Amendments to the Food Standards Code published
Australia
Jan 20, 2025
The Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) published the Official Bulletin on the Amendment No. 234 to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, with the main revised standards being:
- Schedule 3 Characterization and purity.
- Schedule 18 Processing aids.
- Schedule 26 Foods Produced Using Gene Technology.
The scope of application of these amendments is set out below:
- A1260 - 2-methyloxolane as a processing aid.
- A1289 - Food derived from disease-resistant, low-reducing sugars and reduced browning potato line BG25.
- A1291 - Glucoamylase from GM Aspergillus niger (gene donor: Gloeophyllum sepiarium) as a processing aid.
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