Adoption of the joint food standards under the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code Notice

Adoption of the joint food standards under the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code Notice The Minister for Food Safety, issues the following Notice under section 397 and 400 of the Food Act 2014. 1. Commencement This Notice comes into force on the date signed by the Minister. 2. Revocation The New Zealand (Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code) Food Standards 2002 are revoked. 3. Adoption of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (a) This Notice adopts the joint food standards under the Australia and New Zealand Food Standards Code up to and including Amendment No. 176. (b) Despite clause 3(a), this Notice does not adopt those joint food standards that make up the Australia New Zealand Food Standard Code identified as applying only in Australia. (c) Despite clause 3(a) this Notice does not adopt Amendment No. 169. Issued at Wellington this 26th day of February 2018. (Signed) Hon Damien O’Connor Minister for Food Safety Certified as in order for signature (Signed) Solicitor 21/2/2018 Explanatory note This note is not part of the standards and has been included to explain their general effect. The Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code Notice adopts the joint food standards under the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code into New Zealand domestic law (except the Australia-only variations). It does not adopt Amendment No. 169 relating to hemp seed as food, as New Zealand drug legislation needs to be amended before this can be adopted. The Adoption of the joint food standards under the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code Notice, comes into effect on the date it was signed by the Minister. Adopted joint food standard subject to Legislation Act 2012 An adopted joint food standard is a disallowable instrument, but not a legislative instrument, for the purposes of the Legislation Act 2012 and must be presented to the House of Representatives under section 41 of that Act. Any person has the right to make a complaint about an adopted joint food standard to the Regulations Review Committee. Availability of food law An outline of New Zealand food law, and further advisory information on this amendment, can be viewed on the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) website http://www.mpi.govt.nz/law-and-policy/requirements/food-standards/ or can be obtained from: Ministry for Primary Industries Food Policy PO Box 2835 Wellington. Copies of all New Zealand food law, including food standards, can be viewed free of charge at MPI, 25 The Terrace, Wellington, or purchased from: The Food Standards Code can be viewed on the Food Standards Australia New Zealand website: http://www.foodstandards.co.nz or can be viewed free of charge at the Ministry for Primary Industries, 25 The Terrace, Wellington. Copies of the Code, or Amendments to the Code, can be purchased by subscription from: ANSTAT, PO Box 447, South Melbourne, VIC 3205, Australia, http://www.anstat.com.au or email: foodcode@anstat.com.au, or phone +61 3 9278 114 http://www.mpi.govt.nz/law-and-policy/requirements/food-standards/ http://www.foodstandards.co.nz/ http://www.anstat.com.au/ mailto:foodcode@anstat.com.au