{"id":"F2015L00388","name":"Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 2.7.3 – Fruit wine, vegetable wine and mead","slug":"australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-7-3-fruit-wine-vegetable-wine-and-mead","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":92947,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L00388-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 2.7.3 – Fruit wine, vegetable wine and mead","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 2.7.3 Fruit wine, vegetable wine and mead\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\n2.7.3—1 Name\n\nThis Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 2.7.3 – Fruit wine, vegetable wine and mead.\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\n2.7.3—2 Definitions\n\nNote In this Code (see section 1.1.2—3):\n\ncider means the fruit wine prepared from the juice or must of apples or apples and pears and with no more than 25% of the juice or must of pears.\n\nfruit wine or vegetable wine means:\n\n(a) a food that:\n\n    (i) is prepared from the complete or partial fermentation of fruit, vegetable, grains, cereals or any combination or preparation of those foods; and\n    (ii) is not a wine or a wine product; or\n\n(b) such a food with any of the following added during production:\n\n    (i) fruit juice and fruit juice products;\n    (ii) vegetable juice and vegetable juice products;\n    (iii) sugars;\n    (iv) honey;\n    (v) spices;\n    (vi) alcohol;\n    (vii) water.\n\nfruit wine product or vegetable wine product means a food containing no less than 700 mL/L of fruit wine, or vegetable wine, or both fruit and vegetable wine, which has been formulated, processed, modified or mixed with other foods such that it is not a fruit wine or vegetable wine.\n\nmead means:\n\n(a) a food that is prepared from the complete or partial fermentation of honey; or\n\n(b) such a food with any of the following added during production:\n\n    (i) fruit juice and fruit juice products;\n    (ii) vegetable juice and vegetable juice products;\n    (iii) sugars;\n    (iv) honey;\n    (v) spices;\n    (vi) alcohol;\n    (vii) water.\n\nperry means the fruit wine prepared from the juice or must of pears or pears and apples and with no more than 25% of the juice or must of apples.\n\n2.7.3—3 Requirement for food sold as cider, mead, perry, fruit wine and vegetable wine\n\n(1) Perry may be named pear cider.\n\n(2) A food that is sold as a ‘cider’, ‘mead’, ‘perry’, a fruit wine or a vegetable wine must be cider, mead, perry, a fruit wine or a vegetable wine, as appropriate.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Presented as a variation under Proposal P1025, this instrument establishes explicit definitions, numeric thresholds and a labelling permission (perry as 'pear cider') for the named beverages. Mechanically, it adds or clarifies compositional and naming rules in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code and applies in both Australia and New Zealand from the stated commencement date, thereby changing the Code’s scope by specifying which products qualify under these names."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple defined product categories with overlapping ingredients (cider, perry, fruit/vegetable wine, mead, wine product).","Numeric thresholds and tolerances: 25% apple/pear composition rule for cider/perry and 700 mL/L minimum for fruit/vegetable wine products.","Cross-references to the wider Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code and New Zealand adoption increase interpretive necessity.","A declarative sales requirement ('must be... as appropriate') imposes compliance and enforcement assessments on regulators and businesses.","Potential interpretive ambiguity in phrases such as 'is not a wine or a wine product' that requires checking other Code definitions."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument defines ‘cider’, ‘perry’, ‘fruit wine’, ‘vegetable wine’, ‘mead’ and related products, sets simple compositional thresholds (for example a 25% apple/pear limit and a 700 mL/L rule for wine products), and requires that any food sold under those names actually meet the definitions. It also permits perry to be labelled as “pear cider”. The rules affect producers, packers, importers and retailers by creating mandatory labelling and formulation obligations and give regulators a clear basis for enforcement."},"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: establishing compositional standards for specific fermented beverages (cider, perry, mead, fruit wine, vegetable wine). The scope has not expanded beyond defining what these products are and setting basic labelling integrity requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 defined terms in the interpretation section (cider, fruit wine/vegetable wine, fruit wine product/vegetable wine product, mead, perry)","Single operative requirement in section 2.7.3—3 with just two subsections","No cross-references to other Parts or Divisions of the Code within the substantive provisions","Straightforward definitional structure using simple fermentation-based criteria and percentage thresholds (25% juice limits for cider and perry)","No exceptions, exemptions, or conditional logic beyond the basic definitional boundaries"],"plain_english_summary":"This standard defines what can legally be sold as cider, perry, mead, fruit wine and vegetable wine in Australia and New Zealand and what ingredients and processes qualify each product. It requires truthful labeling so makers and importers must meet the definitions, protecting consumers and ensuring fair competition in the marketplace."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-7-3-fruit-wine-vegetable-wine-and-mead","history":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-7-3-fruit-wine-vegetable-wine-and-mead/history","analysis":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-7-3-fruit-wine-vegetable-wine-and-mead/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-7-3-fruit-wine-vegetable-wine-and-mead/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-7-3-fruit-wine-vegetable-wine-and-mead/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-2-7-3-fruit-wine-vegetable-wine-and-mead/documents"}}