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Schedule 29 Special purpose foods

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.

 Special purpose foods are regulated by Part 9 of Chapter 2, which contains Standard 2.9.1, Standard 2.9.2, Standard 2.9.3, Standard 2.9.4, Standard 2.9.5 and Standard 2.9.6. This Standard prescribes information for these standards.

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.
S29—1 Name
  This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 29 – Special purpose foods.
 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.

           S29—2 Infant formula products—calculation of energy content

          (1) For paragraph 2.9.1—4(2)(a), the energy content of infant formula product must be calculated using:

               (a) the energy contributions of the following *components only:
                   (i) fat; and
                   (ii) protein; and
                   (iii) carbohydrate; and
               (b) the relevant energy factors set out in section S11—2.

          (2) The energy content of an infant formula product must be expressed in kilojoules.

           S29—2A Infant formula products—calculation of protein content

            For paragraph 2.9.1—4(2)(b), the protein content of infant formula product must be calculated by multiplying the nitrogen content of the product by a nitrogen‑to‑protein conversion factor of 6.25.

           S29—2B Infant formula products—calculation of vitamin A content

           For paragraph 2.9.1—4(2)(c), the vitamin A content of infant formula products must be calculated using only the retinol forms of vitamin A prescribed in Column 1 of Table S29—23.

            S29—3 Infant formula products—L-amino acids that must be present

            For subsection 2.9.1—6(5) and section 2.9.1—33, the table is:

L-amino acids that must be present in infant formula products

L-amino acid   Minimum amount per 100 kJ
Cysteine       9 mg
Histidine      10 mg
Isoleucine     22 mg
Leucine        40 mg
Lysine         27 mg
Methionine     6 mg
Phenylalanine  19 mg
Threonine      18 mg
Tryptophan     8 mg
Tyrosine       18 mg
Valine         22 mg

           S29—4 Infant formula products—limits on fatty acids

             For paragraphs 2.9.1—7(1)(g) and 2.9.1—34(1)(g), the table is:

Limits on fatty acids that may be present in infant formula products

Column 1                 Column 2
Substance                Maximum amount
                         per 100 kJ
Docosahexaenoic acid     12 mg
Total trans fatty acids  Not more than 4% of the total fatty acids
Erucic acid (22:1)       Not more than 1% of the total fatty acids

           S29—5 Vitamins, minerals, electrolytes and other substances required in infant formula and special medical purpose product for