The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this variation under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991.  The variation commences on the date specified in clause 3 of this variation.

Dated 23 October 2024

Luci Henson, General Manager, Corporate Services

Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand

1 Name

This instrument is the Food Standards (Proposal P1063 – Code Revision (2024) – Added Sugar(s) Claims) 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 gazettal.

4 Effect of the variations made by this instrument

(1) Section 1.1.1—9 of Standard 1.1.1 does not apply to the variations made by this instrument.

(2) During the transition period, a food product may be sold if the product complies with one of the following:

 (a) the Code as in force without the variations made by the instruments; or

 (b) the Code as amended by the variations made by the instruments.

(3) A food product that was packaged and labelled before the end of the transition period may be sold during the post-transition period if the product complies with one of the following:

 (a) the Code as in force without the variations made by the instruments; or

 (b) the Code as amended by the variations made by the instruments.

(4) For the purposes of this clause:

 (a) the instruments means:

 (a) this instrument; and

 (b) the Food Standards (Proposal P1062 – Defining added sugars for claims) Variation;

 (b) transition period means the period commencing on the date of commencement of this instrument and ending 48 months after the date of commencement of the Food Standards (Proposal P1062 – Defining added sugars for claims) Variation; and

 (c) post-transition period means the 24 month period commencing on the day after the transition period ends.

Schedule

Standard 1.1.2 – Definitions used throughout the Code

[1] Subsection 1.1.2—2(3) (paragraph (a) of the definition of sugars)

 Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

 (a) in Standard 1.2.7, Standard 1.2.8 and Schedule 4—means monosaccharides and disaccharides; and

Standard 1.2.7 – Nutrition, health and related claims 

[2] Section 1.2.7—2 (Note 1, the definition of sugars)

 Repeal the definition, substitute:

 sugars, in Standard 1.2.7, Standard 1.2.8 and Schedule 4—means monosaccharides and disaccharides. (Elsewhere in the Code it has a different definition).

Standard 1.2.8 – Nutrition information requirements

[3] Section 1.2.8—4 (Note 1, the definition of sugars)

 Repeal the definition, substitute:

 sugars, in Standard 1.2.7, Standard 1.2.8 and Schedule 4—means monosaccharides and disaccharides. (Elsewhere in the Code it has a different definition).

Standard 2.6.2 – Non-alcoholic beverages and brewed soft drinks 

[4] Section 2.6.2—2 (Note 1, paragraph (a) of the definition of sugars)

 Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

(a)     in Standard 1.2.7, Standard 1.2.8 and Schedule 4—means monosaccharides and disaccharides; and

Schedule 4 – Nutrition, heath and related claims

[5] Section S4—2 (Note, the definition of sugars)

 Repeal the Note, substitute:

Note In this Code (see section 1.1.2—2):

 sugars:

 (a) in Standard 1.2.7, Standard 1.2.8 and Schedule 4—means monosaccharides and disaccharides; and

 (b) otherwise—means any of the following products, derived from any source:

 (i) hexose monosaccharides and disaccharides, including dextrose, fructose, sucrose and lactose;

 (ii) starch hydrolysate;

 (iii) glucose syrups, maltodextrin and similar products;

 (iv) products derived at a sugar refinery, including brown sugar and molasses;

 (v) icing sugar;

 (vi) invert sugar;

 (vii) fruit sugar syrup;

  but does not include:

 (i) malt or malt extracts; or

 (ii) sorbitol, mannitol, glycerol, xylitol, polydextrose, isomalt, maltitol, maltitol syrup, erythritol or lactitol.

 Note Sugar is defined differently—see section 1.1.2—3.

[6] Section S4—3 (table entry dealing with “Sugar or sugars”, descriptor of ‘No added’ in column 3, conditions (a) to (g) in column 4)

 Repeal the conditions, substitute: