Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code Standard 1.1.1 Preliminary Provisions – Application, Interpretation and General Prohibitions (Cth)
STANDARD 1.1.1
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS – APPLICATION, INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL PROHIBITIONS
Purpose
This Standard sets out preliminary provisions which apply generally to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. General application and interpretation provisions are contained in this Standard. Application and interpretation provisions specific to individual food standards are to be found in those specific standards.
This Standard should always be consulted as a starting point in the use of the Code because it regulates the general operation of the Code in its entirety. Many definitions which have general application to the Code are contained in this Standard.
Editorial note:
This Code is adopted as the required standards for food produced in New Zealand and the States, Territories and Commonwealth of Australia in relation to food sold and/or imported into both countries under the following Acts –
Food Act 1981 (New Zealand)
Food Act 1984 (Victoria)
Food Act 2001 (Australian Capital Territory)
Food Act 2001 (South Australia)
Food Act 2003 (New South Wales)
Food Act 2003 (Tasmania)
Food Act 2004 (Northern Territory)
Food Act 2006 (Queensland)
Food Act 2008 (Western Australia)
Imported Food Control Act 1992 (Commonwealth)
Table of Provisions
1 Application of this Code
1A Application of the Code to prescribed variations
2 Interpretation
2A Permitted Health Star Rating symbols
3 Prescribed standards for food
4 Reference to Acts
5 Guidelines and Editorial notes
6 Units of measurement
7 Interpretation of compositional provisions
8 Glossary of symbols and units
9 Prohibition on addition of nutritive substances to food
10 Addition of ‘other foods’
11 Prohibition on altering labels
12 Modification of prescribed statement
13 Application of labelling provisions to advertising
14 Interpretation of definitions
15 Phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters
16 Citation of the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Schedule Permitted forms, Recommended Dietary Intakes (RDIs) and the Estimated Safe and Adequate Daily Dietary Intakes (ESADDIs) for vitamins and minerals
Clauses
1 Application of this Code
(1) Unless expressly provided elsewhere in this Code, the provisions of this Code apply to food products –
(a) sold or prepared for sale in Australia or New Zealand; and
(b) imported into Australia or New Zealand.
(2) Unless expressly provided elsewhere in this Code, a food product is taken to comply with any variation to this Code made from time to time, for a period of 12 months after the commencement of the variation, if the food product otherwise complied with this Code before the variation commenced.
(3) Deleted
(4) Deleted
(5) Subclause (1) does not apply to wine with a shelf life of more than 12 months –
(a) bottled before 20 December 2002; and
(b) that complies with all food standards in the case of Australia and all food standards in the case of New Zealand, that would have applied on the date of bottling; and
(c) which is labelled with a 2002 vintage date or earlier.
(6) For the purposes of Standard 1.1A.6, the reference to ‘commencement of the variation’ in subclause 2 is a reference to the date when that corresponding Standard in Part 1.1A ceases to have effect.
(7) Deleted
1A Application of the Code to prescribed variations
(1) For the purposes of this clause –
prescribed variations means the variations to the Code made by the Variation other than the variations made by items 1.2, 2.3 and 3.1 of the Schedule to the Variation.
transitional period means the period of time that commences on the date that the Variation commenced and ends on 18 January 2017.
the Variation means the Food Standards (Proposal P1037 – Amendments associated with Nutrition Content & Health Claims) Variation.
(2) Subclause 1(2) of this Standard does not apply to the prescribed variations.
(3) During the transition period, a food product may comply with either –
(a) the Code as in force without the prescribed variations; or
(b) the Code as amended by the prescribed variations;
but not a combination of both.
(4) A food product is taken to comply with the Code as amended by the prescribed variations for a period of 12 months commencing on 18 January 2017 if the food product otherwise complied with this Code before that date.
2 Interpretation
Unless expressly defined elsewhere in this Code –
Act means the Act, as amended or, as the case may be, Ordinance of a State, Territory, External Territory, Commonwealth or New Zealand, under the authority of which this Code is enforced.
ANZS means a joint Australia New Zealand Standard published by Standards Australia.
AOAC means the publication entitled Official methods of Analysis of AOAC International published by AOAC International, Maryland USA and includes earlier editions of this publication under its previous name.
