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 10 July 2025

Matthew O’Mullane, General Manager, Food Safety

Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand

1 Name

This instrument is the Food Standards (Application A1279 – Lentinula edodes (Shiitake mushroom) mycelia as a processing aid) Variation.

2 Variation to a Standard in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code

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

3 Commencement

The variation commences on the date of gazettal.

Schedule

Standard 1.3.3—Processing aids

[1] After section 1.3.3—13

 Insert:

1.3.3—14 Fermentation aid—a fermented preparation of Lentinula edodes (shiitake mushroom) mycelia

 (1) In this section, a fermented preparation means a fermented preparation of Lentinula edodes (shiitake mushroom) mycelia.

 (2) A fermented preparation may be *used as a processing aid to perform the technological purpose of a fermentation aid in fermentation of any of the following foods if the conditions listed in subsections (3) and (4) are complied with:

 (a) pea protein;

 (b) rice protein;

 (c) pea and rice protein.

 (3) The proportion of the fermented preparation that is used is no more than the maximum level necessary to achieve the technological purpose listed in subsection (2) under conditions of GMP.

 (4) The fermented preparation must be produced from a glycerol stock of Lentinula edodes (shiitake mushroom) mycelia that complies with each of the following specifications:

 (a) species—Lentinula edodes;

 (b) arsenic—not more than 10 µg/kg;

 (c) cadmium—not more than 5 µg/kg

 (d) lead—not more than 5 µg/kg;

 (e) mercury—not more than 5 µg/kg;

 (f) aerobic plate count—not more than 10 cfu/g.