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 –
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| 220 221 222 223 224 225 228 | Sulphur dioxide and sodium and potassium sulphites | 10 | mg/kg |
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| edible aril only, that is, the edible portion of the fruit | |
[1.2] inserting in Schedule 1, above item 4.1.1 Untreated fruits and vegetables –
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[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 | |
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Tea, green, black | 2 |
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Metalaxyl-M | |
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Sulphur dioxide | |
Sulphur dioxide | |
Blueberries | 10 |
Longan, edible aril | 10 |
Strawberry | T30 |
Table grapes | 10 |
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Terbuthylazine | |
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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 |
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[3.7] omitting from Schedule 1 the foods and associated MRLs for each of the following chemicals –
Cypermethrin | |||
Cypermethrin, sum of isomers | |||
Parsley | T1 | ||
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Diquat | |||
Diquat cation | |||
Vegetables [except as otherwise listed under this chemical] | 0.05 | ||
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Indoxacarb Sum of indoxacarb and its R-isomer | |||
Leafy vegetables [except lettuce, head; rucola] | 5 | ||
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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 | ||
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Methidathion | |||
Methidathion | |||
Vegetables [except as otherwise listed under this chemical] | 0.1 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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[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 | |||
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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 | |||
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Amitrole | ||||
Amitrole | ||||
Hops, dry | T*0.01 | |||
Oilseed | *0.01 | |||
Pulses | *0.01 | |||
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Azoxystrobin | ||||
Azoxystrobin | ||||
Cranberry | 0.5 | |||
Horseradish | T3 | |||
Stone fruits | 1.5 | |||
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Bentazone | ||||
Bentazone | ||||
Podded pea (young pods) (snow and sugar snap) | T0.05 | |||
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Buprofezin | ||||
Buprofezin | ||||
Chervil | T50 | |||
Coriander (leaves, stem, roots) | T50 | |||
Herbs | T50 | |||
Mizuna | T50 | |||
Rucola (rocket) | T50 | |||
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Carfentrazone-ethyl | ||||
Carfentrazone-ethyl | ||||
Hops, dry | T*0.05 | |||
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Chlorfenapyr | ||||
Chlorfenapyr | ||||
Chervil | T5 | |||
Coriander (leaves, stem, roots) | T5 | |||
Herbs | T5 | |||
Mizuna | T5 | |||
Rucola (rocket) | T5 | |||
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Clopyralid | ||||
Clopyralid | ||||
Hops, dry | T5 | |||
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Cyanazine | ||||
Cyanazine | ||||
Podded pea (young pods) (snow and sugar snap) | 0.05 | |||
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Cyfluthrin | ||||
Cyfluthrin, sum of isomers | ||||
Lemon aspen | T1 | |||
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Cypermethrin | ||||
Cypermethrin, sum of isomers | ||||
Herbs | T5 | |||
Lemon balm
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Deltamethrin | ||||
Deltamethrin | ||||
Tea, green, black | 5 | |||
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Dimethomorph | ||||
Sum of E and Z isomers of dimethomorph | ||||
Brassica leafy vegetables | T2 | |||
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Diquat | ||||
Diquat cation | ||||
Hops, dry | T0.2 | |||
Vegetables [except beans; broad bean; onion, bulb; peas; potato; pulses; sugar beet] | *0.05 | |||
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Etoxazole | ||||
Etoxazole | ||||
Chervil | T1 | |||
Coriander (leaves, stem, roots) | T1 | |||
Herbs | T1 | |||
Mizuna | T1 | |||
Rucola (Rocket) | T1 | |||
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Fenarimol | ||||
Fenarimol | ||||
Cherries | 1 | |||
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Fenhexamid | ||||
Fenhexamid | ||||
Chervil | T15 | |||
Coriander (leaves, stem, roots) | T15 | |||
Herbs | T15 | |||
Mizuna | T15 | |||
Rucola (rocket) | T15 | |||
Stone fruits [except plums] | 10 | |||
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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 | |||
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Forchlorfenuron | ||||
Forchlorfenuron | ||||
Blueberries | T*0.01 | |||