AS means an Australian Standard published by Standards Australia.
average quantity in relation to a substance in a food is the quantity determined from one or more of the following –
(a) the manufacturer’s analysis of the food; or
(b) calculation from the actual or average quantity of nutrients in the ingredients used; or
(c) calculation from generally accepted data;
which best represents the quantity of the substance that the food contains, allowing for seasonal variability and other known factors that could cause actual values to vary.
Editorial note:
The substances referred to in the definition of ‘average quantity’ are, for example, sodium, potassium, fatty acids, amino acids and vitamins and minerals.
bulk cargo container means –
(a) an article of transport equipment, being a lift van, movable tank, shipping container, aircraft cargo container or other similar structure –
(i) of a permanent character and accordingly strong enough to be suitable for repeated use; and
(ii) specifically designed to facilitate the carriage of goods by one or more modes of transport, without immediate repacking; and
(iii) fitted with devices permitting its ready handling and its transfer from one mode of transport to another; and
(iv) so designed as to be easy to fill and empty; and
(v) having an internal volume of one cubic metre or more; and
(vi) includes the normal accessories and equipment of the container, when imported with the container and used exclusively with it; and
(b) does not include any vehicle, or any ordinary packing case, crate, box, or other similar article used for packing.
business address means a description of the location of the premises from which the business in question is being operated, but does not include a postal address.
category of ingredients means ingredients declared in the statement of ingredients using a generic name set out in the Table to Clause 4 of Standard 1.2.4.
claim means an express or implied statement, representation, design or information in relation to a food or property of food which is not mandatory in this Code.
Editorial note:
A claim may be made for example, on the label on a package of food or in an advertisement.
Code has the same meaning as Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code as defined in section 4 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991.
code number, used in relation to a food additive, means either –
(a) the number set out in the Schedules to Standard 1.2.4 in relation to that food additive; or
(b) the number referred to in (a) preceded by the letter ‘E’.
Commonwealth means the Commonwealth of Australia.
component means any substance including a food additive used in the preparation of an ingredient and present in the final food in a primary or modified form.
egg product means the contents of an egg in any form including egg pulp, dried egg, liquid egg white and liquid egg yolk.
ESADDI means, for a vitamin or mineral in column 1 of the Schedule, the Estimated Safe and Adequate Daily Dietary Intake, specified for that vitamin or mineral –
(a) in column 3; and
(b) in column 4 for children aged one to three years;
calculated and expressed in the form specified in column 2.
food for special medical purposes has the meaning given by Standard 2.9.5.
fund raising event means an event that raises funds solely for a community or charitable cause and not for personal financial gain.
galacto-oligosaccharides means a mixture of those substances produced from lactose by enzymatic action, comprised of between two and eight saccharide units, with one of these units being a terminal glucose and the remaining saccharide units being galactose, and disaccharides comprised of two units of galactose.
Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), with respect to the addition of additives and processing aids to food, means –
(a) the quantity of additive or processing aid added to food shall be limited to the lowest possible level necessary to accomplish its desired effect; and
(b) the quantity of the additive or processing aid that becomes a component of food as a result of its use in the manufacture, processing or packaging of a food, and which is not intended to accomplish any physical or other technical effect in the finished food itself, is reduced to the extent reasonably possible; and
(c) the additive or processing aid is prepared and handled in the same way as a food ingredient.
hamper means a decorative basket, box or receptacle containing any number of separately identifiable food items.
Editorial note:
A hamper may also contain non-food items such as decorative cloths, glasses and dishes.
handling of food includes the making, manufacturing, producing, collecting, extracting, processing, storing, transporting, delivering, preparing, treating, preserving, packing, cooking, thawing, serving or displaying of food.
inulin-type fructans means mixtures of saccharide chains that have β-D-(2→1) fructosyl-fructose linkages with or without a terminal α-D-(1→2) glucosyl-fructose linked glucose unit.
label means any tag, brand, mark or statement in writing or any representation or design or descriptive matter on or attached to or used in connection with or accompanying any food or package.
lot means a quantity of food which is prepared or packed under essentially the same conditions usually –
(a) from a particular preparation or packing unit; and
(b) during a particular time ordinarily not exceeding 24 hours.
lot identification means information which indicates, in a clearly identifiable form, the –
(a) premises where the food was packed or prepared; and
(b) lot of the food in question.
nutrition information panel or panel means a panel which complies with the requirements of Division 2 of Standard 1.2.8.
nutritive substance means a substance not normally consumed as a food in itself and not normally used as an ingredient of food, but which, after extraction and/or refinement, or synthesis, is intentionally added to a food to achieve a nutritional purpose, and includes vitamins, minerals, amino acids, electrolytes and nucleotides.
