Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 22 – Foods and classes of foods

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What it does

Schedule 22 to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Schedule) defines the foods and classes of foods that are used to calculate permitted pesticide residues and to determine the portions of commodities to which maximum residue limits (MRLs) and extra‑allowable residue limits (ERLs) apply. The Schedule is a standard made under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth), and forms part of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, as stated in Note 1 to the Standard. The Schedule commenced according to the commencement notices referenced in the text, and is expressly taken to apply in New Zealand via incorporation or adoption under the Food Act 2014 (NZ), per Note 2.

Mechanically, the Schedule performs three linked functions. First, it classifies primary commodities of animal origin in S22,4, and primary commodities of plant origin in S22,5, into classes, groups, subgroups and labelled commodities. Second, it prescribes the precise portion of each commodity that is to be used for measurement and expression of a permitted residue where paragraph 1.4.2,3(2)(a) of the Code applies, see S22,3 and the tables in S22,5(8). Third, it sets out the definitions and lists for derived edible commodities of plant origin (S22,6), secondary plant commodities (S22,7), and secondary commodities of animal origin (S22,8), each with the portion to be analysed.

The Schedule does not itself set MRLs or ERLs. Those limits are set elsewhere in the Code, principally in Schedules 19, 20 and 21. S22,3 governs the interplay: S22,3(1) provides that, subject to subsection (2), the portion specified by a provision of this Schedule is the portion for paragraph 1.4.2,3(2)(a). S22,3(2) provides that where Schedules 19, 20 or 21 specify a portion for the purpose of paragraph 1.4.2,3(2)(a), that portion controls. The Schedule therefore functions as the definitional layer that gives operational effect to residue limits by standardising commodity descriptions and the analytic portion.

The Schedule also cross‑references international Codex reports. S22,5(3) and (6) import meanings from specified appendices of the 49th and 50th Reports of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues, and S22,5(2)(c)(ii) extends certain groups to include commodities listed in those reports. The Schedule is updated by amendments listed in its Amendment History, which change classifications, portions, or add commodities, and those changes alter the reference frame for residue measurement.

Readers should note that the Schedule is an instrument of commodity and portion definition for the technical task of residue measurement and expression. It allocates the decision rule used to calculate residues under paragraph 1.4.2,3(2)(a): identify the commodity class and then apply the portion specified either in this Schedule or, if applicable, in Schedules 19, 20 or 21.

Main concepts

The Schedule is built around several operational concepts that lawyers and compliance professionals must map to regulatory practice. These concepts are (1) commodity classification, (2) portion specification, (3) derived and secondary commodities, and (4) cross‑referencing to MRL/ERL instruments and Codex reports.

Commodity classification, in S22,4 and S22,5, is hierarchical. S22,4 lists animal food commodities by broad categories such as mammalian products (meats, edible offal, fats, milks), poultry, fish and other marine invertebrates, honey, and so on. S22,5 establishes classes for plant foods such as Fruit, Vegetables, Grasses, Nuts, seeds and saps, and Herbs and Spices, and within those classes specifies groups, subgroups, and example commodities in a tabular schedule. Subsection S22,5(2) sets out rules for how the table imports group and subgroup relationships, and subsection S22,5(3) imports defined meanings from specified appendices of the Codex 49th and 50th Reports for certain items.

Portion specification is central to the MRL/ERL calculation. Paragraph 1.4.2,3(2)(a) (referred to in S22,3) requires that, when calculating the amount of a permitted residue, the amount to calculate is the amount of that residue that is in the portion of the commodity that is specified in Schedule 22. S22,3(1) gives primacy to portions specified in this Schedule unless Schedules 19, 20 or 21 specify a portion, in which case S22,3(2) gives precedence to those Schedules. The Schedule repeatedly includes the notation "Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed)" for each commodity entry, and S22,5(8) provides a consolidated table of portions for plant commodity groups.

Derived and secondary commodities are distinguished by processing and composition. S22,6 defines "derived edible commodities of plant origin" as items isolated from primary commodities through physical, biological or chemical processing, such as vegetable oils and cereal milling fractions. S22,7 and S22,8 define "secondary commodities" as primary commodities that have undergone simple processing which does not fundamentally alter composition or identity, for example dried fruits, dried herbs, milled cereal products (early milling stages), and processed animal fats. For each of these groups the Schedule specifies the portion to be analysed.

Cross‑referencing is both vertical and international. Vertically, S22 implements paragraph 1.4.2,3(2)(a) by giving the standard set of portions; horizontally, S22,3(2) recognises that Schedules 19, 20 or 21 may themselves specify portions for particular residue entries and those will override S22. Internationally, S22,5(6) identifies the 49th and 50th Reports of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues and provides for inclusion of commodities listed in those reports via S22,5(2)(c)(ii). The Schedule therefore acts as both a domestic technical standard and an interface with Codex commodity nomenclature used in MRL setting.

Who it affects

The Schedule creates definitional rules that allocate compliance tasks and testing costs across a chain of market actors. Who pays, who decides, and who changes behaviour follow from the Schedule's technical function.

Producers and primary processors pay directly for compliance, because residue compliance requires production practices and testing aligned to the portions and commodity definitions in the Schedule. For example, horticultural growers of bananas need to know that bananas are classified in S22,5 as "Assorted tropical and sub‑tropical fruits - inedible peel" and that the portion for residue calculation is "the whole commodity after removal of any central stem and peduncle" unless Schedules 19-21 specify a different portion, per S22,3(2). Livestock producers similarly must understand that for "milk" the default portion is the whole commodity, but MRLs qualified "in the fat" apply to the fat portion of milk, and that different fat contents in manufactured milk products trigger different calculation rules under S22,4 Milks.

Food processors and manufacturers are affected where processing changes commodity identity, because derived commodities and secondary commodities have distinct portions and may require different testing regimes. For instance, vegetable oils, both crude and edible refined oils, are defined in S22,6 with the portion specified as "whole commodity". Manufactured multi‑ingredient cereal products are listed in S22,6 with the portion as "whole commodity", but that is subject to the practical difficulty of allocating residue contributions among ingredients in multi‑ingredient foods.

Retailers and importers are affected because labels and imported consignments must meet the Code's MRL and ERL requirements. Importers in particular must map imported product descriptions to the Schedule's commodities to determine applicable MRLs and the portions for residue testing. The Schedule's cross‑reference to Schedules 19-21 via S22,3 requires importers to check not only commodity identity here, but also specific residue entries elsewhere in the Code.

Analytical laboratories and testing services are operationally affected because the Schedule states the "portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed)" for each commodity entry. Laboratories must adopt sampling and sample preparation methods that reflect the specified portions, for example whole egg whites and yolks combined after removal of shell for eggs, or "whole commodity including bones and head" for fish species as listed in S22,4. Failure to test the specified portion will produce results that are not directly comparable with the MRL/ERL and may lead to enforcement action.

