. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/NZL/24 
30 May 2005 
 (05-2180) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   NEW ZEALAND
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:         
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
Food Standards Australi a New Zealand (FSANZ) 
PO Box 10559 Wellington 6036 NEW ZEALAND 
Fax: (+64) 4 473 9855 
E-mail: info@foodstandards.govt.nz 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Formulated beverages, 
which are described as non-alc oholic, water-based, flavoured be verages containing claimable 
amounts of a range of vitamins and minerals. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Assessment 
Report for Application A470 – Formulat ed Beverages (442 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:   FSANZ has received an application seeking the development of a 
new standard for formulated beverages.  The Draft Assessment Report discusses issues in 
relation to the regulation of fo rmulated beverages and proposes a preferred regulatory option. 
7. Objective and rationale, including th e nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   There is currently no specific food standard permitting the manufacture of 
formulated beverages in Australia for sale on the Australian market.  Currently fortified 
beverages can be manufactured in New Zealand under the New Zealand  Dietary 
Supplements Regulations (1985) and sold in both Australia and New Zealand.    
The following regulatory approach fo r formulated beverages is proposed: 
• inclusion of a definition for formulated beverages in the Australia New 
Zealand Food Standards Code , in association with a maximum limit of 24% 
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  • permissions for the voluntary addition of 16 vitamins and mine rals in amounts to 
allow ‘good source’ (25% Recommended Diet ary Intake (RDI)) claims, with the 
exception of vitamin C (100% RDI), per 600 ml reference quantity; 
• restriction of total sugars content in  formulated beverages to 7.5 g/100 ml; 
• exclusion of cordials as formulated beverages; and 
• permissions for the use of specific food additives as requested by the Applicant. 
All applications to change the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code , must 
be assessed in the context of the follow ing objectives:  (a) th e protection of public 
health and safety; (b) the provision of adequate info rmation relating to food to 
enable consumers to make informed choices ; and (c) the prevention of misleading or 
deceptive conduct.  
8. Relevant documents:   Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code  (English), New 
Zealand  Dietary Supplements Regulations (1985)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 
 
Proposed date of entry into force:    Notification to Government anticipated August 
2005 with adoption (gazettal) to follow, 
pending Government consideration. 
Date of Gazettal pending Government 
consideration 
10. Final date for comments:  6 July 2005 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Documents are available fro m the Food Standards Austra lia New Zealand website: 
www.foodstandards.gov.au/standardsdevelopment.