NZS means a New Zealand Standard published by Standards New Zealand.
package means any container or wrapper in or by which food intended for sale is wholly or partly encased, covered, enclosed, contained or packaged and, in the case of food carried or sold or intended to be carried and sold in more than one package, includes every such package, but does not include –
(a) bulk cargo containers; or
(b) pallet overwraps; or
(c) crates and packages which do not obscure labels on the food; or
(d) transportation vehicles; or
(e) a vending machine; or
(f) a hamper; or
(g) food served on a covered plate, cup, tray or other food container in prisons, hospitals or other similar institutions listed in the Table to clause 8 of Standard 1.2.1.
permitted form means a form of a vitamin or mineral specified in column 2 of the Schedule.
prescribed name means a name by which a food is defined or described in a Standard, and is declared in this Code to be a prescribed name.
RDI means, for a vitamin or mineral in column 1 of the Schedule, the Recommended Dietary Intake, specified for that vitamin or mineral –
(a) in column 3; and
(b) in column 4 for children aged one to three years;
calculated and expressed in the form specified in column 2.
relevant authority means the authority responsible for the enforcement of this Code.
small package means a package with a surface area of less than 100 cm2.
State means a State of the Commonwealth of Australia.
statement of ingredients means a statement as required in Standard 1.2.4 in this Code.
supplier means the packer, manufacturer, vendor or importer of the food in question.
Territory means a Territory of the Commonwealth of Australia.
transportation outer means a container or wrapper which –
(a) encases packaged or unpackaged foods for the purpose of transportation and distribution; and
(b) is removed before the food is used or offered for retail sale, or is not taken away by the purchaser of the food.
warning statement means a statement required to be expressed in the text as so prescribed in this Code, in –
(a) clause 3 of Standard 1.2.3; and
(b) clause 3 of Standard 2.6.3; and
(c) subclauses 14(1), 14(3) and 26(1) of Standard 2.9.1; and
(d) paragraph 5(3)(c) and subclause 6(2) of Standard 2.9.2; and
(e) sub clauses 3(3) and 3(4) of Standard 2.9.4; and
(f) subclause 10(4) of Standard 2.9.5.
2A Permitted Health Star Rating symbols
(1) In this Code, a Permitted Health Star Rating symbol means an image subject to any of the following –
(a) an Australian Trade Mark numbered 1641445, 1641446 or 1641447;
(b) a New Zealand Trade Mark numbered 1018807, 1018808 or 1018809.
(2) To avoid doubt, an image mentioned in subclause (1) does not cease to be a Permitted Health Star Rating symbol by reason only of the image indicating –
(a) energy or nutrient content on a per 100 g, per 100 ml or per pack basis; or
(b) energy or nutrient content on a per serving or per reference portion basis; or
(c) energy or nutrient content at zero or amounts greater than zero; or
(d) energy content on a percentage daily intake basis in addition to an amount shown in kilojoules.
3 Prescribed standards for food
A reference in this Code to the nature, substance, composition, strength, weight, volume, quantity, purity or quality of any food, article, ingredient or component is the prescribed standard for that food, article, ingredient or component.
Editorial note:
It is an offence under State and Territory and Commonwealth legislation for food not to comply with a prescribed standard where a prescribed standard has been established for that food. This Code establishes that ‘prescribed standard’.
It is an offence under the New Zealand Food Act 1981 for food not to comply with applicable food standards issued under that Act.
4 Reference to Acts
In this Code, a reference to an Act includes any regulations made under that Act.
5 Guidelines and editorial notes
(1) In this Code, guidelines as developed by Food Standards Australia New Zealand pursuant to section 13(1)(c) of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 are to assist in the interpretation of the Code and are not legally binding.
(2) In this Code, the editorial notes are for information only and are not legally binding.
6 Units of measurement
(1) A symbol of measurement used in this Code –
(a) has the meaning assigned to it under the Australian National Measurement Act1960 as amended, or the New Zealand Weights and Measures Act 1987; or
(b) if there is no meaning assigned under the Australian National Measurement Act1960 as amended, or the New Zealand Weights and Measures Act 1987 as amended, has the meaning assigned to it in the Systeme Internationale d’Unites; or
(c) if there is no meaning assigned in the Australian National Measurement Act1960 or the New Zealand Weights and Measures Act 1987 as amended or the Systeme Internationale d’Unites, has the same meaning assigned to it in the Glossary of Units in this Standard.