Key duties and rights

The Schedule itself is a definitional standard rather than an instrument that, on its face, imposes new civil or criminal offences. Its operational effect is to set the measurement rule that must be used when applying the residue provisions of the Code. Key duties and rights derive from that function.

Duty to apply specified portions when calculating residues, S22,3(1): When a permitted residue is calculated under paragraph 1.4.2,3(2)(a), the duty placed on the party performing the calculation is to measure the residue in the portion specified by this Schedule. That duty is modified by S22,3(2), which provides that if Schedules 19, 20 or 21 specify a portion for the same purpose, the portion specified in those Schedules prevails. The practical duty therefore is: identify the applicable MRL or ERL, determine whether Schedules 19-21 include a portion specification for that entry, and if not, identify the portion specified in Schedule 22 for the relevant commodity.

Duty to classify correctly: S22,5(2) and S22,5(7) set out how plant classes, groups and subgroups operate. The duty of a regulated entity is to correctly classify a commodity into the class, group and subgroup set out in the table and then apply the listed commodities and any commodities listed in the 49th or 50th Codex Reports where the Schedule says so. Misclassification can yield incorrect residue calculations.

Duty to follow special qualifications listed in commodity entries: Specific entries contain qualifiers that change the analytic target. For example S22,4 Milks states that where an MRL for cattle milk or milks is qualified by "(in the fat)", the MRL and ERL apply to the fat portion; and it specifies a conversion rule for derived or manufactured milk products with fat content less than 2%, namely that the MRL should be 1/50 of that specified for "milk (in the fat)" and should apply to the whole product. Those are prescriptive technical duties to be applied to analytic results and limit expression.

Duty to incorporate Codex‑defined commodities where indicated: S22,5(3) and (6) import meanings from particular appendices of the 49th and 50th Codex Reports for certain items. The duty for regulators and industry is to consult those Codex appendices where the Schedule directs, because the group meanings in the Schedule are not self‑contained for all groups.

Right to certainty in measurement basis: The Schedule grants regulated parties a right to an objectively defined measurement basis. By specifying the portion of a commodity for residue calculation the Schedule removes ambiguity about whether, for example, residues should be measured in peel, pulp, seeds or the whole fruit once in the marketplace. Where Schedules 19-21 specify a portion, the Schedule makes clear that that specification governs per S22,3(2).

Penalties and enforcement

Schedule 22 is a technical schedule within the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code and does not itself set criminal penalties or administrative sanction regimes. The Schedule is declared to be a standard under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth), see Note 1, and enforcement of standards in the Code is carried out under the enforcement provisions of that Act together with state and territory food regulatory legislation in Australia and the Food Act 2014 in New Zealand where the Code is incorporated or adopted, per Note 2. The Schedule therefore operates as an evidentiary and definitional tool used by enforcement agencies rather than as the primary source of enforcement powers.

Consequently, compliance failures that arise because an analysed residue exceeds an MRL or ERL are enforced under the Code and the relevant enforcement laws. The Schedule supplies the measurement foundation that enforcement authorities will use when comparing analytical results to the MRL or ERL. S22,3 is central to that enforcement logic because it prescribes the portion of the commodity that is to be analysed; enforcement decisions will turn on whether sampling and analysis were performed in accordance with the portion specified either here or in Schedules 19-21.

Regulatory agencies using the Schedule must therefore ensure that sampling protocols, laboratory methods and chain of custody procedures align with the portions specified. For example, S22,4 directs that for "poultry meat" the portion to be analysed is "whole commodity (without bones)" and that attached skin is included with poultry meat, whereas detached poultry skin is classed as "poultry edible offal". If an enforcement sample excluded a portion that the Schedule requires to be included, the result may not be appropriate for comparison to the declared MRL, and a court or tribunal reviewing enforcement action would need to consider that mismatch.

The Schedule itself does not set out appeal or review rights. Those procedural rights are found in the Act and in state, territory and New Zealand enforcement frameworks. The Schedule therefore increases the precision required in prosecutorial or administrative proofs, because it places an objective technical rule about which portion is relevant. In turn, regulated parties facing enforcement can scrutinise whether sampling and analysis complied with S22 when contesting an enforcement action.

Because S22,3(2) gives precedence to portions specified in Schedules 19, 20 or 21, enforcement action based on an MRL or ERL contained in those Schedules triggers the duty to apply the portion specified there, which may differ from the generic portions in S22. Enforcement agencies must therefore consult the relevant residue Schedule to determine which portion was intended by the MRL/ERL entry. The Schedule's role in evidentiary precision means that noncompliance disputes will likely feature argument about correct commodity classification, the correct portion, and the laboratory's sample preparation, all factual matters that enforcement agencies and regulated parties must address under the broader legal enforcement framework.

How it interacts with other laws

Schedule 22 is not an isolated instrument. It is part of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code and is made under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth), as set out in Note 1 to the Standard, and its provisions apply in New Zealand through the Food Act 2014 (NZ), per Note 2. Its interaction with other parts of the Code and with international standards is explicit, and these interactions determine legal effect in practice.

Interaction with MRL/ERL Schedules: The most direct interaction is with Schedules 19, 20 and 21 of the Code, which set MRLs and ERLs. S22,3(1) instructs that the portion specified in this Schedule is the portion used in paragraph 1.4.2,3(2)(a) unless Schedules 19, 20 or 21 specify otherwise. S22,3(2) therefore creates a hierarchy: where a residue entry in Schedules 19-21 has an express portion, that part governs. Enforcement and compliance require checking both the residue entry and Schedule 22.

Interaction with paragraph 1.4.2,3(2)(a): The Schedule exists to operationalise that paragraph. Paragraph 1.4.2,3(2)(a) requires the amount of a permitted residue in the portion of the commodity specified in Schedule 22. Thus the Schedule interacts as the determinative guide to how residues are to be measured and expressed under the Code.

Interaction with Codex documents: S22,5(3) and (6) refer to the 49th and 50th Reports of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues and import meanings from specified appendices. Subsection S22,5(2)(c)(ii) also includes "any other commodity listed in the 49th Report or the 50th Report" where applicable. That creates an explicit link to Codex nomenclature and commodity groupings, thereby aligning some of the Schedule's classifications with international standards which are commonly used in MRL setting. The effect is that changes or clarifications in those Codex reports can have practical consequences for commodity definitions used domestically, to the extent the Schedule references them.

Interaction with state and territory food laws and NZ law: Note 2 indicates that the provisions of the Code that apply in New Zealand are incorporated in, or adopted under, the Food Act 2014 (NZ). In Australia, enforcement and implementation involve state and territory agencies that apply the Code under relevant jurisdictional legislation. The Schedule therefore feeds into local enforcement practice through these enforcement instruments rather than through its own standalone enforcement provisions.

Interaction with laboratory standards and sampling protocols: While the Schedule does not prescribe laboratory methods, it defines the analytical portion for residues which laboratories must translate into sampling and sample preparation protocols. Consequently, the Schedule interacts operationally with external standards and guidance used by testing laboratories and competent authorities.