Mango | T*0.01 | |||
Plums (including prunes) | T*0.01 | |||
Prunes | T*0.01 | |||
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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 | |||
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Glyphosate | ||||
Sum of glyphosate and Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) metabolite, expressed as glyphosate | ||||
Tea, green, black | 2 | |||
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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 | |||
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Ioxynil | ||||
Ioxynil | ||||
Onion, Welsh | T3 | |||
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Iprodione | ||||
Iprodione | ||||
Celeriac | T1 | |||
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Isoxaben | ||||
Isoxaben | ||||
Hops, dry | T*0.01 | |||
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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 | |||
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Metalaxyl | ||||
Metalaxyl | ||||
Dill | T0.3 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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Myclobutanil | ||||
Myclobutanil | ||||
Chervil | T2 | |||
Coriander (leaves, stem, roots) | T2 | |||
Herbs | T2 | |||
Mizuna | T2 | |||
Rucola (rocket) | T2 | |||
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Pendimethalin | ||||
Pendimethalin | ||||
Hops, dry | T*0.05 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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Prosulfocarb | ||||
Prosulfocarb | ||||
Pulses | T*0.01 | |||
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Pyrimethanil | ||||
Pyrimethanil | ||||
Podded pea (young pods) (snow and sugar snap) | T2 | |||
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Pyriproxyfen | ||||
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Herbs | T5 | |||
Stone fruits | 1 | |||
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Quinoxyfen | ||||
Quinoxyfen | ||||
Chervil | T5 | |||
Coriander (leaves, stem, roots) | T5 | |||
Herbs | T5 | |||
Mizuna | T5 | |||
Rucola (rocket) | T5 | |||
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Spinosad | ||||
Sum of spinosyn A and spinosyn D | ||||
Onion, Welsh | 0.3 | |||
Shallot | 0.3 | |||
Spring onion | 0.3 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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Triadimenol | ||||
Triadimenol see also Triadimefon | ||||
Lemon grass | T*0.05 | |||
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[3.9] omitting from Schedule 1, under the entries for the following chemicals, the Maximum Residue Limit for the food, substituting –
Azoxystrobin | ||
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Radish | 0.3 | |
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Bupirimate | ||
Bupirimate | ||
Peppers | 0.7 | |
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Cypermethrin | ||
Cypermethrin, sum of isomers | ||
Coriander (leaves, stem, roots) | T5 | |
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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 | |
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Glyphosate | ||
Sum of glyphosate and Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) metabolite, expressed as glyphosate | ||
Sorghum | 15 | |
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Ioxynil | ||
Ioxynil | ||
Shallot | T3 | |
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Linuron | ||
Sum of linuron plus 3,4-dichloroaniline, expressed as linuron | ||
Lemon grass | T1 | |
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Propiconazole | ||
Propiconazole | ||
Blueberries | 2 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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[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
Amendment History
The Amendment History provides information about each amendment to the Instrument. 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 Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Amendment No. 119 – 2010 as in force on 20 January 2011 (up to Amendment No. 120). It includes any commenced amendment affecting the compilation to that date.
Prepared by Food Standards Australia New Zealand on 16 August 2013.
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 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
Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Amendment No. 119 – 2010 was published on 30 September 2010 (F2010L02542 – 30 September 2010) and has been amended as follows:
Clause affected | A’ment No. | FRLI registration Gazette | Commencement (Cessation) | How affected | Description of amendment |
Sch | 120 | F2011L00062 20 Jan 2011 FSC62 20 Jan 2011
| 20 Jan 2011 | am | Amendment No. 120 corrected a typographical error in Amendment No. 119 where item [1.2] inserting a heading above 4.1.1 Untreated fruits and vegetables was inadvertently omitted. |