Approved draft variation to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code

The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives public notice of the approval of this variation under section 97 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991.  The variation commences on the date specified in clause 3 of this variation.

11 September 2017

Standards Management Officer

Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand

1 Name

This instrument is the Food Standards (Proposal P1046 – L-amino acid acetate in Food for Special Medical Purposes) Variation.

2 Variation to standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code

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

3 Commencement

The variation commences on the date of public notice under subsection 97(4) of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 of the approval of the variation.

Schedule

[1] Schedule 3 is varied by

[1.1] inserting in the table to subsection S3—2(2) in alphabetical order

[1.2] inserting after section S3—37

S3—38 Specification for L-arginine acetate

  For L-arginine acetate, the specifications are the following:

 (a) full chemical name—(2S)-2-amino-5-(diaminomethylideneamino) pentanoic acid acetate;

 (b) description—white crystalline powder;

 (c) chemical formula—C8H18N4O4;

 (d) CAS number—71173-62-1;

 (e) purity (assay, on dried basis)—98.0-101.0%;

 (f) loss on drying—maximum 0.5%;

 (g) lead—maximum 0.4 mg/kg;

 (h) arsenic—maximum 1 mg/kg;

 (i) cadmium—maximum 0.2 mg/kg;

 (j) mercury—maximum 0.4 mg/kg.

[2] Schedule 29 is varied by omitting from the table to section S29—20

substituting