Amendment history

The Schedule includes an Amendment History compiled within the Schedule document. The compilation provided was prepared by Food Standards Australia New Zealand on 22 July 2024 and is listed as compilation No. 4 of Schedule 22, in force on 22 July 2024, up to Amendment No. 229. The Schedule’s Amendment History records that Schedule 22 was originally published in the Food Standards Gazette No. FSC96 on 10 April 2015 as part of Amendment 154 (F2015L00433 - 1 April 2015). The Standard's commencement is described in the text as 1 March 2016, being the date specified in commencement notices under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991, see S22,1 Note.

Subsequent amendments recorded in the table include the following items, as they appear in the compilation:

Amendment No. 201, FRL F2021L00983, Gazette FSC110, registered 14 July 2021, with commencement recorded as 22 July 2021. The entry in the table is described as a cross reference and appears to amend Note 1 to the Standard. The table entry lists the change as an amendment, with the commencement date 22 July 2021.
Amendment No. 211, FRL F2022L01115, Gazette FSC151, registered 26 August 2022, with commencement recorded as 1 September 2022. The entry identifies that Section S22,2 to S22,8 inclusive were repealed and substituted, indicating a comprehensive update to those sections. The table reports commencement as 1 September 2022 and records the amendment as "rs" meaning repealed and substituted.
Amendment No. 226, FRL F2024L00185, Gazette FSC166, registered 20 February 2024, with commencement recorded as 23 February 2024. The table notes that items 1, 2 and 4 of the Table to Subsection S22,5(7) were repealed and substituted, indicating a revision to the table of plant food classes, groups and subgroups.
Amendment No. 229, FRL F2024L00894, Gazette FSC169, registered 18 July 2024, with commencement recorded as 22 July 2024. The amendment is recorded as "ad" or added, and the description says "Insert native bee honey", indicating that the Schedule’s coverage for honey commodities was expanded to include native bee honey as a distinct commodity with an analysed portion of "whole commodity", per S22,4 entry.

The Amendment History section also explains that the amendments are made under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 unless otherwise indicated and that the compilation includes any commenced amendment affecting the Schedule up to the compilation date. The Schedule provides guidance on the treatment of uncommenced amendments in the compilation, indicating that they may be shown as shaded boxed text in the official compilation until their commencement date has passed and their effect is fully incorporated in the Federal Register of Legislation compilation.

Litigation history

The Schedule as provided contains no reported litigation history. The text of Schedule 22 and its Amendment History do not cite any judicial decisions, and the compilation does not record judicial or tribunal determinations about the Schedule. The Schedule does not name any cases and does not summarise any litigation concerning its interpretation or application.

Practitioners should therefore treat the Schedule as a technical standard that will be used by enforcement agencies and courts, but the Schedule itself provides no record of precedent. Where disputes arise involving residue calculations, portion definitions, or commodity classification, they will be resolved under the enforcement and judicial procedures that apply to the broader Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991, the Code, and relevant state, territory or New Zealand enforcement laws. Because the Schedule sets out concrete measurement rules, litigated disputes are likely to focus on factual questions about classification, correct portion, sampling procedure and laboratory preparation, rather than abstract interpretive points that are already covered in the Schedule’s plain text.

Given the absence of litigation history in the Schedule, practitioners should expect that any case law on Schedule 22 will need to be sourced from court and tribunal databases and regulatory enforcement records outside this Schedule. Until such cases are recorded and cited in the Schedule's Amendment or compilation notes, there is no litigation precedent contained in this instrument.

Gotchas

The Schedule contains multiple technical traps for the unwary because small differences in commodity classification or portion specification materially change how residues are measured and expressed. The following are concrete "gotchas" that arise directly from the text.

Portion overrides, S22,3(2): If Schedules 19, 20 or 21 specify a portion for a particular residue entry, that portion overrides the portion specified in Schedule 22. Practically, a tester or compliance officer who reads only Schedule 22 may apply the wrong portion if they fail to check the residue Schedule for an express portion. The Schedule's example about bananas explicitly shows this interaction: Schedule 22 classifies bananas with a specified portion, yet Schedule 20 could set an MRL for "Bananas [Pulp]" and that specific Schedule 20 portion would then control, per S22,3(2) and the example in S22,3.

MRL qualifications that change the analytic target, S22,4 Milks: An MRL for "milk (in the fat)" is to be regarded as fat‑soluble, and the MRL and ERL apply to the fat portion. For milk products with fat content less than 2% the Schedule directs that the MRL applied should be 1/50 of that specified for "milk (in the fat)" and should apply to the whole product. These conversion rules are somewhat technical and must be applied to derived products. Failure to apply the 1/50 conversion could yield incorrect conclusions about compliance.

Commodity entries that are "variety of species" or vague: Several entries, especially in the fish, freshwater and marine categories, use phrases such as "a variety of species" without enumerating them. Laboratories and regulators must decide which species fall within those generic labels. The Schedule expects such mapping but does not provide a definitive species list for every generic entry, so classification disputes can arise.

Attachment and detachment rules: S22,4 notes that poultry meat includes attached skin, but poultry skin detached from the carcass is classed as "poultry edible offal". Similarly, fish portions often require removal of digestive tract and may include bones and head. Sampling protocols must reflect these distinctions; a sample comprising detached skin when the MRL was for poultry meat as marketed may not be comparable.

Inclusion of Codex‑listed commodities, S22,5(2)(c)(ii): The Schedule incorporates by reference "any other commodity listed in the 49th Report or the 50th Report for that group or subgroup". Therefore a commodity might be included even if it is not in the Schedule's Column 5 list. Practitioners must consult those Codex reports to determine whether a commodity is captured under a group, otherwise they risk missing an applicable classification.

How to comply

Compliance requires an operational workflow that incorporates classification, portion selection, sampling, analysis, and documentation aligned to Schedule 22, Schedules 19-21, and applicable enforcement law. The following steps are grounded in the Schedule's text and set out concrete actions.

Identify the applicable MRL/ERL entry
- Start with the pesticide residue entry in Schedules 19, 20 or 21 relevant to the commodity. If an MRL or ERL is present, check whether that Schedule specifies a portion for paragraph 1.4.2,3(2)(a). S22,3(2) gives that portion primacy. If no portion is specified in Schedules 19-21, proceed to Schedule 22 for the default portion, see S22,3(1).
Classify the commodity
- Use S22,4 for animal commodities and S22,5 for plant commodities. For plant commodities, follow the hierarchical rules in S22,5(2): identify the class in Column 2, the group in Column 3, and the subgroup in Column 4, and then the commodities listed in Column 5 and any commodities listed in the 49th or 50th Codex Reports per S22,5(2)(c)(ii). For items with definitions referenced to Codex appendices, consult the appendices identified in S22,5(3) and (6).
Determine the analyte portion
- Apply the portion specified in the relevant row of Schedule 22, or the plant portion table in S22,5(8) where applicable. For animal commodities S22,4 entries state the portion to be analysed, e.g., for eggs the "whole egg whites and yolks combined after removal of shell", and for fish "whole commodity including bones and head (in general after removing the digestive tract)". For milks, follow the special rule for MRLs qualified "(in the fat)" and the 1/50 conversion for products under 2% fat, per S22,4 Milks.
Translate the portion into a sampling plan
- Work with accredited laboratories and sampling standards to ensure that the collected sample corresponds to the portion specified. For commodities requiring removal of stems, seeds or stones, sample preparation must reflect those removals. Document chain of custody and sample preparation steps because enforcement will examine whether the analytical sample matched the specified portion.
Analyse and express results on the specified basis
- Ensure the laboratory expresses residue results on the basis required by the Schedule, for example on the whole commodity or on the fat portion as directed. Where conversions are specified in the Schedule (such as the milk fat conversion), apply those conversions consistently and document the calculation method.