(2) Where a unit of measurement is referred to in the heading of a table in this Code, the amounts specified in the table are to be measured according to those units unless a different unit of measurement is specified in relation to a particular item in the table.
7 Interpretation of compositional provisions
A reference to a compositional permission or requirement in this Code is a reference to the composition of the final food, unless expressly stated otherwise.
8 Glossary of symbols and units
Symbols and units used in this Code have the following meanings –
| 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/kilogram |
| Gy | Gray |
| J | joule |
| kg | kilogram |
| kGy | kiloGray |
| kJ | kilojoule |
| kPa | kilopascal |
| L or l | litre |
| M | Molar concentration |
| mg | milligram |
| mg/kg | milligram/kilogram |
| milliequiv | milliequivalent |
| MJ | Megajoule |
| 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/kilogram |
| µL or ml | microlitre |
| µm | micrometre |
9 Prohibition on addition of nutritive substances to food
Nutritive substances must not be added to food unless expressly permitted in this Code.
9A Certain substances not nutritive substances
Inulin-type fructans are taken not to be nutritive substances.
10 Addition of ‘other foods’
(1) A reference to the addition or use of ‘other foods’ in the composition of a food for which a standard is prescribed is not a permission for the addition or use of a nutritive substance, vitamin, mineral, processing aid or food additive in the food.
(2) A reference to the addition or use of ‘foods’ in Part 1.3 of this Code, is not a permission for the addition of a nutritive substance, vitamin, mineral, processing aid or food additive to a food.
(3) In cases where no specific foods are authorised for addition in a standard, any other food or anything that may be lawfully added to that food may be added.
(4) Compositional requirements for a food apply to the final food irrespective of any presence or permission to add other foods.
11 Prohibition on altering labels
(1) Subject to subclause (2), the label on a package of food must not be altered, removed, erased, obliterated or obscured except with the permission of the relevant authority.
(2) A package of food may be relabelled by placing a new label over the incorrect one provided that the new label is not able to be removed so that the incorrect information is visible.
12 Modification of prescribed statements
A statement or information which is required by this Code or the relevant Act to be included in a label or advertisement for food, may include words which modify that statement or information provided that those words do not contradict, or detract from the intended effect of, the required statement or information.
13 Application of labelling provisions to advertising
Advertisements for food must not contain any statement, information, designs or representations which are prohibited by this Code from being included in a label for that food.
14 Interpretation of definitions
Where a definition for a food in this Code contains a reference to the composition of the food, the definition is to be taken as a –
(a) substantive requirement for the composition of the food; and
(b) standard for the composition of the food.
15 Phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters
(1) A reference in this Code to phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters is a reference to a substance which meets a specification for phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters in Standard 1.3.4.
(2) In this Code, total plant sterol equivalents content means the sum of –
(a) phytosterols; and
(b) phytostanols; and
(c) phytosterols and phytostanols following hydrolysis of any phytosterol esters and phytostanol esters.
16 Citation of the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
(1) In this Code, a reference to the Code of Federal Regulations, or CFR, is a reference to the 2012 compilation of the United States Code of Federal Regulations.
