Download Adoption of recent amendments to joint food standards under the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code Notice, Amendment No. 225, 226 and 227

Australian Amendment no. 225, 226 and 227. These amendments are to:

Lower the maximum level (ML) for diarrhetic shellfish toxins and change the reporting unit for paralytic shellfish toxins.
Permit the use of pullulanase sourced from a genetically modified strain of Bacillus subtilis containing the pullulanase gene from Bacillus deramificans as a processing aid for use in starch processing.
Permit the use of fructanase from genetically modified Trichoderma reesei containing the fructanase gene from Lactobacillus crispatus to be used as a processing aid in the manufacture of bakery products.
Permit use of the following enzymes from genetically modified Escherichia coli strain K-12 as processing aids in the manufacture (by bioconversion) of steviol glycosides:
Uridine triphosphate (UTP)-glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase containing the gene for UTP-glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase from Bifidobacterium bifidum.
Uridine diphosphate (UDP)-glucosyltransferase, containing the gene for UDP-glucosyltransferase from Oryza sativa (rice).
Sucrose synthase, containing the gene for sucrose synthase from Glycine max (soybean).
Permit the sale and use of food derived from corn line DP51291, genetically modified for tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate and protection from coleopteran insect pests.
Correct typographical and formatting errors, and reduce ambiguity for some definitions of food commodities, groups or subgroups referred to in Schedule 22.
Permit the use of a protein engineered variant of the enzyme cellulase produced from genetically modified Aspergillus niger containing the cellulase gene from Trichoderma reesei as a processing aid in brewing and the production of potable alcohol.
Permit the sale and use of corn line DP915635, genetically modified for tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate and protections from coleopteran insect pests.
Permit the sale and use of banana line QCAV-4 which has been genetically modified for resistance to the fungal disease Fusarium wilt tropical race 4 (TR4), also known as Panama disease.
Permit the use of the enzyme beta-fructofuranosidase from a genetically modified strain of Trichoderma reesei containing the beta-fructofuranosidase gene from Aspergillus niger, a processing aid in the production of short-chain fructooligosaccharides to produce a reduction in sugar levels in treated fruit and vegetable products.