Sch Schedule 22

Foods and classes of foods

Schedule 22 Foods and classes of foods

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.

This Standard describes foods and classes of foods for subsection 1.4.1—2(2), subsection 1.4.2—3(4), subsection 1.5.3—3(2), subsection 1.5.3—4(3), paragraph S5—4(2)(b), section S19—4 and section S19—5, and portions of food for subsection 1.4.2—3(2).

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.

S22—1

Name

S22—1 Name

This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 22 – Foods and classes of foods.

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.

S22—2

Foods and classes of foods

S22—2 Foods and classes of foods

(1) Section S22—4 describes the foods that are classed as animal food commodities.

(2) Section S22—5 describes the foods that are classed as crop commodities.

(3) Section S22—6 describes the foods that are classed as derived edible commodities of plant origin.

(4) Section S22—7 describes the foods that are classed as secondary commodities of plant origin.

(5) Section S22—8 describes the foods that are classed as secondary commodities of animal origin.

S22—3

Portion of a commodity to which an MRL and an ERL apply

S22—3 Portion of a commodity to which an MRL and an ERL apply

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the portion of a food commodity that is specified for the purposes of paragraph 1.4.2—3(2)(a) is the portion as specified by a provision of this Standard.

(2) If Schedules 19, 20 or 21 specify a portion of a food commodity for purposes of paragraph 1.4.2—3(2)(a), that portion is the portion specified for the purposes of that paragraph.

Note Paragraph 1.4.2—3(2)(a) provides that, when calculating the amount of a permitted residue in a food, the amount to calculate is the amount of that residue that is in the portion of the commodity that is specified in Schedule 22.

Example Bananas are classified by Schedule 22 as Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits - inedible peel. Subsection S22—5(5) and (8) provide that, for bananas, the portion specified for the purposes of paragraph 1.4.2—3(2)(a) is ‘the whole commodity after removal of any central stem and peduncle’. Schedule 20 may set an MRL for ‘Bananas [Pulp]’. In this case, subsection S22—3(2). would provide that the portion specified for the purposes of paragraph 1.4.2—3(2)(a) is the pulp.

S22—4

Animal Food Commodities

S22—4 Animal Food Commodities

Mammalian products

Meat (mammalian)

Meats are the muscular tissues, including adhering fatty tissues such as intramuscular, intermuscular and subcutaneous fat from animal carcasses or cuts of these as prepared for wholesale or retail distribution. Meat (mammalian) includes farmed and game meat. The cuts offered may include bones, connective tissues and tendons as well as nerves and lymph nodes. It does not include edible offal. The entire commodity except bones may be consumed.

Commodities: Buffalo meat; Camel meat; Cattle meat; Deer meat; Donkey meat; Goat meat; Hare meat; Horse meat; Kangaroo meat; Pig meat; Possum meat; Rabbit meat; Sheep meat; Wallaby meat.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity (without bones). When the commodity description is qualified by (in the fat) a proportion of adhering fat is analysed and the MRLs apply to the fat.

Edible offal (mammalian)

Edible offal is the edible tissues and organs other than muscles and animal fat from slaughtered animals as prepared for wholesale or retail distribution. Edible offal includes brain, heart, kidney, liver, pancreas, spleen, thymus, tongue and tripe. The entire commodity may be consumed.

Commodities: Buffalo, edible offal of; Cattle, edible offal of; Camel, edible offal of; Deer, edible offal of; Donkey, edible offal of; Goat, edible offal of; Hare, edible offal of; Horse, edible offal of; Kangaroo, edible offal of; Pig, edible offal of; Possum, edible offal of; Rabbit, edible offal of; Sheep, edible offal of; Wallaby, edible offal of.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity.

Fats (mammalian)

Mammalian fats, excluding milk fats are derived from the fatty tissues of animals (not processed). The entire commodity may be consumed.

Commodities: Buffalo fat; Camel fat; Cattle fat; Goat fat; Horse fat; Pig fat; Rabbit fat; Sheep fat.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity.

Milks

Milks are the mammary secretions of various species of lactating herbivorous ruminant animals.

Commodities: Buffalo milk; Camel milk; Cattle milk; Goat milk; Sheep milk. The entire commodity may be consumed.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity. When an *MRL for cattle milk or milks is qualified by ‘(in the fat)’ the compound is regarded as fat-soluble, and the MRL and *ERL apply to the fat portion of the milk. In the case of a derived or a manufactured milk product with a fat content of 2% or more, the MRL also applies to the fat portion. For a milk product with fat content less than 2%, the MRL applied should be 1/50 that specified for ‘milk (in the fat)’, and should apply to the whole product.

Poultry

Poultry meat

Poultry meats are the muscular tissues, including adhering fat and skin, from poultry carcasses as prepared for wholesale or retail distribution. The entire product may be consumed. Poultry meat includes farmed and game poultry.

Commodities: Chicken meat; Duck meat; Emu meat; Goose meat; Guinea-fowl meat; Ostrich meat; Partridge meat; Pheasant meat; Pigeon meat; Quail meat; Turkey meat.

Poultry, edible offal

Poultry edible offal is the edible tissues and organs, other than poultry meat and poultry fat, as prepared for wholesale or retail distribution and include liver, gizzard, heart, skin. The entire product may be consumed.

Commodities: Chicken, edible offal of; Duck, edible offal of; Emu, edible offal of; Goose, edible offal of; Ostrich, edible offal of; Turkey, edible offal of.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity.

Note that poultry meat includes any attached skin, but poultry skin on its own (not attached) is considered as ‘poultry edible offal’.

Poultry fats

Poultry fats are derived from the fatty tissues of poultry (not processed). The entire product may be consumed.

Commodities: Chicken fat; Duck fat; Goose fat; Turkey fat.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity.

Eggs

Eggs are the reproductive bodies laid by female birds, especially domestic fowl. The edible portion includes egg yolk and egg white after removal of the shell.

Commodities: Chicken eggs; Duck eggs; Goose eggs; Quail eggs.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole egg whites and yolks combined after removal of shell.

Fish, crustaceans and molluscs

Fish includes freshwater fish, diadromous fish and marine fish.

