Amendment No. 41 to the Food Standards Code Australia New Zealand Food Authority Variations to the Food Standards Code (Amendment No. 41) 1. Preamble The variations set forth in the Schedule below are variations to the Food Standards Code (hereinafter called ``the Code'') which was published by the National Health and Medical Research Council in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No. P 27, on 27 August 1987, and which has been varied from time to time. The Schedule contains variations adopted by the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Council in October 1998. These variations are published pursuant to section 32 of the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991. 2. Citation These variations may be collectively known as Amendment No. 41 to the Code. 3. Commencement These variations commence on 18 November 1998 and cease to have effect on 13 February 2000. Schedule 1. Standard A1 is varied by deleting subclause (19) (e) and inserting after subclause (19) (d) ``(e) Subject to subclauses (f), (g) and (h), a food listed in column 1 of the table to this subclause may have a health claim listed in column 3 of the table made in respect of that food, provided that the food meets the relevant eligibility criteria in column 2 of the table. Table to Subclause (19) (e) Permitted Health Claims Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Food Eligibility Criteria [la3,4] Amounts specified are per each serving as specified in the nutrition information panel Permitted Claim PRIMARY FOODS: [la3,4] Broccoli Cabbage Cauliflower Green beans Lettuce Mushrooms Sweet corn McKenzie's Borlotti Beans McKenzie's Cannellini Beans McKenzie's Chick Peas McKenzie's Dried (Whole Green) Peas McKenzie's Green Split Peas McKenzie's Haricot Beans McKenzie's Italian Style Soup Mix McKenzie's Lima Beans McKenzie's Red Kidney Beans McKenzie's Soya Beans McKenzie's Whole Green Lentils McKenzie's Yellow Split Peas Primary foods as defined in Standard A9 [la3,4] Contains at least 40 micrograms folate. [la3,4] Other foods [la3,4] Contains at least 40 micrograms folate and not more than (A) 14 g fat, of which no more than 5 g is saturated fat; (B) 500 mg sodium; and (C) 10 g in total of added sugars and honey. A claim which states (a) that increased maternal folate consumption in at least the month before and 3 months following conception may reduce the risk of fetal neural tube defects; and (b) the recommendation that women consume a minimum of 400 micrograms folate per day in at least the month before and at least the first 3 months following conception. PROCESSED FOODS [la3,4] Berri Orange Juice (Long Life) - No Added Sugar Berri Orange Juice (Long Life) - Premium Berri Pure N' Fresh (Chilled Orange Juice) Golden Circle Cloudy Apple Juice Golden Circle Kernel Corn Golden Circle Orange Juice Golden Circle Pineapple Juice Golden Circle Sliced & Baby Beetroot Goodman Fielder Nature's Gold Kellogg's All Bran Kellogg's All Bran Fruit 'n Oats Kellogg's Bran Flakes Kellogg's Corn Flakes Kellogg's Golden Wheats Primary foods as defined in Standard A9 [la3,4] Contains at least 40 micrograms folate. [la3,4] Other foods [la3,4] Contains at least 40 micrograms folate and not more than (A) 14 g fat, of which no more than 5 g is saturated fat; (B) 500 mg sodium; and (C) 10 g in total of added sugars and honey. A claim which states (a) that increased maternal folate consumption in at least the month before and 3 months following conception may reduce the risk of fetal neural tube defects; and (b) the recommendation that women consume a minimum of 400 micrograms folate per day in at least the month before and at least the first 3 months following conception. Kellogg's Guardian Kellogg's Just Right Kellogg's Mini-Wheats Apricot Kellogg's Mini-Wheats Blackcurrant Kellogg's Mini-Wheats Strawberry Kellogg's Mini-Wheats Whole Wheat Kellogg's Special K Kellogg's Sultana Bran Lowan Flake Medley with Wild Berries Sanitarium Cornflakes * Sanitarium Fruity Bix - Apricot * Sanitarium Fruity Bix - Tropical * Sanitarium Fruity Bix - Wild Berry * Sanitarium Good Start * Sanitarium Light 'n Tasty Sanitarium Lite-Bix * Sanitarium Marmite Sanitarium Weet-Bix Sanitarium Weet-Bix HiBran Soy & Linseed Sanitarium Weet-Bix plus Oat Bran Tip Top Burgen Barley and Sunflower Seed Loaf Tip Top Burgen High Bake Heritage Rye Tip Top Burgen High Bake Heritage White Tip Top Burgen High Bake Soy and Linseed Tip Top Burgen High Bake Wholemeal Tip Top Burgen Mixed Grain Tip Top Burgen Mixed Grain Fruit Tip Top Burgen Rye Tip Top Burgen Soy-Lin Loaf Tip Top English Muffins