Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 1.5.1 - Novel Foods
This Standard regulates the sale of novel food and novel food ingredients. This Standard prohibits the sale of these foods unless they are listed in the Table to clause 2, and comply with any special conditions of use in that Table. The specific permission may impose conditions relating to matters
such as the need for preparation or cooking instructions, warning statements or other advice, or the need to meet specific requirements of composition or purity.
The Authority will assess the safety for human consumption of each novel food prior to its inclusion in the Table. The safety assessment will be performed in accordance with the Authority’s safety assessment guidelines.
Foods produced using gene technology and foods which have been irradiated are regulated in Standards 1.5.2 and 1.5.3 respectively.
Table of Provisions
1 Definitions
2 Sale of novel foods
3 Exclusive use of novel foods
Standard 1.5.1 Food Standards as amended, taking into account amendments up to Food Standards (Proposal P1013 - Code Maintenance IX) Variation
Administered by: Health and Ageing
Prepared 11 Jul 2011 by Agency
Date
Prepared 11 Jul 2011
Registered 01 Aug 2011
Start Date 11 Jul 2011
