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Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Amendment No. 119 – 2010

Authoritative Version
Food Standards as made
This instrument amends food standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
Administered by: Health
Exempt from sunsetting by the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 s 54(1), Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 s 94
Registered 30 Sep 2010
Tabling HistoryDate
Tabled HR17-Oct-2010
Tabled Senate24-Oct-2010
Date of repeal 19 Mar 2014
Repealed by Health (Spent and Redundant Instruments) Repeal Regulation 2014

Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Amendment No. 119 – 2010

 

Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

 

Preamble

 

The variations set forth in the Schedule below are variations to Standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code published by the National Health and Medical Research Council in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No. P 27, on 27 August 1987, which have been varied from time to time.

 

Citation

 

These variations may be collectively known as the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Amendment No. 119 – 2010.

 

Commencement

 

These variations commence on 30 September 2010.

 

Note:  These variations were published in the Commonwealth of Australia Food Standards Gazette No. FSC 61 on 30 September 2010.

 

SCHEDULE

 

[1]          Standard 1.3.1 is varied by omitting from Schedule 1, under item 4.1 Unprocessed fruits and vegetables –

 

              blueberries

 

 

220 221 222 223 224 225 228

Sulphur dioxide and sodium and potassium sulphites

10

mg/kg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

              grapes packed with permeable envelopes

 

 

220 221 222 223 224 225 228

Sulphur dioxide and sodium and potassium sulphites

10

mg/kg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

              longan

 

 

220 221 222 223 224 225 228

Sulphur dioxide and sodium and potassium sulphites

10

mg/kg

 

edible aril only, that is, the edible portion of the fruit

 

[2]          Standard 1.3.3 is varied by inserting in the Table to clause 17 –

 

Lipase, triacylglycerol, protein engineered variant

EC 3.1.1.3

Aspergillus niger, containing the gene for lipase, triacylglycerol isolated from Fusarium culmorum

 

[3]          Standard 1.4.2 is varied by –

 

[3.1]       omitting from the Purpose –

 

Schedule 3 groups certain agricultural or veterinary chemicals according to their chemical groups.

 

[3.2]       omitting subclause 4(3) and the Editorial note following that subclause,
substituting –

 

(3)          Deleted.

 

[3.3]       omitting wherever occurring in Schedule 1 and Schedule 4 the text in Column 1 of the Table to this sub-item, substituting the text in Column 2.

 

Table to sub-item 2.3

 

Column 1

Omit ...

Column 2

Substitute …

Chilli

Chili

Plum (including prunes)

Plums (including prunes)

 

[3.4]       omitting from Schedule 1 all entries for the following chemicals –

 

Cymiazole

Fluorine (inorganic salts)

Sulphur dioxide

 

[3.5]       omitting from Schedule 1 the chemical residue definition for the chemical appearing in Column 1 of the Table to this sub-item, substituting the chemical residue definition appearing in Column 2 –

 

Column 1

Column 2

Acetamiprid

Commodities of plant origin: Acetamiprid

Commodities of animal origin: Sum of acetamiprid and N-demethyl acetamiprid ((E)-N1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-N2-cyanoacetamidine), expressed as acetamiprid

 

[3.6]       inserting in Schedule 1 –

 

Fenpropathrin

Fenpropathrin

Tea, green, black

2

 

 

Metalaxyl-M

see Metalaxyl

 

 

Sulphur dioxide

Sulphur dioxide

Blueberries

10

Longan, edible aril

10

Strawberry

T30

Table grapes

10

 

 

Terbuthylazine

Terbuthylazine

Edible offal (mammalian)

T*0.01

Eggs

T*0.01

Meat (mammalian)

T*0.01

Milks

T*0.01

Poultry, edible offal of

T*0.01

Poultry meat

T*0.01

Pulses

T*0.02

Rape seed (canola)

T*0.02

 

 

 

[3.7]       omitting from Schedule 1 the foods and associated MRLs for each of the following chemicals –

 

Cypermethrin

Cypermethrin, sum of isomers

Parsley

T1

 

