{"id":"F2008B00640","name":"Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 2.4.2 - Edible Oil Spreads","slug":"australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-4-2-edible-oil-spreads","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":71972,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00640-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 2.4.2 - Edible Oil Spreads","content":"Standard 2.4.2\n\nEdible Oil Spreads\n\nPurpose\n\nThis Standard defines edible oil spreads and margarine and sets compositional requirements for these products. Butter is standardised in Standard 2.5.5 and is not covered by this Standard.\n\nTable of Provisions\n\n1 Interpretation\n\n2 Composition of edible oil spreads and margarine\n\nClauses\n\n1 Interpretation\n\nIn this Code –\n\n> edible oil spreads means a spreadable food composed of edible oils and water in the form of an emulsion of the type water-in-oil.\n\n> margarine means an edible oil spread containing no less than 800g/kg of edible oils.\n\n2 Composition of edible oil spreads and margarine\n\n(1) Edible oil spreads and margarine may contain –\n\n    (a) water; and\n    (b) edible proteins; and\n    (c) salt; and\n    (d) lactic acid producing microorganisms; and\n    (e) flavour producing microorganisms; and\n    (f) milk products; and\n    (g) no more than 82 g/kg of total plant sterol equivalents content.\n\n(2) Subclause (3) does not apply to table edible oil spreads and table margarine produced in, or imported into, New Zealand.\n\n(3) Table edible oil spreads and table margarine, must contain no less than 55 g/kg of vitamin D.\n\n  \n{THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK}","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1525},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The standard remains focused on its original purpose: defining edible oil spreads and margarine and setting basic compositional requirements. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond the core regulatory intent."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 defined terms in the interpretation section","Single substantive clause with a short list of permitted ingredients","One simple geographic exemption (New Zealand) for the vitamin D requirement","No cross-references to other legislation except noting butter is covered elsewhere","Total length is less than 300 words"],"plain_english_summary":"This standard sets labeling and composition rules for edible oil spreads (water-in-oil emulsions) sold in Australia and New Zealand, defining \"margarine\" as spreads with at least 80% edible oil and excluding butter, which is regulated separately. It lists permitted ingredients (water, proteins, milk, salt, certain microbes) and caps plant sterols at 82 g/kg. Table spreads sold in Australia must contain ≥55 μg vitamin D/kg; that requirement doesn’t apply in New Zealand."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-4-2-edible-oil-spreads","history":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-4-2-edible-oil-spreads/history","analysis":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-4-2-edible-oil-spreads/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-4-2-edible-oil-spreads/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-4-2-edible-oil-spreads/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-4-2-edible-oil-spreads/documents"}}