Diadromous fish

Diadromous fish include species which migrate from the sea to brackish and/or fresh water and in the opposite direction. Some species are domesticated and do not migrate. The fleshy parts of the animals and, to a lesser extent, roe and milt are consumed.

Commodities: Barramundi; Salmon species; Trout species; Eel species.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity including bones and head (in general after removing the digestive tract).

Freshwater fish

Freshwater fish include a variety of species which remain lifelong, including the spawning period, in fresh water. Several species of freshwater fish are domesticated and bred in fish farms. The fleshy parts of the animals and, to a lesser extent, roe and milt are consumed.

Commodities: a variety of species.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity including bones and head (in general after removing the digestive tract).

Marine fish

Marine fish generally live in open seas and are almost exclusively wild species. The fleshy parts of the animals and, to a lesser extent, roe and milt are consumed.

Commodities: a variety of species.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity including bones and head (in general after removing the digestive tract).

Molluscs – and other marine invertebrates

Molluscs includes Cephalopods and Coelenterates. Cephalopods and Coelenterates are various species of aquatic animals, wild or cultivated, which have an inedible outer or inner shell (invertebrates). A few species of cultivated edible land snails are included in this group. The edible aquatic molluscs live mainly in brackish water or in the sea.

Commodities: Abalone; Clams; Cockles; Cuttlefish; Mussels; Octopus; Oysters; Scallops; Sea-cucumbers; Sea urchins; Snails, edible; Squids.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity after removal of shell.

Crustaceans

Crustaceans include various species of aquatic animals, wild and cultivated, which have an inedible chitinous outer shell. A small number of species live in fresh water, but most species live in brackish water and/or in the sea.

Crustaceans are largely prepared for wholesale and retail distribution after catching by cooking or parboiling and deep freezing.

Commodities: Crabs; Crayfish; Lobsters; Prawns; Shrimps.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity or the meat without the outer shell, as prepared for wholesale and retail distribution.

Honey and other miscellaneous primary food commodities of animal origin

Honey

Commodity: Honey.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity.

Native bee honey

Commodity: Native bee honey.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity

S22—5

Crop commodities

S22—5 Crop commodities

(1) The table to subsection (7) describes the classes, groups and subgroups for plant foods.

(2) Unless the table to subsection (7) expressly provides otherwise,

(a) each class of food listed in column 2 of that table includes each of the food groups listed in the corresponding row or rows of column 3 of the table; and

(b) each food group listed in column 3 of that table includes each of the subgroups of foods listed in the corresponding row or rows of column 4 of the table; and

(i) the commodities listed in the corresponding row or rows of Column 5 of that table for that group or subgroup; and

(ii) any other commodity listed in the 49th Report or the 50th Report for that group or subgroup.

(3) Subject to subsection (2), a class, group and subgroup listed at:

(a) item 1 of the table has the same meaning as in Appendix IX of the 49th Report; and

(b) item 2 of the table has the same meaning as in Appendix VIII of the 49th Report; and

(d) item 4 of the table has the same meaning as in Appendix VII of the 50th Report; and

(e) item 5 of the table has the same meaning as in Appendix VIII of the 50th Report.

(4) A reference in subsection (3) to the table is a reference to the table for subsection (7).

(5) For the purposes of paragraph 1.4.2—3 (2)(a), the portion of a commodity in a food group listed in column 2 of the table to subsection (8) that is specified is the portion listed in the corresponding row of Column 3 of that table.

(6) In this section, a reference to -

the 49th Report is a reference to REP17/PR, the Report of the 49th Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticides Residues, Beijing, P.R. China, 24 - 29 April 2017 as presented to the 40th Session of the Joint FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission, Geneva, Switzerland 17 – 22 July 2017;

the 50th Report is a reference to REP18/PR, the Report of the 50th Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticides Residues Haikou, P.R. China, 9 - 14 April 2018 as presented to the 41st Session of the Joint FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission, Rome, Italy, 2 – 6 July 2018.

(7) The table for this subsection is:

