On November 30, 2023, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) published Amendment No. 223 to amend the Food Standards Code. Key changes involve nutritive substances in infant formula products, new GM food, and processing aids. The Amendment takes into effect on gazettal immediately.
Major revisions
Infant formula products
FSANZ permits the use of four human-identical milk oligosaccharide (HiMO) ingredients, each derived from a specific genetically modified Escherichia coli (E.coli) strain, as nutritive substances in infant formula products. The four substances and their maximum amounts are shown in the table below.
Substance | Permitted forms | Maximum amount per 100 kJ |
3'-sialyllactose sodium salt permitted for use by Standard 1.5.2 | 3'-sialyllactose sodium salt | 8 mg |
6'-sialyllactose sodium salt permitted for use by Standard 1.5.2 | 6'-sialyllactose sodium salt | 16 mg |
A combination of 2′-fucosyllactose and difucosyllactose, permitted for use by Standard 1.5.2 | 2'-fucosyllactose and difucosyllactose
| 96 mg |
lacto-N-tetraose permitted for use by Standard 1.5.2 | lacto-N-tetraose | 32 mg |
FSANZ gives a 15-month exclusive use permission to the brand who submits A1265. In addition, FSANZ removes the current prohibition on the use of galacto‑oligosaccharides and/or inulin-type fructans with lacto-N-neotetraose. Furthermore, FSANZ amends Schedule 3 of the Code to include identity and purity specifications for each of the four substances.
New GM food
FSANZ amends Schedule 26 of the Code to permit the sales and use of food derived from a new GM food–soybean line IND-00410-5.
Processing aids
FSANZ permits the use of a processing aid in starch processing and potable alcohol production.
Substance | Technological purpose and food | Maximum permitted level (mg/kg) |
Endo-1,4-β-xylanase, protein engineered variant, (EC 3.2.1.8) sourced from Trichoderma reesei, containing the endo-1,4-ß-xylanase gene from Fusarium verticillioides | For use in starch processing and potable alcohol production | GMP |
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