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Schedule 17 Vitamins and minerals

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.

 Use of vitamins and minerals is regulated by several standards, including Standard 1.1.1 and Standard 1.3.2. This Standard:
 ● lists foods and amounts for the definition of reference quantity in section 1.1.2—2; and
 ● contains permissions to use vitamins and minerals as nutritive substances for section 1.3.2—3; and
 ● lists permitted forms of vitamins and minerals for subparagraph 2.9.3—3(2)(c)(i), paragraph 2.9.3—5(2)(c), paragraph 2.9.3—7(2)(c) and sub-subparagraph 2.9.4—3(1)(a)(ii)(A), as well as permitted forms of calcium for paragraph 2.10.3—3(b); and
 ● lists vitamins and minerals for which claims may be made under subsections 2.9.3—6(3) and 2.9.3—8(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.
S17—1 Name
  This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 17 – Vitamins and minerals.
 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.
S17—2 Permitted forms of vitamins
  For paragraph 1.3.2—3(a), subparagraph 2.9.3—3(2)(c)(i), paragraph 2.9.3—5(2)(c), paragraph 2.9.3—7(2)(c) and sub-subparagraph 2.9.4—3(1)(a)(ii)(A) the permitted forms of minerals are:
Permitted forms of vitamins
Vitamin                  Permitted form
Vitamin A
Retinol forms            Vitamin A (retinol)
                         Vitamin A acetate (retinyl acetate)
                         Vitamin A palmitate (retinyl palmitate)
                         Vitamin A propionate (retinyl propionate)
Provitamin A forms       beta-apo-8′-carotenal
                         beta-carotene-synthetic
                         carotenes-natural
                         beta-apo-8′-carotenoic acid ethyl ester
Thiamin (Vitamin B1)     Thiamin hydrochloride
                         Thiamin mononitrate
                         Thiamin monophosphate
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)  Riboflavin
                         Riboflavin-5′-phosphate sodium
Niacin                   Niacinamide (nicotinamide)
                         Nicotinic acid
Folate                   Folic acid
                         L-methyltetrahydrofolate, calcium
Vitamin B6               Pyridoxine hydrochloride
Vitamin B12              Cyanocobalamin
                         Hydroxocobalamin
Pantothenic acid         Calcium pantothenate
                         Dexpanthenol
Vitamin C                L-ascorbic acid
                         Ascorbyl palmitate
                         Calcium ascorbate
                         Potassium ascorbate
                         Sodium ascorbate
Vitamin D                Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol)
                         Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
Vitamin E                dl-alpha-tocopherol
                         d-alpha-tocopherol concentrate
                         Tocopherols concentrate, mixed
                         d-alpha-tocopheryl acetate
                         dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate
                         d-alpha-tocopheryl acetate concentrate
                         d-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate

S17—3 Permitted forms of minerals
  For section 1.3.2—3(a), subparagraph 2.9.3—3(2)(c)(i), paragraph 2.9.3—5(2)(c), paragraph 2.9.3—7(2)(c), sub-subparagraph 2.9.4—3(1)(a)(ii)(A), and paragraph 2.10.3—3(b), the permitted forms of minerals are:
Permitted forms of minerals
Mineral     Permitted form
Calcium     Calcium carbonate
            Calcium chloride
            Calcium chloride, anhydrous
            Calcium chloride solution
            Calcium citrate
            Calcium gluconate
            Calcium glycerophosphate
            Calcium lactate
            Calcium oxide
            Calcium phosphate, dibasic
            Calcium phosphate, monobasic
            Calcium phosphate, tribasic
            Calcium sodium lactate
            Calcium sulphate
Iron        Ferric ammonium citrate, brown or green
            Ferric ammonium phosphate
            Ferric citrate
            Ferric hydroxide
            Ferric phosphate
            Ferric pyrophosphate
            Ferric sodium edetate (other