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Standard 1.4.4 Prohibited and restricted plants and fungi

Note 1 This instrument is a standard under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). The standards together make up the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. See also section 1.1.1—3.

Note 2 The provisions of the Code that apply in New Zealand are incorporated in, or adopted under, the Food Act 2014 (NZ). See also section 1.1.1—3.

Note 3 Paragraphs 1.1.1—10(5)(a) and (6)(e) provide that a food for sale must not consist of, or have as an ingredient or a component, a prohibited or restricted plant or fungus, or coca bush, unless expressly permitted by this Code. This Standard contains the relevant permissions.
1.4.4—1 Name
  This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 1.4.4 – Prohibited and restricted plants and fungi.
 Note Commencement:
This Standard commences on 1 March 2016, being the date specified as the commencement date in notices in the Gazette and the New Zealand Gazette under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). See also section 93 of that Act.
1.4.4—2 Definitions

     Note 1 In this Code (see sections 1.1.2—2 and 1.1.2—3):

            claim means an express or implied statement, representation, design or information in relation to a food or a property of food which is not mandatory in this Code
 coca bush means:
 (a) Eurythroxylum coca; or
 (b) a substance derived from Eurythroxylum coca.
            health claim means a claim which states, suggests or implies that a food or a property of food has, or may have, a health effect
  health effect means an effect on the human body, including an effect on one or more of the following:
 (a) a biochemical process or outcome;
 (b) a physiological process or outcome;
 (c) a functional process or outcome;
 (d) growth and development;
 (e) physical performance;
 (f) mental performance;
 (g) a disease, disorder or condition.
             label, in relation to a food being sold, means any tag, brand, mark or statement in writing or any representation or design or descriptive matter that:
 (a) is attached to the food or is a part of or attached to its packaging; or
 (b) accompanies and is provided to the purchaser with the food; or
 (c) is displayed in connection with the food when it is sold.
 prohibited plant or fungus means:
 (a) a plant or fungus listed in Schedule 23; or
 (b) a part or a derivative of such a plant or fungus; or
 (c) a substance derived from a plant, fungus, part or derivative referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).
 property of food means a component, ingredient, constituent or other feature of food.
 restricted plant or fungus means:
 (a) a plant or fungus