Tip Top Holsom's Wholemeal Tip Top Holsom's Wholemeal Toast Tip Top Holsom's Wholemeal with Wheatgerm Tip Top Holsom's Wholemeal with Wheatgerm Toast Tip Top Hyfibe White Tip Top Hyfibe White Muffins Tip Top Multigrain Tip Top Multigrain 9 Grain Tip Top Multigrain 9 Grain Toast Tip Top Multigrain Muffins Tip Top Multigrain Toast Tip Top Pro-Roll Tip Top Pro-Roll Toast Tip Top Sunblest Toast Tip Top Sunblest White Sandwich Tip Top Swiss Maid Primary foods as defined in Standard A9 [la3,4] Contains at least 40 micrograms folate. [la3,4] Other foods [la3,4] Contains at least 40 micrograms folate and not more than (A) 14 g fat, of which no more than 5 g is saturated fat; (B) 500 mg sodium; and (C) 10 g in total of added sugars and honey. A claim which states (a) that increased maternal folate consumption in at least the month before and 3 months following conception may reduce the risk of fetal neural tube defects; and (b) the recommendation that women consume a minimum of 400 micrograms folate per day in at least the month before and at least the first 3 months following conception. Tip Top The White Stuff Uncle Tobys Vitagold Bread Uncle Tobys Energy White Bread Uncle Tobys GrainsPlus Bread Uncle Tobys Lite Start Breakfast Bars Uncle Tobys Lite Start Breakfast Cereal [la3,4] * approved pending folate fortification Editorial Notes: (1) Subclauses (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) implement a pilot trial of a management system for health claims. The outcomes of the pilot will be used to assist in the evaluation of a proposal to allow wider use of health claims in food labels and advertisements. The subclauses cease to have effect on 13 February 2000. (2) Due to anticipated delays in the publication of amendments into the Food Standards Code, the approved foods/products listed in Column 1 to subclause (e) are also listed in a Register which is held at and by the Australia New Zealand Food Authority. The Register contains the most up to date list of approved foods/products. (3) Clause (13) of Standard A1 should be read in conjunction with Standard A9 - Vitamins and Minerals. (f) A health claim must not be made in respect of the following foods (i) food standardised in Part P of this Code; (ii) food standardised in Standards R4, R5, R6, R7 and R10 of this Code; and (iii) soft cheeses and pt. (g) The label on or attached to a package of food, in respect of which a health claim set out in the Table has been made, must include (i) a nutrition information panel in accordance with clause (13) of this Standard, which additionally includes the average quantity of folate in one serving of the food, beside the proportion of the RDI of folate contributed by one serving of the food; (ii) an asterisk accompanying the word ``folate'' in the nutrition information panel which refers to a footnote advising that the RDI of 200 micrograms referred to is for adults, whereas for women, at least 1 month before and during pregnancy, the recommended folate intake is 400 micrograms per day; (iii) an accompanying statement that it is important to maintain a varied diet; and (iv) a statement of particular storage, handling or cooking requirements, where the ability of a food to contain at least 40 micrograms folate per each serving depends on those requirements. (h) Where a label, in respect of which a health claim set out in the Table has been made, is displayed on or in connection with a food which is displayed for retail sale other than in a package, the label must include (i) a nutrition information panel in accordance with clause (13) of this Standard, which additionally includes the average quantity of folate in one serving of the food, beside the proportion of the RDI of folate contributed by one serving of the food; and (ii) an asterisk accompanying the word ``folate'' in the nutrition information panel which refers to a footnote advising that the RDI of 200 micrograms referred to is for adults, whereas for women, at least 1 month before and during pregnancy, the recommended folate intake is 400 micrograms per day. (iii) an accompanying statement that it is important to maintain a varied diet; and (iv) a statement of particular storage, handling or cooking requirements, where the ability of a food to contain at least 40 micrograms folate per each serving depends on those requirements. (i) Where a health claim may be made in relation to a food in accordance with this Standard the same claim in relation to that food may be made in an advertisement, provided the advertisement includes a statement that it is important to maintain a varied diet.''.