Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 2 – Units of measurement (Cth)

Schedule 2 Units of measurement

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.

Standard 1.1.1 relates to introductory matters and standards that apply to all foods. This Standard assigns meanings to symbols of measurement for section 1.1.1—6, which are used throughout this Code.

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. S2—1 Name This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 2 – Units of measurement. 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. S2—2 Units of measurement For section 1.1.1—7, the units of measurement are as follows: Units of measurement Symbol / unit Meaning % per cent Bé Baumé scale Bq becquerel C degrees Celsius cfu/g colony forming units per gram Cal or kcal kilocalorie cm2 square centimetre cm centimetre dm2 square decimetre EU/mg Endotoxin units per milligram g gram gN/kg gram of nitrogen per kilogram Gy gray J joule kg kilogram kGy kilogray kJ kilojoule kPa kilopascal L or l litre MJ megajoule M molar concentration mg milligram mg/kg milligram per kilogram milliequiv milliequivalent mL or ml millilitre m/m mass per mass mm millimetre mmol millimole mOsm milliosmoles MPN most probable number MU mouse unit nm nanometre Osm osmoles Pa pascal ppm parts per million μg or mcg microgram μg/kg microgram per kilogram μL or μl microlitre μm Micrometre w/v weight per volume w/w weight per weight