
Cabbage Head | T2 | ||
Cauliflower | T2 | ||
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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) | |||
Ginger, root | *0.01 | ||
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Imazamox | |||
Imazamox | |||
Edible offal (mammalian) | *0.05 | ||
Meat (mammalian) | *0.05 | ||
Milks | *0.05 | ||
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Kresoxim-methyl | |||
Commodities of plant origin: kresoxim-methyl Commodities of animal origin: sum of a-(p-hydroxy-o-tolyloxy)-o-tolyl (methoxyimino) acetic acid and (E)-methoxyimino[a-(o-tolyloxy)-o-tolyl]acetic acid, expressed as kresoxim-methyl | |||
Pome fruit | 0.1 | ||
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Methidathion | |||
Methidathion | |||
Persimmon, japanese | T0.5 | ||
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Pendimethalin | |||
Pendimethalin | |||
Edible offal (mammalian) | *0.01 | ||
Eggs | *0.01 | ||
Meat (mammalian) | *0.01 | ||
Milk | *0.01 | ||
Poultry, edible offal of | *0.01 | ||
Poultry meat | *0.01 | ||
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Procymidone | |||
Procymidone | |||
Fruiting vegetables, cucurbits | T2 | ||
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Propachlor | |||
Propachlor | |||
Leek | *0.02 | ||
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Propyzamide | |||
Propyzamide | |||
Endive | *0.2 | ||
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Quinoxyfen | |||
Quinoxyfen | |||
Edible offal (mammalian) | *0.01 | ||
Meat (mammalian) (in the fat) | 0.1 | ||
Milks | 0.01 | ||
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Quizalofop-ethyl | |||
Sum of quizalofop-ethyl and quizalofop acid and other esters, expressed as quixzalofop-ethyl | |||
Edible offal (mammalian) | 0.2 | ||
Eggs | *0.02 | ||
Meat (mammalian) | *0.02 | ||
Poultry, edible offal of | *0.05 | ||
Poultry meat | *0.05 | ||
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Quizalofop-p-tefuryl | |||
sum of quizalofop-p-tefuryl and quizalofop acid, expressed as quizalofop-p-tefuryl | |||
Edible offal (mammalian) | 0.2 | ||
Eggs | *0.02 | ||
Meat (mammalian) | *0.02 | ||
Poultry, edible offal of | *0.05 | ||
Poultry meat | *0.05 | ||
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Simazine | |||
Simazine | |||
Leek | *0.01 | ||
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Tebufenozide | |||
Tebufenozide | |||
Citrus fruits | 1 | ||
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Thiamethoxam | |||
Thiamethoxam | |||
Sunflower seed | T*0.02 | ||
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Triadimenol | |||
Triadimenol see also Triadimefon | |||
Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, head cabbages, flowerhead brassicas | 1 | ||
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[3.6] omitting from Schedule 1, under the entries for the following chemicals, the maximum residue limit for the food, substituting –
Bitertanol | |||
Bitertanol | |||
Beans [except broad bean and soya bean] | 0.5 | ||
Edible offal (mammalian) | 3 | ||
Meat (mammalian) (in the fat) | 0.3 | ||
Poultry, edible offal of | *0.01 | ||
Poultry meat | *0.01 | ||
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Chlorpyrifos | |||
Chlorpyrifos | |||
Ginger, root | *0.02 | ||
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Deltamethrin | |||
Deltamethrin | |||
Wheat germ | 3 | ||
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ethametsulfuron-methyl | |||
ethametsulfuron methyl | |||
Edible offal (mammalian) | *0.02 | ||
Eggs | *0.02 | ||
Lupin (dry) | *0.02 | ||
Meat (mammalian) | *0.02 | ||
Milks | *0.02 | ||
Poultry, edible offal of | *0.02 | ||
Poultry meat | *0.02 | ||
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Fluazifop-butyl | |||
Fluazifop-butyl | |||
Leek | T0.5 | ||
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Fluazinam | |||
Fluazinam | |||
Wine grapes | *0.05 | ||
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Methabenzthiazuron | |||
Methabenzthiazuron | |||
Leek | T0.2 | ||
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Methomyl | |||
Sum of methomyl and methyl hydroxythioacetimidate (‘methomyl oxime’), expressed as methomyl see also Thiodicarb | |||
Strawberry | 3 | ||
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Pendimethalin | |||
Pendimethalin | |||
Olives | *0.05 | ||
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Procymidone | |||
Procymidone | |||
Carrot | T1 | ||
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Quinoxyfen | |||
Quinoxyfen | |||
Dried grapes | 5 | ||
Grapes | 2 | ||
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Quizalofop ethyl | |||
Sum of quizalofop-ethyl and quizalofop acid and other esters, expressed as quixzalofop-ethyl | |||
Milks | 0.1 | ||
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Quizalofop-p-tefuryl | |||
sum of quizalofop-p-tefuryl and quizalofop acid, expressed as quizalofop-p-tefuryl | |||
Milks | 0.1 | ||
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Tebufenozide | |||
Tebufenozide | |||
Avocado | 0.5 | ||
Custard apple | 0.3 | ||
Kiwifruit | 2 | ||
Macadamia nuts | 0.05 | ||
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[4] Standard 1.5.1 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code is varied by inserting in the Table to clause 2 -
-cyclodextrin | The name ‘gamma cyclodextrin’ or ‘-cyclodextrin’ must be used when declaring the ingredient in the ingredient list, as prescribed in Standard 1.2.4. |
[5] Standard 1.6.1 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code is varied by omitting from the Schedule, under the entry for Cooked crustacea, the entry and associated microbiological limits for Listeria monocytogenes.