EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
AMENDMENT TO STANDARD 4.2.4A OF THE AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND FOOD STANDARDS CODE
Purpose and operation of the instrument
Amendment No. 102 to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code) amends Standard 4.2.4A of the Code. That Standard refers to the processing requirements for cheese under clause 2 of Standard 1.6.2.
On 5 October 2008, amendments to Standard 1.6.2 will commence. As a result of those amendments, clause 2 of Standard 1.6.2 will be deleted. The reference in Standard 4.2.4A will then be out-of-date.
This amendment updates the reference in Standard 4.2.4A to the processing requirements for cheese in Standard 4.2.4.
Impact Analysis
Amendment No. 102 aims simply to update a reference which would otherwise be out of date. It will not result in any additional costs for industry, consumers or enforcement agencies. There was no other option other than to proceed with the amendment.
Consultation
Amendment No. 102 is part of a package of amendments to the Code proposed by FSANZ as Proposal P1001 – Omnibus VII. FSANZ advertised and notified its assessment report on P1001 to the public, and received a number of submissions in response. FSANZ took these submissions into account in making its decision to approve the draft variations to the Code proposed in P1001.
Attachment
1. Draft variation to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code
Attachment 1
Draft variation to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code at Approval
Section 87(8) of the FSANZ Act provides that standards or variations to standards are legislative instruments, but are not subject to disallowance or sunsetting
To commence: on 5 October 2008
[1] Standard 4.2.4A of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code is varied by omitting from paragraph 1(a) –
paragraph 2(1)(a) of Standard 1.6.2
substituting –
paragraphs 16(a) and (b) of Standard 4.2.4