(2) In this Code, the Code of Federal Regulations is cited in the following format –
[title number] CFR § [section number]
SCHEDULE
Permitted Forms of Recommended Dietary
Intakes (RDIs) and Estimated Safe and Adequate Daily Dietary Intakes (ESADDIs) for Vitamins and Minerals
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | |
| Vitamin or Mineral | Permitted Forms | RDI (unless stated otherwise) | RDI (unless stated otherwise) for children aged 1 – 3 years | |
| Vitamins | ||||
| Vitamin A | Retinol Forms Vitamin A (retinol) Vitamin A acetate (retinyl acetate) Vitamin A palmitate (retinyl palmitate) Vitamin A propionate (retinyl propionate) Carotenoid Forms beta-apo-8′-carotenal beta -carotene-synthetic carotenes-natural beta -apo-8′-carotenoic acid ethyl ester | 750 µg retinol equivalents1 | 300 µg retinol equivalents1 | |
| Thiamin (Vitamin B1) | Thiamin hydrochloride Thiamin mononitrate Thiamin monophosphate | 1.1 mg thiamin | 0.5 mg thiamin | |
| Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) | Riboflavin Riboflavin 5′-phosphate sodium | 1.7 mg riboflavin | 0.8 mg riboflavin | |
| Niacin | Niacinamide (nicotinamide) Nicotinic acid | 10 mg niacin2 | 5 mg niacin2 | |
| Folate | Folic acid | 200 µg | 100 µg | |
| L-methyltetrahydrofolate, calcium | ||||
| Vitamin B6 | Pyridoxine hydrochloride | 1.6 mg pyridoxine | 0.7 mg pyridoxine | |
| Vitamin B12 | Cyanocobalamin Hydroxocobalamin | 2.0 µg cyanocobalamin | 1.0 µg cyanocobalamin | |
| Biotin | No permitted form specified | 30 µg biotin (ESADDI) | 8 µg biotin (ESADDI) | |
| Pantothenic acid | Calcium pantothenate Dexpanthenol | 5.0 mg pantothenic acid (ESADDI) | 2.0 mg pantothenic acid (ESADDI) | |
| Vitamin C | L-ascorbic acid Ascorbyl palmitate Calcium ascorbate Potassium ascorbate Sodium ascorbate | 40 mg in total of L-ascorbic acid and dehydroascorbic acid | 30 mg in total of L-ascorbic acid and dehydroascorbic acid | |
| Vitamin D | Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) | 10 µg cholecalciferol3 | 5 µg cholecalciferol3 | |
SCHEDULE
Permitted Forms of Recommended Dietary
Intakes (RDIs) and Estimated Safe and Adequate Daily Dietary Intakes (ESADDIs) for Vitamins and Minerals (continued)
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | |
| Vitamin or Mineral | Permitted Forms | RDI (unless stated otherwise) | RDI (unless stated otherwise) for children aged 1 – 3 years | |
| Vitamin E | dl-alpha-tocopherol d-alpha -tocopherol concentrate Tocopherols concentrate, mixed d-alpha -tocopheryl acetate dl-alpha -tocopheryl acetate d-alpha -tocopheryl acetate concentrate d-alpha -tocopheryl acid succinate | 10 mg alpha -tocopherol equivalents4 | 5 mg alpha -tocopherol equivalents4 | |
| Vitamin K | No permitted form specified | 80 µg phylloquinone (ESADDI) | 15 µg phylloquinone (ESADDI) | |
| Minerals | ||||
| Calcium | Calcium carbonate Calcium chloride Calcium chloride, anhydrous Calcium chloride solution Calcium citrate Calcium gluconate Calcium glycerophosphate Calcium lactate Calcium oxide Calcium phosphate, dibasic Calcium phosphate, monobasic Calcium phosphate, tribasic Calcium sodium lactate Calcium sulphate | 800 mg calcium | 700 mg calcium | |
| Chromium | No permitted form specified | 200 µg chromium (ESADDI) | 60 µg chromium (ESADDI) | |
| Copper | No permitted form specified | 3.0 mg copper (ESADDI) | 0.8 mg copper (ESADDI) | |
SCHEDULE
Permitted Forms of Recommended Dietary
Intakes (RDIs) and Estimated Safe and Adequate Daily Dietary Intakes (ESADDIs) for Vitamins and Minerals (continued)
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
| Vitamin or Mineral | Permitted Forms | RDI (unless stated otherwise) | RDI (unless stated otherwise) for children aged 1 – 3 years |
