Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Amendment No. 97 – 2008

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. 97 – 2008.

Commencement

These variations commence on 13 March 2008, with the exception of Items [1] and [4] which commence on 27 September 2009.

Note:  These variations were published in the Commonwealth of Australia Food Standards Gazette No. FSC 39 on 13 March 2008.

SCHEDULE

[1] Standard 1.3.2 is varied by omitting the Purpose, substituting –

This Standard regulates the addition of vitamins and minerals to foods, and the claims which can be made about the vitamin and mineral content of foods.  Standards contained elsewhere in this Code also regulate claims and the addition of vitamins and minerals to specific foods, such as, the mandatory replacement of non-iodised salt with iodised salt in bread (New Zealand only) and the mandatory addition of thiamin and folic acid to wheat flour for making bread (Australia only) in Standard 2.1.1, the addition of vitamin D to table edible oil spreads and margarine in Standard 2.4.2, the addition of vitamins to formulated caffeinated beverages in Standard 2.6.4, the addition of vitamins and minerals to special purpose foods standardised in Part 2.9 and the addition of iodine to certain salt products in Standard 2.10.2.

[2] Standard 1.4.2 is varied by –

[2.1] omitting from Schedule 1 the food and associated MRL for the following chemical –

[2.2] inserting in alphabetical order in Schedule 1, the food and associated MRL for the following chemical –

[3] Standard 1.5.2 is varied by inserting into the Table to clause 2 –

[4] Standard 2.1.1 is varied by –

[4.1] omitting the Purpose, substituting –

This Standard defines a number of products composed of cereals and qualifies the use of the term ‘bread’.  It also requires the mandatory fortification of wheat flour for making bread with thiamin and folic acid (Australia only) and the mandatory replacement of non-iodised salt with iodised salt in bread (New Zealand only).

[4.2] inserting after clause 4 –

5 Mandatory addition of iodised salt to bread (New Zealand only)

(1) Subclause 1(2) of Standard 1.1.1 does not apply to this clause.

(2) Subclause (3) does not apply to bread produced in, or imported into Australia.

(3) Where salt is added to bread it must be iodised salt.

(4) Subclause (3) does not apply to bread which is represented as organic.