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Schedule 2 Units of measurement

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.

 Standard 1.1.1 relates to introductory matters and standards that apply to all foods. This Standard assigns meanings to symbols of measurement for section 1.1.1—6, which are used throughout this Code.

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.
S2—1 Name
  This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 2 – Units of measurement.
 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.
S2—2 Units of measurement
  For section 1.1.1—7, the units of measurement are as follows:
Units of measurement
Symbol / unit  Meaning
%              per cent
Bé             Baumé scale
Bq             becquerel
C             degrees Celsius
cfu/g          colony forming units per gram
Cal or kcal    kilocalorie
cm2            square centimetre
cm             centimetre
dm2            square decimetre
EU/mg          Endotoxin units per milligram
g              gram
gN/kg          gram of nitrogen per kilogram
Gy             gray
J              joule
kg             kilogram
kGy            kilogray
kJ             kilojoule
kPa            kilopascal
L or l         litre
MJ             megajoule
M              molar concentration
mg             milligram
mg/kg          milligram per kilogram
milliequiv     milliequivalent
mL or ml       millilitre
m/m            mass per mass
mm             millimetre
mmol           millimole
mOsm           milliosmoles
MPN            most probable number
MU             mouse unit
nm             nanometre
Osm            osmoles
Pa             pascal
ppm            parts per million
μg or mcg      microgram
μg/kg          microgram per kilogram
μL or μl       microlitre
μm             Micrometre
w/v            weight per volume
w/w            weight per weight

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Amendment History
The Amendment History provides information about each amendment to the Schedule. The information includes commencement or cessation information for relevant amendments.

These amendments are made under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 unless otherwise indicated. Amendments do not have a specific date for cessation unless indicated as such.

About this compilation

This is compilation No. 6 of Schedule 2 as in force on 29 October 2024 (up to Amendment No. 233). It includes any commenced amendment affecting the compilation to that date.

Prepared by Food Standards Australia New Zealand on 29 October 2024.

Uncommenced amendments or provisions ceasing to have effect

To assist stakeholders, the effect of any uncommenced amendments or provisions which will cease to have effect, may be reflected in the Schedule as shaded boxed text with the relevant commencement or cessation date. These amendments