| Iron | Ferric ammonium citrate, brown or green Ferric ammonium phosphate Ferric citrate Ferric hydroxide Ferric phosphate Ferric pyrophosphate Ferric sodium edetate (This form of iron is not permitted to be added to breakfast cereals, as purchased under Standard 1.3.2 and to formulated supplementary foods for young children as regulated in Standard 2.9.3.) Ferric sulphate (iron III sulphate) Ferrous carbonate Ferrous citrate Ferrous fumarate Ferrous gluconate Ferrous lactate Ferrous succinate Ferrous sulphate (iron II sulphate) Ferrous sulphate, dried Iron, reduced (ferrum reductum) | 12 mg iron | 6 mg iron |
| Iodine | Potassium iodate Potassium iodide Sodium iodate Sodium iodide | 150 µg iodine | 70 µg iodine |
| Magnesium | Magnesium carbonate Magnesium chloride Magnesium gluconate Magnesium oxide Magnesium phosphate, dibasic Magnesium phosphate, tribasic Magnesium sulphate | 320 mg magnesium | 80 mg magnesium |
| Manganese | No permitted form specified | 5.0 mg manganese (ESADDI) | 1.5 mg manganese (ESADDI) |
| Molybdenum | No permitted form specified | 250 µg molybdenum (ESADDI) | 50 µg molybdenum (ESADDI) |
SCHEDULE
Permitted Forms of Recommended Dietary
Intakes (RDIs) and Estimated Safe and Adequate Daily Dietary Intakes (ESADDIs) for Vitamins and Minerals (continued)
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
| Vitamin or Mineral | Permitted Forms | RDI (unless stated otherwise) | RDI (unless stated otherwise) for children aged 1 – 3 years |
| Phosphorus | Calcium phosphate, dibasic Calcium phosphate, monobasic Calcium phosphate, tribasic Bone phosphate Magnesium phosphate, dibasic Magnesium phosphate, tribasic Calcium glycerophosphate Potassium glycerophosphate Phosphoric acid Potassium phosphate, dibasic Potassium phosphate, monobasic Sodium phosphate, dibasic | 1000 mg phosphorus | 500 mg phosphorus |
| Selenium | Seleno methionine Sodium selenate Sodium selenite | 70 µg selenium | 25 µg selenium |
| Zinc | Zinc acetate Zinc chloride Zinc gluconate Zinc lactate Zinc oxide Zinc sulphate | 12 mg zinc | 4.5 mg zinc |
FOOTNOTES TO SCHEDULE
1 Calculation of retinol equivalents for carotenoid form of vitamin A.
| Carotenoid Form | Conversion Factor (µg/1 µg retinol equivalents) |
| beta-apo-8′-carotenal | 12 |
| beta-carotene-synthetic | 6 |
| Carotenes-natural | 12 |
| beta-apo-8′-carotenoic acid ethyl ester | 12 |
2 This figure represents the proportion of the RDI provided by pre-formed niacin in foods and excludes the niacin provided from the conversion of the amino acid tryptophan.
3 Recommended daily oral intake as a supplement, for those Australians not exposed to sunlight. Because of the major role of sunlight in determining vitamin D status, a RDI for vitamin D was not developed for the Australian population.
4 Calculation of alpha-tocopherol equivalents for vitamin E.
| Vitamin E Form | Conversion Factor (µg/1 µg alpha-tocopherol equivalents) |
| dl-alpha-tocopherol | 1.36 |
| d-alpha-tocopherol concentrate | * |
| Tocopherols concentrate, mixed | * |
| d-alpha-tocopherol acetate | 1.10 |
| dl-alpha-tocopherol acetate | 1.49 |
| d-alpha-tocopherol acetate concentrate | * |
| d-alpha-tocopherol acid succinate | 1.23 |
*Conversion factor determined by composition of the form of Vitamin E.
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 Standard 1.1.1 as in force on 7 December 2015 (up to Amendment No. 159). It includes any commenced amendment affecting the compilation to that date.
Prepared by Food Standards Australia New Zealand on 7 December 2015.
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
Standard 1.1.1 was published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. P 30 on 20 December 2000 as part of Amendment No. 53 (F2008B00599 –- 29 September 2008) and has been amended as follows:
| Clause affected | A’ment No. | FRLI registration Gazette | Commencement (Cessation) | How affected | Description of amendment |
