{"id":"F2008B00606","name":"Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 1.2.6 - Directions for Use and Storage","slug":"australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-6-directions-for-use-and-storage","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":71939,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00606-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 1.2.6 - Directions for Use and Storage","content":"Standard 1.2.6\n\nDirections for Use and Storage\n\nPurpose\n\nThis Standard identifies when directions for use and directions for storage are required to be included on a label.\n\nTable of Provisions\n\n1 Directions for use and storage of food\n\nClauses\n\n1 Directions for use and storage of food\n\n(1) The label on a package of food must include directions for the use of the food or the storage of the food, or both, if the food is of such a nature as to require the directions for health or safety reasons.\n\n(2) If food is unpackaged, the food must either be labelled with, or accompanied by, directions for the use of the food or the storage of the food, or both, if the food is of such a nature as to require the directions for health or safety reasons.\n\n(3) If the food is of a kind listed in column 1 of the Table to this clause, the food must be labelled with, or accompanied by, the directions for use set out in column 2.\n\nTable to clause 1\n\n| Column 1          | Column 2                                                                                               |\n| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Food              | Directions for use                                                                                     |\n| Raw bamboo shoots | A statement that indicates that bamboo shoots should be fully cooked before being consumed.            |\n| Raw sweet cassava | A statement that indicates that sweet cassava should be peeled and fully cooked before being consumed. |\n\n  \n\n{THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK}","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1479},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains focused on its stated purpose of identifying when directions for use and storage must appear on food labels. The scope covers both general safety-based requirements and specific mandatory warnings for high-risk foods."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document with only 3 operative subsections","Simple conditional trigger ('if the food is of such a nature as to require')","Prescriptive table with only 2 specific food items requiring mandatory warnings","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"This rule requires food businesses to provide clear safe-use and storage instructions on labels or accompanying materials whenever a product could be hazardous or spoil without proper handling. Packaged foods must carry directions on the label; unpackaged foods must have directions on a label or provided with the product. It mandates cooking warnings for raw bamboo shoots and peeled-and-fully-cooked sweet cassava to prevent toxin-related illness."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-6-directions-for-use-and-storage","history":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-6-directions-for-use-and-storage/history","analysis":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-6-directions-for-use-and-storage/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-6-directions-for-use-and-storage/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-6-directions-for-use-and-storage/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-6-directions-for-use-and-storage/documents"}}