Food Standards (Application A1137 – Polysorbate 20 as a Food Additive) Variation (Cth)

Food Standards (Application A1137 – Polysorbate 20 as a Food Additive) Variation

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 November 2018

Standards Management Officer

Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand

Note: 

This variation will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 123 on 29 November 2018. This means that this date is the gazettal date for the purposes of the above notice.

1             Name

This instrument is the Food Standards (Application A1137 – Polysorbate 20 as a Food Additive) Variation.

2             Variation to a Standard in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code

The Schedule varies a standard in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.

3             Commencement

The variation commences on the date of gazettal.

Schedule

[1]           Schedule 8 is varied by

[1.1]        omitting the following from the table to section S8—2,

Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate 431

substituting

Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate	431
Polysorbate 20 or Polyoxyethylene (20)     sorbitan monolaurate	432

[1.2]        omitting the following from the table to section S8—2,

431 Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate

substituting

431	Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate
432	Polysorbate 20 or Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate

[2]           Schedule 15 is varied by

[2.1]        omitting the following from item 8.2 of the table to section S15—5,

280 281 282 283 Propionic acid and sodium and potassium and calcium propionates GMP

substituting

280 281 282 283	Propionic acid and sodium and potassium and calcium propionates	GMP
432	Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate	500

[2.2]        omitting the following from item 8.3 of the table to section S15—5,

280 281 282 283 Propionic acid and sodium and potassium and calcium propionates GMP

substituting

280 281 282 283	Propionic acid and sodium and potassium and calcium propionates	GMP
432	Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate	500

[2.3]        omitting the following from item 9.2 of the table to section S15—5,

Colourings permitted to a maximum level

substituting

Colourings permitted to a maximum level
432	Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate	500