| Purpose | 88 | F2006L03270 5 Oct 2006 FSC30 5 Oct 2006 | 5 Oct 2006 | am | References to the Food Acts in certain jurisdictions in the Editorial Note. |
| Table of Provs | 115 | F2010L00803 8 April 2010 FSC57 8 April 2010 | 8 April 2010 | rep | Deletion of division headings. |
| Table of Provs | 124 | F2011L01450 8 July 2011 FSC66 11 July 2011 | 11 July 2011 | rs | Food Act references in Editorial note preceding the Table of Provisions. |
| Table of Provs | 124 | F2011L01450 8 July 2011 FSC66 11 July 2011 | 11 July 2011 | ad | Reference to new clause 16. |
| Table of Provs | 159 | F2015L01930 3 Dec 2015 FSC101 7 Dec 2015 | 7 Dec 2015 | ad | References to new clauses 1A and 2A. |
| Divisions | 115 | F2010L00803 8 April 2010 FSC57 8 April 2010 | 8 April 2010 | rep | Division headings. |
| 1 | 61 | F2008B00800 19 Dec 2008 FSC3 28 June 2002 | 28 June 2002 | ad | Stock-in-trade provisions to commence on 20 December 2002. |
| 1 | 78 | F2005L01246 26 May 2005 FSC20 26 May 2005 | 26 May 2005 | rep | References to the New Zealand Food Regulations (1984). |
| 1 | 88 | F2006L03270 5 Oct 2006 FSC30 5 Oct 2006 | 5 Oct 2006 | am | References to food products manufactured or produced prior to 20 December 2003, which are no longer applicable. |
| 1(1) | 124 | F2011L01450 8 Jul y2011 FSC66 11 July 2011 | 11 July 2011 | am | Clause. |
| 1(4)-(7) | 72 | F2008B00819 24 Dec 2008 FSC14 20 May 2004 | 20 May 2004 | am, ad | To take account of wine which is labelled with a 2002 vintage date or earlier and to insert a new subclause 1(7). |
| 1(5) | 101 | F2008L03058 14 Aug 2008 FSC43 14 Aug 2008 | 14 Aug 2008 | rep | Editorial note. |
| 1(6) | 138 | F2013L00050 14 Jan 2013 FSC80 18 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | ad | Reference to Standard 1.1A.6. |
| 1A | 159 | F2015L01930 3 Dec 2015 FSC101 7 Dec 2015 | 7 Dec 2015 | ad | New clause relating to transitional arrangements. |
| 2 | 60 | F2008B00798 19 Dec 2008 FSC2 20 June 2012 | 20 June 2002 | Ad, am | Definition of ‘category of ingredients’, and amend the definition of ‘warning statement’. |
| 2 | 62 | F2008B00807 19 Dec 2008 FSC4 17 Sept 2002 | 17 Sept 2002 | rs | Definition of ‘warning statement’. |
| 2 | 67 | F2008B00814 24 Dec 2008 FSC9 31 July 2003 | 31 July 2003 | am | Typographical error. |
| 2 | 78 | F2005L01246 26 May 2005 FSC20 26 May 2005 | 26 May 2005 | am | Definitions of ‘Code’ and ‘warning statement’. |
| 2 | 88 | F2006L03270 5 Oct 2006 FSC30 5 Oct 2006 | 5 Oct 2006 | am | References. |
| 2 | 88 | F2006L03270 5 Oct 2006 FSC30 5 Oct 2006 | 5 Oct 2006 | rep | Editorial note as the document it references has been rescinded. |
| 2 | 100 | F2008L02396 10 July 2008 FSC42 10 July 2008 | 10 July 2008 | ad | Definition of ‘hamper’ and related editorial note and definition of ‘handling’. Editorial note related to definition of ‘fund raising event’. |
| 2 | 100 | F2008L02396 10 July 2008 FSC42 10 July 2008 | 10 July 2008 | am | Definition of ‘package’. |
| 2 | 103 | F2008L03741 9 Oct 2008 FSC45 9 Oct 2008 | 9 Oct 2008 | am | Definitions of ‘Code’ and ‘code number’. |
| 2 | 105 | F2009L00076 15 Jan 2009 FSC47 15 Jan 2009 | 15 Jan 2009 | ad | Definitions of ‘galacto-oligosaccharides’ and ‘inulin-derived substances’. |
| 2 | 123 | F2011L00857 25 May 2011 FSC65 26 May 2011 | 26 May 2011 | ad | Definition of ‘egg product’ to take effect on 26 November 2012. |
| 2 | 124 | F2011L01450 8 Jul y2011 FSC66 11 July 2011 | 11 July 2011 | rep | Definition of ‘Australian Approved Names List’. |
| 2 | 124 | F2011L01450 8 Jul y2011 FSC66 11 July 2011 | 11 July 2011 | rs | Definition of ‘fund raising event’ and following Editorial note. |
| 2 | 124 | F2011L01450 8 Jul y2011 FSC66 11 July 2011 | 11 July 2011 | ad | Definition of ‘Good Manufacturing Practice’. |
