{"id":"F2015L00459","name":"Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 2.3.2 – Jam","slug":"australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-3-2-jam","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":93073,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L00459-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 2.3.2 – Jam","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 2.3.2 Jam\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\n2.3.2—1 Name\n\nThis Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 2.3.2 – Jam.\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\n2.3.2—2 Definitions\n\nNote In this Code (see section 1.1.2—3):\n\njam:\n\n(a) means:\n\n    (i) a product prepared by processing one or more of the following:\n\n(A) fruit;\n\n(B) concentrated fruit juice;\n\n(C) fruit juice;\n\n(D) water extracts of fruit; or\n\n    (ii) such a product processed with sugars or honey; and\n\n(b) includes conserve; and\n\n(c) does not include marmalade.\n\n2.3.2—3 Requirement for food sold as jam\n\n(1) A food that is sold as jam must:\n\n(a) be jam; and\n\n(b) contain no less than 650 g/kg of water-soluble solids.\n\n(2) A food that is sold as jam with the name of one or more fruits appearing in the labelling must be made from no less than 400 g/kg of those fruits.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This standard maintains its original narrow scope: defining what constitutes jam and setting minimum compositional requirements. It has not expanded beyond its core purpose of regulating jam products."},"complexity_factors":["Only 1 defined term ('jam') with 3 sub-paragraphs","2 substantive requirements (65% water-soluble solids minimum; 40% named fruit minimum if fruit named on label)","No cross-references to other standards except standard interpretation provisions","Straightforward conditional logic with no nested exceptions","Total length: approximately 1 page"],"plain_english_summary":"This law sets the legal rules for what can be sold as \"jam\" in Australia and New Zealand. It defines jam as a product made from fruit, fruit juice, concentrated fruit juice, or water extracts of fruit — with or without added sugar or honey. It excludes marmalade (which has its own rules). To be called jam, a product must contain at least 65% sugar-based solids (measured as water-soluble solids). If the label names specific fruits (like \"strawberry jam\"), those fruits must make up at least 40% of the final product. This protects consumers from buying products that are mostly sugar with little actual fruit, and ensures that when you buy \"jam,\" you get something with genuine fruit content."},"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 sets composition and labelling rules but does not state any expansion or narrowing of scope compared to prior instruments within the text provided. No comparative or amending text is included here to demonstrate a change in scope; only that the standard is made and its commencement date is set (see commencement note and FSANZ Act references)."},"complexity_factors":["Clear, bounded numeric requirements: two specific thresholds (650 g/kg water‑soluble solids; 400 g/kg named fruit) create straightforward compliance tests — see 2.3.2—3(1)(b) and 2.3.2—3(2).","Single definitional provision for 'jam' that lists permitted inputs and an explicit exclusion (marmalade), limiting interpretive ambiguity — see 2.3.2—2(a)–(c).","Labelling rule ties ingredient composition to use of fruit names, imposing a record‑keeping/testing obligation on producers to substantiate claims — see 2.3.2—3(2) and 2.3.2—3(1)(a).","Cross‑jurisdictional application and legislative mechanics referenced (FSANZ Act notices, commencement date) mean enforcement and timing are governed by other statutory provisions and administrative acts — see Notes and commencement statement (section 92/93 references).","Low regulatory discretion in the standard itself: fixed metrics reduce interpretive discretion but transfer measurement and enforcement work to regulators and industry laboratories (testing and conformity assessment implied by thresholds)."],"plain_english_summary":"This standard defines what may be sold as \"jam\" in Australia and New Zealand and sets two numeric composition rules: jams must contain at least 650 g/kg water‑soluble solids, and if a fruit name is used the product must contain at least 400 g/kg of that fruit. It applies to manufacturers, importers and retailers who must ensure formulation, testing and labelling meet these thresholds."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-3-2-jam","history":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-3-2-jam/history","analysis":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-3-2-jam/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-3-2-jam/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-3-2-jam/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-3-2-jam/documents"}}