Amendment 159

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Amendment No. 159 contains amendments to the following Standards in the current Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code and the revised Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code which commences on 1 March 2016

Current code:

1.1.1 - Preliminary Provisions - Application, Interpretation and General Prohibitions

1.2.7 - Nutrition, Health and Related ClaimsNutrition, Health and Related Claims

1.2.8 - Nutrition Information Requirements

1.4.4 - Prohibited and Restricted Plants and Fungi

1.5.2 - Food producing using Gene Technology

2.9.2 - Foods for Infants 

Revised code:

1.1.1 - Structure of the Code and general provisions

1.1.2 - Definitions used throughout the Code

1.2.7 - Nutrition, health and related claims

1.2.8 - Nutrition information requirements

1.4.4 -Prohibited and restricted plants and fungi

Schedule 4 -Nutrition, health and related claims

Schedule 5 -Nutrient profiling scoring method

Schedule 12 -Nutrition information panels

Schedule 13 -Nutrition information required for food in small packages

Schedule 18 - Processing aids

Schedule 26 - Food produced using gene technology

 

The Application and Proposals under which these amendments are made are as follows:


A1106 - Food derived from Herbicide-tolerant & Insect-protected Corn Line 4114

A1107 - Asparaginase from Bacillus subtilis as a Processing Aid (Enzyme)

P1016 - Hydrocyanic Acid in Apricot Kernels & Other Foods

P1037 - Amendments associated with Nutrition Content & Health Claims

P1038 - Vitamin & Mineral Claims & Sodium Claims about Food containing Alcohol