Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 2 – Units of measurement (Cth)

Schedule 2             Units of measurement

Note 1        This instrument is a standard under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). The standards together make up the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. See also section 1.1.1—3.

Standard 1.1.1 relates to introductory matters and standards that apply to all foods. This Standard assigns meanings to symbols of measurement for section 1.1.1—6, which are used throughout this Code.

Note 2        The provisions of the Code that apply in New Zealand are incorporated in, or adopted under, the Food Act 2014 (NZ). See also section 1.1.1—3.

S2—1                  Name

This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 2 – Units of measurement.

NoteCommencement:
This Standard commences on 1 March 2016, being the date specified as the commencement date in notices in the Gazette and the New Zealand Gazette under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). See also section 93 of that Act.

S2—2Units of measurement

For section 1.1.1—7, the units of measurement are as follows:

Units of measurement

Symbol / unit	Meaning
%	per cent
Bq	becquerel
°C	degrees Celsius
cfu/g	colony forming units per gram
Cal or kcal	kilocalorie
cm2	square centimetre
cm	centimetre
dm2	square decimetre
g	gram
gN/kg	gram of nitrogen per kilogram
Gy	gray
J	joule
kg	kilogram
kGy	kilogray
kJ	kilojoule
kPa	kilopascal
L or l	litre
MJ	megajoule
M	molar concentration
mg	milligram
mg/kg	milligram per kilogram
milliequiv	milliequivalent
mL or ml	millilitre
m/m	mass per mass
mm	millimetre
mmol	millimole
mOsm	milliosmoles
nm	nanometre
Osm	osmoles
Pa	pascal
ppm	parts per million
μg or mcg	microgram
μg/kg	microgram per kilogram
μL or μl	microlitre
μm	micrometre

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Amendment History

The Amendment History provides information about each amendment to the Standard. The information includes commencement or cessation information for relevant amendments.

These amendments are made under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 unless otherwise indicated. Amendments do not have a specific date for cessation unless indicated as such.

About this compilation

This is a compilation of Schedule 2 as in force on 1 March 2016 (up to Amendment No. 161). It includes any commenced amendment affecting the compilation to that date.

Prepared by Food Standards Australia New Zealand on 1 March 2016.

Uncommenced amendments or provisions ceasing to have effect

To assist stakeholders, the effect of any uncommenced amendments or provisions which will cease to have effect, may be reflected in the Standard as shaded boxed text with the relevant commencement or cessation date. These amendments will be reflected in a compilation registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments including or omitting those amendments and provided in the Amendment History once the date is passed.

The following abbreviations may be used in the table below:

ad = added or inserted   am = amended
exp = expired or ceased to have effect                  rep = repealed
rs = repealed and substituted

Schedule 2 was published in the Food Standards Gazette No. FSC96 on 10 April 2015 as part of Amendment 154 (F2015L00492 –- 2 April 2015) and has since been amended as follows:

Section affected	A’ment No.	FRLI registration Gazette	Commencement (Cessation)	How affected	Description of amendment
table to S2—2	161	F2016L00120 18 Feb 2016 FSC103 22 Feb 2016	1 March 2016	am	Formatting of unit for megajoule.