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 25 August 2022

Dr Matthew O'Mullane

Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand

1 Name

This instrument is the Food Standards (Application A1215 – Cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) as a processing aid) 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

Standard 1.3.3—Processing aids

[1] At the end of Division 3

 Add:

1.3.3—13 Anti-microbial agent—cetylpyridinium chloride

Cetylpyridinium chloride may be *used as a processing aid to perform the technological purpose of an anti-microbial agent during the processing of a food for sale listed in section S18—11 if:

(a)    cetylpyridinium chloride is not present in the food at a level greater than the maximum permitted level indicated in that section for that food; and

(b)    any conditions for use specified in that section are complied with.

Schedule 2—Units of measurement

[2] Table to section S2—2

 Add:

Schedule 18—Processing aids

[3] After section S18—10

 Add:

S18—11 Permission to use cetylpyridinium chloride as an anti-microbial agent

(1)           For section 1.3.3—13, the food, maximum permitted levels and conditions are set out in the table to subsection (3).

(2)           In this section:

    Poultry meat means the whole or any part of a poultry carcass which:

(a)    has skin attached; and

(b)    is intended for human consumption; and

(c)    is not, or does not include, offal.

 Note Subsection 1.1.2—3(2) defines ‘offal’.

(3)           The table is:

Permission to use cetylpyridinium chloride as an anti-microbial agent (section 1.3.3—13)