Download Adoption of recent amendments to joint food standards under the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code Notice, amendment no. 207 and 208

Australian Amendment no. 207 and 208. These amendments are to:

• permit the sale and use of food derived from a strain of genetically modified corn.
• permit a new source microorganism, Aspergillus Fijiensis, for the permitted enzyme beta-fructofuranosidase;
• include foods suited for Very Low Energy Diets in foods for special medical purposes; and
• approve the use of maltogenic alpha-amylase enzyme, sourced from genetically modified Escherichia coli, as a processing aid.