Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 2 – Units of measurement
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Schedule 2 Units of measurement
Note 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.
Standard 1.1.1 relates to introductory matters and standards that apply to all foods. This Standard assigns meanings to symbols of measurement for section 1.1.1—6, which are used throughout this Code.
Note 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.
S2—1 Name
This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 2 – Units of measurement.
Note Commencement:
This 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.
S2—2 Units of measurement
For section 1.1.1—7, the units of measurement are as follows:
Units of measurement
| Symbol / unit | Meaning |
|---|---|
| % | per cent |
| Bé | Baumé scale |
| Bq | becquerel |
| C | degrees Celsius |
| cfu/g | colony forming units per gram |
| Cal or kcal | kilocalorie |
| cm2 | square centimetre |
| cm | centimetre |
| dm2 | square decimetre |
| EU/mg | Endotoxin units per milligram |
| g | gram |
| gN/kg | gram of nitrogen per kilogram |
| Gy | gray |
| J | joule |
| kg | kilogram |
| kGy | kilogray |
| kJ | kilojoule |
| kPa | kilopascal |
| L or l | litre |
| MJ | megajoule |