{"id":"F2015L00477","name":"Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 7 – Food additive class names (for statement of ingredients)","slug":"australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-schedule-7-food-additive-class-names-for-statement-of-ingr","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":93121,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L00477-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 7 – Food additive class names (for statement of ingredients)","content":"![Description: FS_Logo_K](image.001.png)\n\nFood Standards (Proposal P1025 – Code Revision) Variation\n\nThe Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this standard under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991. The Standard commences on 1 March 2016.\n\nDated 25 March 2015\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\nStandards Management Officer\n\nDelegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand\n\n> Note:\n\n> Note: This Standard will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 96 on 10 April 2015.\n\nSchedule 7 Food additive class names (for statement of ingredients)\n\nNote 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.\n\nStandard 1.2.4 is a standard for the information requirements relating to the statement of ingredients, and contains provisions relating to, among other things, substances used as food additives. This Standard lists classes of food additives for paragraph 1.2.4—7(1)(a).\n\nNote 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.\n\nS7—1 Name\n\nThis Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 7 – Food additive class names (for statement of ingredients).\n\nNote Commencement:  \nThis 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.\n\nS7—2 Food additive class names\n\nFor paragraph 1.2.4—7(1)(a), the class names of food additives are as follows:\n\nClass names of food additives\n\n| Prescribed class names | Optional class names |\n| ---------------------- | -------------------- |\n| acid                   | antifoaming agent    |\n| acidity regulator      | emulsifying salt     |\n| alkali                 | enzyme               |\n| anticaking agent       | mineral salt         |\n| antioxidant            | modified starch      |\n| bulking agent          | vegetable gum        |\n| colour                 |                      |\n| emulsifier             |                      |\n| firming agent          |                      |\n| flavour enhancer       |                      |\n| foaming agent          |                      |\n| gelling agent          |                      |\n| glazing agent          |                      |\n| humectant              |                      |\n| preservative           |                      |\n| raising agent          |                      |\n| stabiliser             |                      |\n| sweetener              |                      |\n| thickener              |                      |\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This schedule serves exactly its original intended purpose: providing a simple reference list of class names for food additive labeling. It has not expanded beyond this narrow technical function."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 1 page of substantive content)","Only 2 operative sections (S7-1 Name, S7-2 Food additive class names)","Simple table structure with 21 total class names (15 prescribed, 6 optional)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond a single reference to paragraph 1.2.4-7(1)(a)","No defined terms section — terms are used in their ordinary meaning","Straightforward purpose: lookup table for label wording"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the allowed class names food manufacturers in Australia and New Zealand can use on ingredient lists to describe additives, letting them use common terms (e.g. “preservative,” “colour”) instead of chemical names. It distinguishes required class names for certain additives from optional ones manufacturers may use.  \n\nBy simplifying label language, it helps manufacturers comply with regional standards and makes ingredient lists clearer for consumers."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not widen or narrow which additives are subject to ingredient-statement rules; it specifies the class names to be used for the existing requirement in paragraph 1.2.4—7(1)(a) of Standard 1.2.4 (see Note and S7—2). Its effect is clarificatory and formatting-standardisation rather than a change in regulatory scope."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, prescriptive content: a single schedule listing class names rather than substantive regulatory rules (S7—2).","Direct cross-reference to existing ingredient-statement requirement (paragraph 1.2.4—7(1)(a)), so implementers must map this list to current labelling obligations.","Bilateral application: applies in both Australia and New Zealand via the Code and NZ adoption (Notes).","Low administrative discretion: names are prescribed or optional with little interpretive space (S7—2).","Compliance burden is practical not legal: labellers must update ingredient lists to use prescribed/optional names where relevant (Commencement note; S7—2).","Small technical scope (around 20 prescribed class names plus optional names), limiting complexity for most users."],"plain_english_summary":"This Standard sets the exact class names that must or may be used when listing food additives in ingredient statements under paragraph 1.2.4—7(1)(a) of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. It applies to businesses labelling food sold in Australia and New Zealand and starts 1 March 2016. Mechanically, it standardises the wording manufacturers use for additives on labels, changing how producers record and present additive information for regulatory compliance."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-schedule-7-food-additive-class-names-for-statement-of-ingr","history":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-schedule-7-food-additive-class-names-for-statement-of-ingr/history","analysis":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-schedule-7-food-additive-class-names-for-statement-of-ingr/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-schedule-7-food-additive-class-names-for-statement-of-ingr/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-schedule-7-food-additive-class-names-for-statement-of-ingr/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-schedule-7-food-additive-class-names-for-statement-of-ingr/documents"}}