 

Diquat

Diquat cation

Vegetables [except as otherwise listed under this chemical]

0.05

 

 

Indoxacarb

Sum of indoxacarb and its R-isomer

Leafy vegetables [except lettuce, head; rucola]

5

 

 

Linuron

Sum of linuron plus 3,4-dichloroaniline, expressed as linuron

Herbs [except as otherwise listed under this chemical]

T0.5

Kaffir lime leaves

T0.5

Lemon balm

T0.5

Lemon verbena

T0.5

 

 

Methidathion

Methidathion

Vegetables [except as otherwise listed under this chemical]

0.1

 

 

Pirimicarb

Sum of pirimicarb, demethyl-pirimicarb and the N-formyl-(methylamino) analogue (demethylformamido-pirimicarb), expressed as pirimicarb

Leafy vegetables

Vegetables [except leafy vegetables; lupin (dry); soya bean (dry)]

T5

1

 

 

Thiamethoxam

Commodities of plant origin:  Thiamethoxam

Commodities of animal origin:  Sum of thiamethoxam and N-(2-chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-N’-methyl-N’-nitro-guanidine, expressed as thiamethoxam

Tomato

*0.02

 

 

 

[3.8]       inserting in alphabetical order in Schedule 1, the foods and associated MRLs for each of the following chemicals –

 

Abamectin

Sum of avermectin B1a, avermectin B1b and (Z)-8,9 avermectin B1a, and (Z)-8,9 avermectin B1b

Almonds

T*0.01

Blackberries

T0.1

Chervil

T0.5

Coriander (leaves, stem, roots)

T0.5

Herbs

T0.5

Lemon balm

T0.5

Mizuna

T0.5

Raspberries, red, black

T0.1

Rucola (rocket)

T0.5

 

 

Acetamiprid

Commodities of plant origin:  Acetamiprid

Commodities of animal origin:  Sum of Acetamiprid and N-dimethyl acetamiprid ((E)-N1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-N2-cyanoacetamidine), expressed as acetamiprid

Stone fruits [except plums]

1

 

 

Amitrole

Amitrole

Hops, dry

T*0.01

Oilseed

*0.01

Pulses

*0.01

 

 

Azoxystrobin

Azoxystrobin

Cranberry

0.5

Horseradish

T3

Stone fruits

1.5

 

 

Bentazone

Bentazone

Podded pea (young pods) (snow and sugar snap)

T0.05

 

 

Buprofezin

Buprofezin

Chervil

T50

Coriander (leaves, stem, roots)

T50

Herbs

T50

Mizuna

T50

Rucola (rocket)

T50

 

 

Carfentrazone-ethyl

Carfentrazone-ethyl

Hops, dry

T*0.05

 

 

Chlorfenapyr

Chlorfenapyr

Chervil

T5

Coriander (leaves, stem, roots)

T5

Herbs

T5

Mizuna

T5

Rucola (rocket)

T5

 

 

Clopyralid

Clopyralid

Hops, dry

T5

 

 

Cyanazine

Cyanazine

Podded pea (young pods) (snow and sugar snap)

0.05

 

 

Cyfluthrin

Cyfluthrin, sum of isomers

Lemon aspen

T1

 

 

Cypermethrin

Cypermethrin, sum of isomers

Herbs

T5

Lemon balm

 

T5

Deltamethrin

Deltamethrin

Tea, green, black

5

 

 

Dimethomorph

Sum of E and Z isomers of dimethomorph

Brassica leafy vegetables

T2

 

 

Diquat

Diquat cation

Hops, dry

T0.2

Vegetables [except beans; broad bean; onion, bulb; peas; potato; pulses; sugar beet]

*0.05

 

 

Etoxazole

Etoxazole

Chervil

T1

Coriander (leaves, stem, roots)

T1

Herbs

T1

Mizuna

T1

Rucola (Rocket)

T1

 

 

Fenarimol

Fenarimol

Cherries

1

 

 

