{"id":"F2015L00393","name":"Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 1.2.6 – Information requirements – directions for use and storage","slug":"australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-6-information-requirements-directions-for-use","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":92957,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L00393-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 – Standard 1.2.6 – Information requirements – directions for use and storage","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\nStandard 1.2.6 Information requirements – directions for use and storage\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\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\n1.2.6—1 Name\n\nThis Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 1.2.6 – Information requirements – directions for use and storage.\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\n1.2.6—2 Directions for use, and statement of storage conditions\n\nFor the labelling provisions, storage conditions and directions for use of a food are:\n\n(a) if specific storage conditions are required to ensure that the food will keep until the \\*use-by date or the \\*best-before date—a statement of those conditions; and\n\n(b) if the food must be used or stored in accordance with certain directions for health or safety reasons—those directions; and\n\n(c) if the food is or contains:\n\n    (i) raw bamboo shoots—a statement indicating that bamboo shoots should be fully cooked before being consumed; or\n    (ii) raw sweet cassava—a statement indicating that sweet cassava should be peeled and fully cooked before being consumed.\n\nNote The labelling provisions are set out in Standard 1.2.1.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument itself states its scope: labelling requirements for storage and directions for use, including two specific mandatory statements. The text does not compare or state any expansion or narrowing of scope relative to a prior instrument; it sets out the obligations and commencement date without an explicit scope-change notice."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, focused obligations: mandatory storage-condition statements, health/safety directions, plus two specified food statements (raw bamboo shoots; raw sweet cassava).","Cross-references to other Code provisions (labelling provisions in Standard 1.2.1; application notes in section 1.1.1—3) require consultation of other documents for full compliance.","Applies in both Australia and New Zealand (note references to incorporation/adoption under NZ Food Act 2014), creating a bi-jurisdictional compliance context.","Commencement date and legal basis are set out (commences 1 March 2016; made under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991), but enforcement mechanisms are not detailed in this text.","Low textual complexity: few clauses, plain obligations, limited definitional complexity within the instrument itself.","Compliance burden concentrated on food businesses that label products; practical implementation depends on packaging and supply-chain processes referenced elsewhere in the Code."],"plain_english_summary":"This Standard requires food labels to state any storage conditions needed to ensure a product keeps to its use-by or best-before date, any directions necessary for health or safety, and specific statements that raw bamboo shoots be fully cooked and that sweet cassava be peeled and fully cooked before eating. It applies under the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code and affects businesses that manufacture, pack or sell labelled foods, who must include these statements on packaging."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This standard maintains its original narrow scope focused specifically on directions for use and storage labelling requirements. It has not expanded beyond this purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short standard (only 2 operative sections)","Only 3 specific requirements with clear conditional triggers ('if...')","Minimal defined terms (only 2 marked with asterisks: 'use-by date' and 'best-before date', which are standard industry terms)","No nested exceptions or complex cross-referencing","Simple structure: name section, then single operative provision with straightforward sub-paragraphs","Note references to related standards but does not create complex interdependencies"],"plain_english_summary":"This standard requires food labels in Australia and New Zealand to include mandatory storage instructions and directions for use when necessary to keep products safe or fit for sale. It affects food manufacturers and importers and gives consumers clear handling guidance. It also mandates specific warnings for raw bamboo shoots and raw sweet cassava to be fully cooked (and peeled for cassava) before eating."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-6-information-requirements-directions-for-use","history":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-6-information-requirements-directions-for-use/history","analysis":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-6-information-requirements-directions-for-use/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-6-information-requirements-directions-for-use/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-6-information-requirements-directions-for-use/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-6-information-requirements-directions-for-use/documents"}}