{"id":"F2008B00652","name":"Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 2.7.2 - Beer","slug":"australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-7-2-beer","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":71983,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00652-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 2.7.2 - Beer","content":"Standard 2.7.2\n\nBeer\n\nPurpose\n\nThis Standard defines the term ‘beer’ and permits the addition of specified foods during its manufacture.\n\nTable of Provisions\n\n1 Interpretation\n\n2 Addition of other foods during production\n\nClauses\n\n1 Interpretation\n\nIn this Standard –\n\n> beer means the product, characterised by the presence of hops or preparations of hops, prepared by the yeast fermentation of an aqueous extract of malted or unmalted cereals, or both.\n\n> a reference to beer includes a reference to ‘ale’, ‘lager’, ‘pilsener’, ‘porter’ and ‘stout’.\n\n2 Addition of other foods during production\n\nThe following foods may be added to beer during production -\n\n    (a) cereal products or other sources of carbohydrate; and\n    (b) sugar; and\n    (c) salt; and\n    (d) herbs and spices.\n\n> Note: Editorial note:\n\n> Note: See Standard 1.3.1 – Food Additives and Standard 1.3.3 – Processing Aids for the respective requirements for additives and processing aids. See Standard 2.7.1 – Labelling of Alcoholic Beverages and Food containing Alcohol for specific labelling requirements for alcoholic beverages.\n\n  \n\n{THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK}","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2090},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Standard remains focused on its core purpose of defining beer and specifying permitted additions during manufacture, with no evidence of scope expansion beyond this original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single defined term ('beer') in the interpretation clause","Simple permissive list of four allowed ingredient categories with no conditions","No exceptions, nested provisions, or procedural requirements","Brief cross-references to other standards contained in non-binding editorial notes only"],"plain_english_summary":"This Standard provides the **legal definition of beer** for Australia and New Zealand.\n\n**What legally counts as beer?**\nTo be sold as 'beer' (or as ale, lager, pilsener, porter, or stout), a drink must be:\n- Made by fermenting cereals (malted or unmalted) with yeast\n- Made with hops or hop preparations (this is the key ingredient that distinguishes beer from other alcoholic drinks)\n\n**What ingredients can brewers add?**\nDuring production, manufacturers may add:\n- Cereal products or other carbohydrate sources\n- Sugar\n- Salt\n- Herbs and spices\n\n**Note:** Rules about food additives, processing aids, and labelling for alcoholic beverages are covered in separate standards referenced in the notes."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-7-2-beer","history":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-7-2-beer/history","analysis":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-7-2-beer/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-7-2-beer/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-7-2-beer/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-7-2-beer/documents"}}