Fenhexamid

Fenhexamid

Chervil

T15

Coriander (leaves, stem, roots)

T15

Herbs

T15

Mizuna

T15

Rucola (rocket)

T15

Stone fruits [except plums]

10

 

 

Fludioxonil

Commodities of animal origin:  Sum of fludioxonil and oxidisable metabolites, expressed as fludioxonil

Commodities of plant origin:  Fludioxonil

Broccoli

T0.7

Stone fruits

5

 

 

Forchlorfenuron

Forchlorfenuron

Blueberries

T*0.01

Mango

T*0.01

Plums (including prunes)

T*0.01

Prunes

T*0.01

 

 

Glufosinate and Glufosinate-ammonium

Sum of glufosinate-ammonium, N-acetyl glufosinate and 3-[hydroxy(methyl)-phosphinoyl] propionic acid, expressed as glufosinate (free acid)

Hops, dry

T0.2

 

 

Glyphosate

Sum of glyphosate and Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) metabolite, expressed as glyphosate

Tea, green, black

2

 

 

Indoxacarb

Sum of indoxacarb and its R-isomer

Asparagus

T1

Cherries

T2

Chervil

T10

Leafy vegetables [except chervil; lettuce, head; mizuna; rucola]

5

Lemon balm

T10

Mizuna

T10

 

 

Ioxynil

Ioxynil

Onion, Welsh

T3

 

 

Iprodione

Iprodione

Celeriac

T1

 

 

Isoxaben

Isoxaben

Hops, dry

T*0.01

 

 

Linuron

Sum of linuron plus 3,4-dichloroaniline, expressed as linuron

Chervil

T1

Coriander (leaves, stem, roots)

T1

Herbs

T1

Lemon verbena (dry leaves)

T1

Mizuna

T1

Rucola (rocket)

T1

 

 

Metalaxyl

Metalaxyl

Dill

T0.3

 

 


Methidathion

Methidathion

Date

T*0.01

Dates, dried or dried and candied

T*0.01

Vegetables [except garlic; lettuce, head; lettuce, leaf; onion, bulb; root and tuber vegetables]

0.1

 

 

Metolachlor

Metolachlor

Celery

T0.05

Chard (silver beet)

T*0.01

Onion, Welsh

*0.01

Pulses [except soya bean (dry)]

T*0.05

Shallot

*0.01

Spinach

T*0.01

Spring onion

*0.01

 

 

Myclobutanil

Myclobutanil

Chervil

T2

Coriander (leaves, stem, roots)

T2

Herbs

T2

Mizuna

T2

Rucola (rocket)

T2

 

 

Pendimethalin

Pendimethalin

Hops, dry

T*0.05

 

 

Pirimicarb

Sum of pirimicarb, demethyl-pirimicarb and the N-formyl-(methylamino) analogue (demethylformamido-pirimicarb), expressed as pirimicarb

Chervil

T20

Coriander (leaves, stem, roots)

T20

Herbs

T20

Leafy vegetables [except chervil; mizuna; rucola]

T5

Lemon balm

T20

Mizuna

T20

Rucola (rocket)

T20

Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob)

T0.1

Vegetables [except leafy vegetables; lupin (dry); soya bean (dry); sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob)]

1

 

 



Propiconazole

Propiconazole

Chervil

T10

Coriander (leaves, stem, roots)

T10

Cranberry

0.3

Herbs

T10

Lemon balm

T10

Mizuna

T10

Radish

T0.2

Rucola (rocket)

T10

 

 

Prosulfocarb

Prosulfocarb

Pulses

T*0.01

 

 

Pyrimethanil

Pyrimethanil

Podded pea (young pods) (snow and sugar snap)

T2

 

 

Pyriproxyfen

Pyriproxyfen

Herbs

T5

Stone fruits

1

 

 

Quinoxyfen

Quinoxyfen

Chervil

T5

Coriander (leaves, stem, roots)

T5

Herbs

T5

Mizuna

T5

Rucola (rocket)

T5

 

 