| 2 | 124 | F2011L01450 8 Jul y2011 FSC66 11 July 2011 | 11 July 2011 | am | Definition ‘component’. |
| 2 | 123 | F2011L00857 25 May 2011 FSC65 26 May 2011 | 26 May 2011 | ad | Definition of ‘egg product’ to take effect on 26 November 2012. |
| 2 | 132 | F2012L01341 26 June 2012 FSC74 28 June 2012 | 28 June 2012 | ad | Definitions of ‘food for special medical purposes’, ‘small package’ and ‘transportation outer’, and to amend the definition of ‘warning statement’ to take effect on 28 June 2014. |
| 2 | 138 | F2013L00050 14 Jan 2013 FSC80 18 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | am | Definition of ‘claim’. |
| 2 | 139 | F2012L01341 26 June 2013 as am by F2013L00250 21 Feb 2013 FSC81 21 Feb 2013 | 21 Feb 2013 | am | To bring forward the commencement date for the definitions of ‘food for special medical purposes’, ‘small package’ and ‘transportation outer’ and amended definition for ‘warning statement’, as well as the insertion of an entry for Megajoule, from 28 June 2014 to 21 February 2013. |
| 2 | 142 | F2013L01465 30 July 2013 FSC84 1 Aug 2013 | 1 Aug 2013 | rs | Definition of ‘inulin-derived substances’ replaced with ‘inulin-type fructans’. |
| 2 | 150 | F2014L01427 28 Oct 2014 FSC92 30 Oct 2014 | 30 Oct 2014 | rs | Definition of ‘bulk cargo container’. |
| 2A | 159 | F2015L01930 3 Dec 2015 FSC101 7 Dec 2015 | 7 Dec 2015 | ad | New clause relating to the permitted health star rating symbol. |
| 5 | 78 | F2005L01246 26 May 2005 FSC20 26 May 2005 | 26 May 2005 | am | Legal status of Commentaries and Editorial notes. |
| 5(1)-(2) | 103 | F2008L03741 9 Oct 2008 FSC45 9 Oct 2008 | 9 Oct 2008 | am | References to documents which are not legally binding. |
| Table to clause 8 | 132 | F2012L01341 26 June 2012 FSC74 28 June 2012 | 28 June 2012 | ad | Entry for Megajoule to take effect on 28 June 2014. |
| Table to clause 8 | 136 | F2012L02175 14 Nov 2012 FSC78 15 Nov 2012 | 15 Nov 2012 | am | Entry for Gray. |
| Table to clause 8 | 136 | F2012L02175 14 Nov 2012 FSC78 15 Nov 2012 | 15 Nov 2012 | ad | New entry for KiloGray. |
| Table to clause 8 | 139 | F2012L01341 26 June 2013 as am by F2013L00250 21 Feb 2013 FSC81 21 Feb 2013 | 21 Feb 2013 | am | To bring forward the commencement date for the definitions of ‘food for special medical purposes’, ‘small package’ and ‘transportation outer’ and amended definition for ‘warning statement’, as well as the insertion of an entry for Megajoule, from 28 June 2014 to 21 February 2013. |
| 9A | 105 | F2009L00076 15 Jan 2009 FSC47 15 Jan 2009 | 15 Jan 2009 | ad | Consequential amendment arising from the new definitions in clause 2. |
| 9A | 142 | 30 July 2013 F2013L01465 FSC84 1 Aug 2013 | 1 Aug 2013 | am | Consequential relating to amendment to the definition of ‘inulin-derived substances’. |
| 11(1) | 150 | F2014L01427 28 Oct 2014 FSC92 30 Oct 2014 | 30 Oct 2014 | am | Correct typographical error by inserting ‘a’. |
| 15 | 88 | F2006L03270 5 Oct 2006 FSC30 5 Oct 2006 | 5 Oct 2006 | ad | New clause to afford a substantive status to definitions relating to phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters. |
| 15 | 115 | 8 Apr 2010 F2010L00803 FSC57 8 April 2010 | 8 April 2010 | ad | Reference to phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters. |
| 16 | 124 | F2011L01450 8 Jul y2011 FSC66 11 July 2011 | 11 July 2011 | ad | New clause relating to United States Code of Federal Regulations. |
| 16(1) | 135 | F2012L02014 10 Oct 2012 FSC77 11 Oct 2012 | 11 Oct 2012 | am | Reference. |
| Schedule | 89 | F2006L03647 9 Nov 2006 FSC31 9 Nov 2006 | 9 Nov 2006 | am | Entries for pantothenic acid and selenium. |
| Schedule | 101 | F2008L03058 14 Aug 2008 FSC43 14 Aug 2008 | 14 Aug 2008 | ad | New forms of folate and iron. |
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