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Food Standards (Application A1247 – D-allulose as a novel food) Variation

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

Matthew O'Mullane, General Manager Risk Management and Intelligence
Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand

Note:

This variation will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 173 on 29 October 2024.

     1 Name

This instrument is the Food Standards (Application A1247 – D-allulose as a novel food) 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 immediately after the commencement of the Food Standards (Proposal P1063 – Code Revision (2024) – Added Sugar(s) Claims) Variation.

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 (other than D-allulose) and disaccharides; and

          Standard 1.2.3—Information requirements – warning statements, advisory statements and declarations

     [2] Paragraph 1.2.3—2(2)(c)

 Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

               (c) one or more of the substances listed in paragraph (a), in combination with one or more of the substances listed in paragraph (b), at a level of or in excess of 10 g/100 g; or
               (d) added D-allulose as an ingredient and the food is one of the following:
                  (i) a bakery product;
                  (ii) bubble gum;
                  (iii) chewing gum;
                  (iv) breakfast cereal;
                  (v) confectionery (but not chocolate);
                  (vi) a dessert (with or without gelatine);
                  (vii) ice cream;
                  (viii) edible ice;
                  (ix) a non-alcoholic water based flavoured drink (as defined in the table to section S25—2);
                  (x) yoghurt.

     Standard 1.2.7—Nutrition, health and related claims

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

 Repeal the definition, substitute:

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

     Standard 1.2.8—Nutrition information requirements

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

 Repeal the definition, substitute:

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

     Standard 2.6.2—Non-alcoholic beverages and brewed soft drinks

     [5] 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 (other than D-allulose) and disaccharides; and

     Schedule 2—Units of measurement

     [6] Section S2—2 (table, after item dealing with 'w/v')

 Insert:

w/w  weight per weight

     Schedule