Classes, groups and subgroups of plant foods

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Item	Class	Group	Subgroup	Commodities
1	Fruit	Citrus Fruit	Lemons and Limes	Citron; Kumquats (Cumquats); Lemons; Limes
			Mandarins	Clementine; Mandarin; Tangelo, small and medium size cultivars; Tangors
			Oranges, Sweet, Sour	Bergamot; Orange, sweet; Orange, sour
			Pummelos and Grapefruit	Grapefruit; Minneola (Mineola); Pomelo; Tangelo, large size cultivars
		Pome Fruits		Apples; Crab-apples; Loquat; Medlars; Pears; Persimmon, Japanese; Quince
		Stone Fruits	Cherries	Cherries, sweet; Cherries, sour
			Plums	Jujube, Chinese; Plums;where plums is specified as ‘(including Prunes)’ it includes all relevant prunes
			Peaches	Apricot; Nectarine; Peach
		Berries and other small fruit	Cane berries	Blackberries; Dewberries (including Boysenberry and Loganberry); Raspberries, red, black; Silvanberries;
			Bush berries	Bearberry; Bilberry; Blueberries; Currants, black, red, white; Gooseberries; Juneberries; Riberries; Rose hips; Vaccinium berries (including Bearberry, except cranberry)
			Large shrub/tree berries	Bayberries; Elderberries; Guelder rose; Mulberries
			Small fruit vine climbing	Grapes; Grapes, table; Grapes, wine
			Low growing berries	Cloudberry; Cranberry; Strawberry
		Assorted Tropical and sub-tropical fruit—edible peel	Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits - edible peel – small	Arbutus berry; Barbados cherry; Bayberry, red (Yumberry); Brazilian cherry (Grumichama); Caranda (Karanda); Chinese olive; Coco plum; Coffee fruit (except bean); Hog plum (Mombin, yellow); Jambolan; Java apple; Lemon Aspen; Table olives; Otaheite gooseberry; Sea grape; Surinam cherry
			Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits - edible peel – medium to large	Ambarella; Babaco; Bilimbi; Carambola; Carob; Cashew apple; Fig; Guava; Jaboticaba; Jujube, Indian; Mombin, Malayan; Mombin, purple; Natal plum; Pomerac; Rose apple; Sentul (Santol, Cotton fruit)
			Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits - edible peel – palms	Açaí; Date; Doum (Dum palm).
		Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits - inedible peel	Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits - inedible peel – small	Litchi (Lychee); Longan (edible aril); Spanish lime; Tamarind
			Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits - inedible smooth peel –large	Abiu; Achachairu; Akee apple; Avocado; Bananas; Canistel; Feijoa; Mango; Mangosteen; Naranjilla; Papaya (Pawpaw); Persimmon, American; Pomegranate; Sapote, black, white, green; Star apple; Tamarillo (Tree tomato).
			Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits - inedible rough or hairy peel - large	Breadfruit; Biriba (Rollinia); Cherimoya; Custard apple; Durian; Elephant apple; Ilama; Jackfruit; Mammey apple; Marmalade box; Pineapple; Pulasan; Rambutan; Sapodilla; Sapote, Mammey; Soursop; Sugar apple.
			Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits - inedible peel - cactus	Cactus fruit; Pitaya (Dragon fruit); Prickly pear (Indian fig); Saguaro.
			Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits - inedible peel - vines	Kiwifruit; Monstera; Passionfruit
			Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits - inedible peel – palms	Coconut, young
2	Vegetables	Bulb Vegetables	Bulb onions	Garlic; Onion, bulb; Onion, Chinese; Shallot
			Green onions	Chives; Leek; Onion, Welsh; Spring onion; Tree onion
		Brassica vegetables (except Brassica leafy vegetables)	Flowerhead Brassicas	Broccoli; Broccolini; Cauliflower
			Head Brassicas	Brussels sprouts; Cabbages, head; Chinese cabbage (Pe-tsai).
			Stem Brassicas	Kohlrabi
		Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits	Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits – Cucumbers and Summer squashes	Balsam apple; Balsam pear (Bitter melon); Bottle gourd; Chayote; Cucumbers; Gherkin; Ivy gourd; Loofah; Pointed gourd; Snake gourd; Squash, summer (including Zucchini).
			Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits – Melons, Pumpkins and Winter squashes	Melons, except Watermelon; Pumpkins; Squash, winter; Watermelon
		Fruiting vegetables, other than Cucurbits	Tomatoes	Cherry tomato; Goji berry; Ground cherries (Cape gooseberry); Tomato
			Peppers	Okra; Peppers, Chili; Peppers, Sweet (including Pimento and Pimiento); Martynia; Roselle
			Eggplants	Eggplant; Pepino
		Leafy vegetables	Leafy greens	Amaranth leaves; Boxthorn; Chard (silver beet); Chervil; Chicory leaves; Corn salad (Lambs lettuce); Dandelion; Dock; Endive; Lettuce, head; Lettuce, leaf; New Zealand spinach (Warrigal greens); Purslane; Radicchio; Sowthistle; Spinach
			Brassica Leafy vegetables	Broccoli, Chinese (Gai lan); Chinese cabbage (Pak-choi); Choisum (Flowering white cabbage); Cress, garden; Indian mustard (Mustard greens); Japanese greens; Kale; Komatsuma; Mizuna; Radish leaves; Rape greens; Rucola (Rocket); Turnip greens; Wasabi
			Leaves of root and tuber vegetables	Arrowroot leaves; Beetroot leaves; Sweet potato leaves
			Leaves of trees, shrubs and vines	Grape leaves
			Leafy aquatic vegetables	Watercress; Kangkung (water spinach);
			Witloof	Witloof chicory (sprouts)
			Leaves of Cucurbitaceae	Ivy gourd leaves
			Baby leaves	Baby leaves
			Sprouts	Alfalfa sprouts; Mungbean sprouts; Radish sprouts; Soya bean sprouts
		Legume vegetables	Beans with pods	Beans (except broad bean and soya bean); Broad bean; Common bean; Goa bean; Guar bean (Cluster bean); Hyacinth bean; Mung bean; Soya bean; Yard-long bean.Common bean includes Dwarf bean; Field bean; Flageolet; French bean; Green bean; Haricot bean; Kidney bean; Lima bean; Navy bean; Runner bean and Snap bean
			Peas with pods	Chick-pea; Cowpea; Garden pea; Lentil; Pigeon pea; Podded pea**Podded pea (young pods) includes Mangetout; Sugar snap pea and Snow pea
			Succulent beans without pods	Lupin; Succulent seeds of Beans with pods
			Succulent peas without pods	Succulent seeds of Peas with pods
			Underground beans and peas
		Pulses	Dry beans	Adzuki bean (dry); Beans (dry); Broad bean (dry); Common bean (dry); Cowpea (dry); Guar bean (dry); Hyacinth bean (dry); Lima bean (dry); Lupin (dry); Mung bean (dry); Soya bean (dry)Common bean (dry) includes Dwarf bean (dry); Field bean (dry); Flageolet (dry); Kidney bean (dry); Navy bean (dry)
			Dry peas	Chick-pea (dry); Field pea (dry); Lentil (dry); Pea (dry); Pigeon pea (dry)
			Dry underground pulses
		Root and tuber vegetables	Root vegetables	Beetroot; Burdock, greater; Carrot; Celeriac; Chicory, roots; Ginseng; Horseradish; Parsnip; Radish; Radish, Japanese; Salsify; Scorzonera; Sugar beet; Swede; Turnip, garden
			Tuberous and corm vegetables	Arrowroot; Canna, edible; Cassava; Jerusalem artichoke; Potato; Sweet potato; Taro; Yam bean; Yams
			Aquatic root and tuber vegetables	Lotus tuber; Water chestnut
		Stalk and stem vegetables	Stalk and stem vegetables - Stems and Petioles	Cardoon; Celery; Celtuce; Fennel, bulb; Rhubarb
			Stalk and stem vegetables - Young shoots	Agave; Asparagus; Bamboo shoots
			Stalk and stem vegetables – Others	Aloe vera; Artichoke, globe; Palm hearts
		Edible Fungi		Fungi, edible (except mushrooms); Mushrooms; Truffle
3	Grasses	Cereal grains	Wheat, similar grains, and pseudocereals without husks	Amaranth, grain; Chia; Psyllium; Quinoa; Rye; Triticale; Wheat
			Barley, similar grains, and pseudocereals with husks	Barley; Buckwheat; Oats
			Rice Cereals	Rice; Wild rice
			Sorghum Grain and Millet	Millet; Sorghum, grain
			Maize Cereals	Maize (not including Sweet corn); Popcorn
			Sweet corns	Baby corn; Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob); Sweet corn (kernels)
		Grasses for sugar or syrup production		Sorghum, Sweet; Sugar cane
4	Nuts, seeds and saps	Tree nuts		Almonds; Beech nuts; Brazil nut; Cashew nut; Chestnuts; Coconut; Hazelnuts; Hickory nuts; Japanese horse-chestnut; Macadamia nuts; Pecan; Pine nuts; Pili nuts; Pistachio nut; Sapucaia nut; Walnuts
		Oilseeds and oilfruits	Small seed oilseeds	Acacia seed (Wattle seed); Linseed (Flax seed, Linola seed); Mustard seed; Poppy seed; Rape seed (Canola, Colza); Sesame seed
			Oilseeds	All commodities from the subgroups small seed oilseeds, sunflower seeds, cotton seed
			Sunflower seeds	Safflower seed; Sunflower seed
			Cotton seed	Cotton seed
			Other oilseeds	Grape seed; Hempseed; Palm nuts; Peanut; Pumpkin seed
			Oilfruits	Olives, for oil production; Palm fruit
		Seeds for beverages and sweets		Cacao bean; Coffee bean; Cola (Kola) nut
5	Herbs and Spices	Herbs	Herbs (herbaceous plants)	Angelica, leaves; Anise leaves; Balm leaves; Basil; Burnet (great, salad); Burning bush; Catmint; Celery leaves; Coriander (leaves, stems); Dill; Edible flowers; Fennel; Hops; Horehound; Hyssop; Lavender; Lemon balm; Lemon grass; Lovage; Marigold (Mexican Tarragon); Marigold flowers; Marjoram (Oregano); Mints; Nasturtium leaves; Parsley; Pepper, leaves (Native pepper); Pepperbush, leaves; Rose and dianthus; Rosemary; Sage; Savoury, summer, winter; Sorrel; Stevia; Sweet Cicely; Tansy (Costmary); Tarragon; Thyme; Winter cress; Wintergreen; Woodruff; Wormwoods
			Leaves of woody plants (leaves of shrubs and trees)	Anise myrtle leaves; Curry leaves; Kaffir lime leaves; Laurel (Bay) leaves; Lemon myrtle leaves; Lemon verbena; Pepper, leaves; Pepperbush, leaves; Rue; Sassafras leaves.
		Spices	Spices, seeds	Angelica seed; Anise seed; Basil, seed; Caraway seed; Celery seed; Coriander seed; Cumin seed; Dill seed; Fennel seed; Fenugreek seed; Lovage seed; Nutmeg; Wattle, seed
			Spices, fruit or berry	Cardamom (pods and seeds); Grains of Paradise; Juniper berry; Miracle fruit; Pepper, black, white, pink, green; Pepper, long; Pimento, fruit; Star anise; Tonka bean; Vanilla, beans. Although white pepper is in principle a processed food of plant origin it has been classified as Spices, fruit, berry
			Spices, bark	Cinnamon bark
			Spices, root or rhizome	Angelica, root, stem; Calamus root; Coriander root; Elecampane root; Galangal rhizomes; Ginger root; Licorice (Liquorice) root; Turmeric root
			Spices, buds	Caper buds; Cassia buds; Cloves; Nasturtium pods
			Spices, Flower or stigma	Saffron
			Spices, aril	Mace
			Spices, Citrus peel	Mandarin peel
			Spices, Dried Chili Peppers	Peppers, chili, dried
			Spices, Ginger, Japanese

