Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 17 – Vitamins and minerals (Cth)

Schedule 17 Vitamins and minerals

Note 1 This instrument is a standard under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). The standards together make up the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. See also section 1.1.1—3.

Use of vitamins and minerals is regulated by several standards, including Standard 1.1.1 and Standard 1.3.2. This Standard: ● lists foods and amounts for the definition of reference quantity in section 1.1.2—2; and ● contains permissions to use vitamins and minerals as nutritive substances for section 1.3.2—3; and ● lists permitted forms of vitamins and minerals for subparagraph 2.9.3—3(2)(c)(i), paragraph 2.9.3—5(2)(c), paragraph 2.9.3—7(2)(c) and sub-subparagraph 2.9.4—3(1)(a)(ii)(A), as well as permitted forms of calcium for paragraph 2.10.3—3(b); and ● lists vitamins and minerals for which claims may be made under subsections 2.9.3—6(3) and 2.9.3—8(3).

Note 2 The provisions of the Code that apply in New Zealand are incorporated in, or adopted under, the Food Act 2014 (NZ). See also section 1.1.1—3. S17—1 Name This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 17 – Vitamins and minerals. Note Commencement: This Standard commences on 1 March 2016, being the date specified as the commencement date in notices in the Gazette and the New Zealand Gazette under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). See also section 93 of that Act. S17—2 Permitted forms of vitamins For paragraph 1.3.2—3(a), subparagraph 2.9.3—3(2)(c)(i), paragraph 2.9.3—5(2)(c), paragraph 2.9.3—7(2)(c) and sub-subparagraph 2.9.4—3(1)(a)(ii)(A) the permitted forms of minerals are: Permitted forms of vitamins Vitamin Permitted form Vitamin A Retinol forms Vitamin A (retinol) Vitamin A acetate (retinyl acetate) Vitamin A palmitate (retinyl palmitate) Vitamin A propionate (retinyl propionate) Provitamin A forms beta-apo-8′-carotenal beta-carotene-synthetic carotenes-natural beta-apo-8′-carotenoic acid ethyl ester Thiamin (Vitamin B1) Thiamin hydrochloride Thiamin mononitrate Thiamin monophosphate Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) Riboflavin Riboflavin-5′-phosphate sodium Niacin Niacinamide (nicotinamide) Nicotinic acid Folate Folic acid L-methyltetrahydrofolate, calcium Vitamin B6 Pyridoxine hydrochloride Vitamin B12 Cyanocobalamin Hydroxocobalamin Pantothenic acid Calcium pantothenate Dexpanthenol Vitamin C L-ascorbic acid Ascorbyl palmitate Calcium ascorbate Potassium ascorbate Sodium ascorbate Vitamin D Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) Vitamin E dl-alpha-tocopherol d-alpha-tocopherol concentrate Tocopherols concentrate, mixed d-alpha-tocopheryl acetate dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate d-alpha-tocopheryl acetate concentrate d-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate