Food Standards (Application A1055 – Short-chain Fructo-oligosaccharides) Variation

The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this variation under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991. The Standard commences on the date specified in clause 3 of this variation.

Dated 26 July 2013

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Standards Management Officer

Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand

Note:

This variation will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 84 on 1 August 2013. This means that this date is the gazettal date for the purposes of clause 3 of the variation.

1 Name

This instrument is the Food Standards (Application A1055 – Short-chain Fructo-oligosaccharides) Variation.

2 Variation to Standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code

The Schedule varies the Standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.

3 Commencement

These variations commence on gazettal.

SCHEDULE

[1] Standard 1.1.1 is varied by

[1.1] omitting from clause 2 the definition of “inulin-derived substances” and substituting

“inulin-type fructans means mixtures of saccharide chains that have β-D-(2→1) fructosyl-fructose linkages with or without a terminal α-D-(1→2) glucosyl-fructose linked glucose unit.”

[1.2] omitting from clause 9A “Inulin-derived substances” and substituting “Inulin-type fructans”

[2] Standard 1.3.3 is varied by

[2.1] omitting from the Table to clause 17

“

Invertase

EC 3.2.1.26

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

”

[2.2] inserting in alphabetical order in the Table to clause 17

“

β-Fructofuranosidase

EC 3.2.1.26

Aspergillus niger

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

”

[3] Standard 2.9.1 is varied by

[3.1] omitting “inulin-derived substances” wherever occurring and substituting “inulin-type fructans”

[3.2] updating the Table of Provisions to reflect these variations

[4] Standard 2.9.2 is varied by omitting from paragraph 2(2)(c) “inulin-derived substances” and substituting “inulin-type fructans”

[5] Standard 2.9.3 is varied by omitting from subclause 6(4) “inulin-derived substances” and substituting “inulin-type fructans”