(8) The table for this subsection is:

Portion of a plant commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Class	Group	Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply
Fruit	Citrus Fruit	The whole commodity
	Pome Fruit	The whole commodity after removal of stems
	Stone Fruit	The whole commodity after removal of stems and stones, but the residue calculated and expressed on the whole commodity without stem
	Berries and other small fruits	The whole commodity after removal of caps and stems. Currants: fruit with stem
	Assorted Tropical and sub-tropical fruit—edible peel	The whole commodity. Dates and olives and similar fruits with hard seeds: whole commodity after removal of stems and stones but residue calculated and expressed on the whole fruit
	Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits - inedible peel	The whole fruit. Avocado, mangos and similar fruit with hard seeds: whole commodity after removal of stone but calculated on whole fruit. Banana: whole commodity after removal of any central stem and peduncle. Longan, edible aril: edible portion of the fruit. Pineapple: after removal of crown
Vegetables	Bulb Vegetables	Bulb onions (Bulb/dry): Whole commodity after removal of roots and adhering soil and whatever parchment skin is easily detached.Green onions: Whole vegetable after removal of roots and adhering soil
	Brassica vegetables (except Brassica leafy vegetables)	Head cabbages and kohlrabi, whole commodity as marketed, after removal of obviously decomposed or withered leaves. Cauliflower and broccoli: flower heads (immature inflorescence only). Brussels sprouts: ‘buttons only’. Kohlrabi: “tuber-like enlargement of the stem” only
	Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits	The whole commodity after removal of stems
	Fruiting vegetables, other than Cucurbits	The whole commodity after removal of stems
	Leafy vegetables	The whole commodity after removal of obviously decomposed or withered leaves
	Legume vegetables	The whole commodity (seed plus pod) unless otherwise specified
	Pulses	The whole commodity (dried seed only)
	Root and tuber vegetables	The whole commodity after removing tops. Remove adhering soil (e.g. by rinsing in running water or by gentle brushing of the dry commodity
	Stalk and stem vegetables	The whole commodity after removal of obviously decomposed or withered leaves. Rhubarb: leaf stems only. Globe artichoke: flowerhead only. Celery and asparagus: remove adhering soil
	Edible Fungi	The whole commodity after removal of soil and growing medium
Grasses	Cereal grains	The whole commodity.Wheat, rye, triticale, maize, sorghum, pearl millet and other similar cereals with husks readily separable from kernels during threshing: kernels.Barley, oats, rice and other similar cereals with husks that remain attached to kernels even after threshing: kernels with husks.Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob) and fresh corn: kernels plus cob without husk.
	Grasses for sugar or syrup production	The whole commodity
Nuts, seeds and saps	Tree nuts	The whole commodity after removal of shell. Chestnuts: whole in skin
	Oilseeds and oilfruits	Oilseeds and other Oilseeds: Unless otherwise specified, seed or kernels, after removal of shell or husk. Oilfruits: whole commodity
	Seeds for beverages and sweets	The whole commodity
Herbs and Spices	Herbs	The whole commodity
	Spices	The whole commodity

S22—6

Derived edible commodities of plant origin

S22—6 Derived edible commodities of plant origin

Derived edible commodities of plant origin

‘Derived edible products’ are foods or edible substances isolated from primary food commodities or raw agricultural commodities using physical, biological or chemical processing. This includes groups such as vegetable oils (crude and refined), by-products of the fractionation of cereals and teas (fermented and dried).

Cereal grain milling fractions

This group includes milling fractions of cereal grains at the final stage of milling and preparation in the fractions, and includes processed brans.

Commodities: Cereal brans, processed; Maize flour; Maize meal; Rice bran, processed; Rye bran, processed; Rye flour; Rye wholemeal; Wheat bran, processed; Wheat germ; Wheat flour; Wheat wholemeal.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity.

Tea

Teas are derived from the leaves of several plants, principally Camellia sinensis. They are used mainly in a fermented and dried form or only as dried leaves for the preparation of infusions.

Commodities: Tea, green, black.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity.

Vegetable oils, crude

This group includes the crude vegetable oils derived from oil seed, tropical and sub-tropical oil-containing fruits such as olives, and some pulses. Exposure to pesticides is through pre-harvest treatment of the relevant crops or post-harvest treatment of the oilseeds or oil-containing pulses.

Commodities: Vegetable oils, crude; Cotton seed oil, crude; Coconut oil, crude; Maize oil, crude; Olive oil, crude; Palm oil, crude; Palm kernel oil, crude; Peanut oil, crude; Rape seed oil, crude; Safflower seed oil, crude; Sesame seed oil, crude; Soya bean oil, crude.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity.

Vegetable oils, edible

Vegetable oils, edible are derived from the crude oils through a refining and/or clarifying process. Exposure to pesticides is through pre-harvest treatment of the relevant crops or post-harvest treatment of the oilseeds or oil-containing pulses.