Spinosad

Sum of spinosyn A and spinosyn D

Onion, Welsh

0.3

Shallot

0.3

Spring onion

0.3

 

 

Spirotetramat

Sum of spirotetramat, and cis-3-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)-4-hydroxy-8-methoxy-1-azaspiro[4.5]dec-3-en-2-one, expressed as spirotetramat

Stone fruits

4.5

 

 

Tebuconazole

Tebuconazole

Chervil

T0.5

Coriander (leaves, stem, roots)

T0.5

Herbs

T0.5

Lemon balm

T0.5

Mizuna

T0.5

Rucola (rocket)

T0.5

 

 

Thiamethoxam

Commodities of plant origin:  Thiamethoxam

Commodities of animal origin:  Sum of thiamethoxam and N-(2-chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-N’-methyl-N’-nitro-guanidine, expressed as thiamethoxam

Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flowerhead brassicas

T0.5

Brassica leafy vegetables

T2

Fruiting vegetables, other than cucurbits

T0.05

Leafy vegetables

T2

Stone fruits

0.5

 

 

 

Triadimenol

Triadimenol

see also Triadimefon

Lemon grass

T*0.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[3.9]       omitting from Schedule 1, under the entries for the following chemicals, the Maximum Residue Limit for the food, substituting –

 

Azoxystrobin

Azoxystrobin

Radish

0.3

 

 

Bupirimate

Bupirimate

Peppers

0.7

 

 

Cypermethrin

Cypermethrin, sum of isomers

Coriander (leaves, stem, roots)

T5

 

 

Flubendiamide

Commodities of plant origin: Flubendiamide

Commodities of animal origin: Sum of flubendiamide and 3-iodo-N-(2-methyl-4-[1,2,2,2-tetrafluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethyl]phenyl)phthalimide, expressed as flubendiamide

Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flowerhead brassicas

5

 

 

Glyphosate

Sum of glyphosate and Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) metabolite, expressed as glyphosate

Sorghum

15

 

 

Ioxynil

Ioxynil

Shallot

T3

 

 

Linuron

Sum of linuron plus 3,4-dichloroaniline, expressed as linuron

Lemon grass

T1

 

 

Propiconazole

Propiconazole

Blueberries

2

 

 

Sethoxydim

Sum of sethoxydim and metabolites containing the 5-(2-ethylthiopropyl)cyclohexene-3-one and 5-(2-ethylthiopropyl)-

5-hydroxycyclohexene-3-one moieties and their sulfoxides and sulfones, expressed as sethoxydim

Beans [except broad bean and soya bean]

T0.5

Rhubarb

0.1

 

 

Spirotetramat

Sum of spirotetramat, and cis-3-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)-4-hydroxy-8-methoxy-1-azaspiro[4.5]dec-3-en-2-one, expressed as spirotetramat

Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flowerhead brassicas [except Brussels sprouts]

7

Brussels sprouts

1

Edible offal (mammalian)

0.05

Meat (mammalian)

*0.01

Milks

*0.005

 

 

 

[3.10]     omitting Schedule 3, substituting –

 

schedule 3 – reserved

 

[3.11]     omitting from the entry Commodities under the heading Herbs in Schedule 4 –

 

Mizuna;

 

[3.12]     inserting in alphabetical order in the entry Portion of the commodity to which the MRL applies (and which is analysed) under the heading Tropical and sub-tropical fruit – inedible peel in Schedule 4 –

 

Longan, edible aril: edible portion of the fruit. 

 

[3.13]     inserting in alphabetical order in the entry Commodities under the heading Leafy Vegetables (including brassica leafy vegetables) in Schedule 4 –

 

Mizuna;

 

[3.14]     omitting from the entry Commodities under the heading Legume Vegetables in Schedule 4 –

 

Podded pea (young pods) includes sugar pea (young pods) and snow pea.

 

substituting –

 

Podded pea (young pods) includes sugar snap pea (young pods) and snow pea.

 

[3.15]     updating the Table of Provisions to reflect these variations