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 11 May 2016

Standards Management Officer

Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand

1 Name

This instrument is the Food Standards (Proposal P1039 – Microbiological Criteria for Infant Formula) 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.

4 Effect of the variation to the Code

Section 1.1.1—9 of the Code does not apply to the variation made by this instrument.

Schedule

[1] Standard 1.1.2 is varied by omitting the definition of SPC from subsection 1.1.2—2(3), substituting

SPC means a standard plate count at 30°C with an incubation time of 72 hours.

[2] Schedule 27 is varied by

[2.1] omitting the note to section S27—2, substituting

Note In this Code (see section 1.1.2—2):

 SPC means a standard plate count at 30C with an incubation time of 72 hours.

[2.2] omitting section S27—3

[2.3] omitting the following from the table to section S27—4

substituting