Commodities: Vegetable oils, edible; Cotton seed oil, edible; Coconut oil, refined; Maize oil, edible; Olive oil, refined; Palm oil, edible; Palm kernel oil, edible; Peanut oil, edible; Rape seed oil, edible; Safflower seed oil, edible; Sesame seed oil, edible; Soya bean oil, refined; Sunflower seed oil, edible.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity.

Manufactured multi-ingredient cereal products

The commodities of this group are manufactured with several ingredients; products derived from cereal grains however form the major ingredient.

Commodities: Bread and other cooked cereal products; Maize bread; Rye bread; White bread; Wholemeal bread.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity.

Miscellaneous

Commodities: Olives, processed; Peppermint oil; Citrus oil; Sugar cane molasses.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity.

S22—7

Secondary commodities of plant origin

S22—7 Secondary commodities of plant origin

Secondary commodities of plant origin

The term ‘Secondary food commodity’ refers to a primary food commodity which has undergone simple processing, such as removal of certain portions, drying (except natural drying), husking, and comminution, which do not basically alter the composition or identity of the product. For the commodities referred to in dried fruits, dried vegetables and dried herbs refer to the commodity groupings for fruits, vegetables and herbs. Naturally field dried mature crops such as pulses or cereal grains are not considered as secondary food commodities.

Dried fruits

Dried fruits are generally artificially dried. Exposure to pesticides may arise from pre-harvest application, post-harvest treatment of the fruits before processing, or treatment of the dried fruit to avoid losses during transport and distribution.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity after removal of stones, but the residue is calculated on the whole commodity.

Dried herbs

Dried herbs are generally artificially dried and often comminuted. Exposure to pesticides is from pre-harvest applications and/or treatment of the dry commodities.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity.

Dried vegetables

Dried vegetables are generally artificially dried and often comminuted. Exposure to pesticides is from pre-harvest application and/or treatment of the dry commodities.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity.

Milled cereal products (early milling stages)

The group ‘milled cereal products (early milling stages)’ includes the early milling fractions of cereal grains, except buckwheat, such as husked rice, polished rice and the unprocessed cereal grain brans. Exposure to pesticides is through pre-harvest treatments of the growing cereal grain crop and especially through post-harvest treatment of cereal grains.

Commodities: Bran, unprocessed; Rice bran, unprocessed; Rice, husked; Rice, polished; Rye bran, unprocessed; Wheat bran, unprocessed.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity.

S22—8

Secondary commodities of animal origin

S22—8 Secondary commodities of animal origin

Secondary commodities of animal origin

The term ‘secondary food commodity’ refers to a primary food commodity which has undergone simple processing, such as removal of certain portions, drying, and comminution, which do not basically alter the composition or identity of the commodity.

Animal fats, processed

This group includes rendered or extracted (possibly refined and/or clarified) fats from mammals and poultry and fats and oils derived from fish.

Commodities: Tallow and lard from cattle, goats, pigs and sheep; Poultry fats, processed.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity.

Dried meat and fish products

For the commodities referred to in dried meat and dried fish products refer to the commodity groupings for meat and fish. Dried meat and fish products includes naturally or artificially dried meat products and dried fish, mainly marine fish.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity.

Milk fats

Milk fats are the fatty ingredients derived from the milk of various mammals.

Portion of the commodity to which the MRL and ERL apply (and which is analysed): whole commodity.

Amendment History

The Amendment History provides information about each amendment to the Schedule. The information includes commencement or cessation information for relevant amendments.

These amendments are made under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 unless otherwise indicated. Amendments do not have a specific date for cessation unless indicated as such.

About this compilation

This is compilation No. 4 of Schedule 22 as in force on 22 July 2024 (up to Amendment No. 229). It includes any commenced amendment affecting the compilation to that date.

Prepared by Food Standards Australia New Zealand on 22 July 2024.

Uncommenced amendments or provisions ceasing to have effect

To assist stakeholders, the effect of any uncommenced amendments or provisions which will cease to have effect, may be reflected in the Schedule as shaded boxed text with the relevant commencement or cessation date. These amendments will be reflected in a compilation registered on the Federal Register of Legislation including or omitting those amendments and provided in the Amendment History once the date is passed.

The following abbreviations may be used in the table below:

ad = added or inserted am = amended

exp = expired or ceased to have effect rep = repealed

rs = repealed and substituted

Schedule 22 was published in the Food Standards Gazette No. FSC96 on 10 April 2015 as part of Amendment 154 (F2015L00433 –- 1 April 2015) and has since been amended as follows:

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:454.3pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:37.65pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendh"><span>Section affected</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendh"><span>A’ment No.</span></p></td><td style="width:60pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendh"><span>FRL registration</span></p><p class="FSCtblAmendh"><span>Gazette</span></p></td><td style="width:67.05pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendh"><span>Commencement</span></p><p class="FSCtblAmendh"><span>(Cessation)</span></p></td><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendh"><span>How affected</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:153.5pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendh"><span>Description of amendment</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:37.65pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>Note 1 to Std</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>201</span></p></td><td style="width:60pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>F2021L00983</span></p><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>14 Jul 2021</span></p><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>FSC110</span></p><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>22 Jul 2021</span></p><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:67.05pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>22 July 2021</span></p></td><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>am</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:153.5pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>Cross-reference.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:37.65pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>S22—2</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>211</span></p></td><td style="width:60pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>F2022L01115</span></p><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>26 Aug 2022</span></p><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>FSC151</span></p><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>1 Sep 2022</span></p></td><td style="width:67.05pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>1 September 2022</span></p></td><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>rs</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:153.5pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>Section S22—2 to Section S22—8 inclusive</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:37.65pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>Table to S22—5(7)</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>226</span></p></td><td style="width:60pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>F2024L00185</span></p><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>20 Feb 2024</span></p><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>FSC166</span></p><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>23 Feb 2024</span></p></td><td style="width:67.05pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>23 February 2024</span></p></td><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>am</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:153.5pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>Repeal and substitute items 1, 2 and 4 of Table to Subsection S22—5(7)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:37.35pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>S22—4</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>229</span></p></td><td style="width:60pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>F2024L00894</span></p><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>18 July 2024</span></p><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>FSC169</span></p><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>22 July 2024</span></p></td><td style="width:67.05pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>22 July 2024</span></p></td><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>ad</span></p></td><td style="width:151.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span>Insert native bee honey</span></p><p class="FSCtblAmendmain"><span></span></p></td><td style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"></td></tr></tbody><tbody><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="width:0.3pt"></td><td style="width:48.15pt"></td><td style="width:49.6pt"></td><td style="width:70.8pt"></td><td style="width:77.85pt"></td><td style="width:42.55pt"></td><td style="width:162.7pt"></td><td style="width:1.6pt"></td></tr></tbody></table>

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1 Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 22 – Foods and classes of foods