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 variation commences on the date specified in clause 3 of this variation.

Dated 28 August 2015

Standards Management Officer

Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand

1 Name

This instrument is the Food Standards (Proposal P1035 – Gluten Claims about Foods containing Alcohol) Variation.

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

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

3 Commencement

The Variation commences on the date of gazettal.

SCHEDULE

[1] Standard 1.2.7 is varied by omitting from paragraph 3(b) "energy content or carbohydrate content", and substituting "energy content, carbohydrate content or gluten content"

[2] Standard 1.2.8 is varied by

[2.1] inserting in subclause 1(1) in alphabetical order 

“prescribed beverage means –

(a) an alcoholic beverage standardised in Standards 2.7.2 to 2.7.5; or

(b) a beverage containing no less than 0.5% alcohol by volume.”

“prescribed beverage gluten free claim means a nutrition content claim in relation to gluten content of a prescribed beverage that uses the descriptor ‘free’ in conjunction with gluten, or a synonym of such a descriptor.”

[2.2] insert after paragraph 4(1)(c)

“(ca) a prescribed beverage gluten free claim; or”