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 the variation.

Dated 19 March 2021

Joanna Richards

Standards Management Officer

Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand

1 Name

This instrument is the Food Standards (Application A1180 – Natural Glycolipids as a preservative in non-alcoholic beverages) 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] Schedule 2 is varied by inserting in the table to section S2—2 in alphabetical order

[2] Schedule 3 is varied by

[2.1] inserting in the table to subsection S3—2(2) in alphabetical order

[2.2] inserting after section S3—42

S3—43 Specification for sweet osmanthus ear glycolipids

  For sweet osmanthus ear glycolipids, the specifications are the following:

 (a) CAS number—2205009-17-0;

 (b) chemical structure—a mixture of long-chain glycolipids obtained from the fermentation and filtration of the non-GMO Dacryopinax spathularia strain MUCL 53181;

 (c) description—off-white to ivory powder;

 (d) pH—between 5.0 and 7.0 (1% aqueous solution);

 (e) water—less than 5%;

 (f) protein—less than 3%;

 (g) fat—less than 2%;

 (h) total glycolipid content on a dry weight basis for the powder—no less than 93%;

 (i) lead—not more than 2 mg/kg;

 (j) arsenic—not more than 1 mg/kg;

 (k) cadmium— not more than 1 mg/kg;

 (l) mercury— not more than 1 mg/kg;

 (m) microbial limits:

 (i) total aerobic microbial count—not more than 100 cfu/g;

 (ii) total yeast and mould count—not more than 10 cfu/g;

 (iii) coliforms—not more than 3 MPN/g;

 (iv) Escherichia coli—not more than 3 MPN/g.

[3] Schedule 8 is varied by

[3.1] inserting in the table to section S8—2 entitled ‘Food additive names—alphabetical listing’, in alphabetical order

[3.2] inserting in the table to section S8—2 entitled ‘Food additive names—numerical listing’, after the entry for ‘Sodium hydrosulphite’

[4] Schedule 15 is varied by

[4.1] inserting in item 14.1.2 of the table to section S15–5, after the heading ‘Fruit and vegetable juices and fruit and vegetable juice products’

[4.2] inserting in item 14.1.3 of the table to section S15–5, after the entry for ‘Quinine’

[4.3] inserting in item 14.1.4 of the table to section S15–5, after the entry for ‘Monk fruit extract (luo han guo extract)’

[4.4] inserting in item 14.1.5 of the table to section S15–5, after the entry for ‘Additives permitted at GMP’

[4.5] inserting in item 14.2.1 of the table to section S15–5, after the heading ‘Beer and related products’