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most recent NNSs are the 2011–12 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (NNPAS) component of the 2011–13 Australian Health Survey  (2 years. and above), the 2008–09 New Zealand NNS (15 years. and above) and the 2002 New Zealand Children's NNS (5–14 years).

The application should contain the following information:

     F.4 The percentage of the food group in which the processing aid is likely to be found or the percentage of the market likely to use the processing aid

This includes information based on projected uptake or market share data for foods likely to contain the processing aid or its metabolites.

     F.5 Information relating to the levels of residues in foods in other countries

This includes information on the food groups or foods in which the processing aid is used and any relevant concentration data for its metabolites.

     F.6 For foods where consumption has changed in recent years, information on likely current food consumption

This includes any consumption information for foods where there has been a significant change in consumption since the most recent Australian and New Zealand NNSs which relate to the application. This can be based on market share data or sales data or on a similar market in another country.

     3.3.3 Substances used for a nutritive purpose

An application to vary the Code is required to approve the use of a new nutritive substance or to change the permissions for use of a nutritive substance. The use of a nutritive substance in food is achieved by the addition of that substance to food.

Note:

If the substance or ingredient intended to be added to food is not to be used as a nutritive substance, it may be regarded as a novel food substance and considered under Guideline 3.5.2 – Novel foods. A nutritive substance may also be regarded as a novel food, in which case both guidelines will apply.

FSANZ is required by paragraph 18(2)(e) of the FSANZ Act to have regard to any written Policy Guidelines formulated by the Forum.

In the case of an application to add vitamins or minerals to food, either through voluntary or mandatory fortification, the relevant Policy Guideline is the Fortification of Food with Vitamins and Minerals.

For applications relating to substances other than vitamins or minerals, the relevant Policy Guideline is the Addition to Food of Substances other than Vitamins and Minerals.

The Policy Guidelines are available at http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/code/fofr/fofrpolicy/Pages/default.aspx.

The information requirements outlined in this section take each Policy Guideline into consideration.

The following information is required to support an application for use of a new nutritive substance or to change the permissions for a use of a nutritive substance. This information is in addition to that specified in Guideline 3.1.1