Download Adoption of amendments to joint food standards under the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code Notice, Amendment No. 228, 229, 230, 232, 233

Australian Amendment no. 228, 229, 230, 232, 233. These amendments are to:

1. Extend the permitted use of rosemary extract as a food additive (an antioxidant) in a number of additional foods, subject to specified maximum permitted levels (MPLs).
2. Permit the use of the food additive ‘steviol glycosides’ to Food for Special Medical Purposes (FSMP) subject to specified conditions related to MPLs.
3. Permit transglutaminase from genetically modified Bacillus licheniformis, containing the transglutaminase gene from Streptomyces mobaraensis, as a processing aid in brewing and in the manufacture and/or processing of specified foods.
4. Permit the sale and use of food derived from soybean line MON94313, genetically modified to tolerate the herbicides glufosinate, dicamba, 2,4-D and mesotrione.
5. Permit the use of 2′-fucosyllactose produced from a new genetically modified strain of Escherichia coli K-12 as a nutritive substance in infant formula products.
6. Permit the sale and use of honey produced by Australian native stingless bees as a standardised food in Australia and New Zealand.
7. Permit the sale and use of food derived from corn line DAS1131, genetically modified for herbicide-tolerance and protection from insect pests.​
8. Increase the maximum energy level for machines generating X-rays used to irradiate food, from 5 megaelectronvolts (MeV) to 7.5 MeV, provided the X-ray target of the machine source is made of tantalum or gold.
9. Permit the sale and use of the sale and use of food derived from corn line DP910521, genetically modified for herbicide-tolerance and protection from insect pests.
10. Permit the use of subtilisin from genetically modified Bacillus subtilis containing the gene for subtilisin from Bacillus clausii as a processing aid for hydrolysing proteins in foods containing proteins.
11. Permit the use of 2′-fucosyllactose produced from genetically modified Corynebacterium glutamicum, containing the gene for alpha-1,2-fucosyltransferase from Pseudopedobacter saltans, to be used as a nutritive substance in infant formula products.
12. Permit the sale and use of food derived from corn line MON94804, genetically modified to have reduced overall plant height.
13. Permit the sale of D-allulose (as a novel food) produced from the enzymatic conversion of fructose by D-psicose 3-epimerase contained in Microbacterium foliorum.
14. Permit the use of a protein engineered triacylglycerol lipase from a genetically modified strain of Trichoderma reesei, containing a gene from Thermomyces lanuginosus, as a processing aid in the manufacture of bakery products and other cereal-based products.
15. Correct a typographical error and remove a redundant term from the conditions for no added sugar(s) claims that were recently amended as a result of Proposal P1062.