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Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 1.1A.7 - Transitional Standard for Caffeine in Artificial Drinks (New Zealand only)

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What it does: This standard allowed food manufacturers to add caffeine to non-alcoholic "artificial drinks" (such as soft drinks or flavored waters) sold in New Zealand. It set a hard limit of 200 milligrams of caffeine per kilogram of drink.

Who it affects: Only New Zealand. The standard explicitly states it does not apply to food produced or imported into Australia.

Why it matters: This was a temporary "bridge" rule that carried over an old New Zealand food regulation from 1984 while the new joint Australia-New Zealand Food Standards Code was being rolled out. The standard automatically stopped having legal effect on 20 December 2003.

Key definitions:

Artificial drink: A non-alcoholic, unfermented mixture of drinking water that may contain other ingredients (basically, soft drinks or flavored waters).

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Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 1.1A.7 - Transitional Standard for Caffeine in Artificial Drinks (New Zealand only)

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Standard 1.1A.7

TRANSITIONAL STANDARD FOR CAFFEINE IN artificial drinks

(New Zealand only)

Purpose

This Standard incorporates paragraph 215(2)(e) of the former New Zealand Food Regulations (1984), in so far as it permits the addition of caffeine to artificial drinks. This Standard operates as a transitional standard only and ceases to have effect on 20 December 2003.

Table of Provisions

1 Interpretation

2 Application

3 Composition

Clauses

1 Interpretation

In this Standard -

artificial drink means a non-alcoholic beverage that is an unfermented mixture of drinking water which may contain other foods.

2 Application

(1) Subject to subclause (2), for the matters regulated in this Standard, food produced in or imported into New Zealand must comply with this Standard.

(2) This Standard does not apply to food produced or imported into Australia.

(3) This Standard ceases to have effect on 20 December 2003.

3 Composition

(1) An artificial drink may contain no more than 200 mg/kg of caffeine.

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Standard 1.1A.7

TRANSITIONAL STANDARD FOR CAFFEINE IN artificial drinks

(New Zealand only)

Purpose

Table of Provisions

1 Interpretation

2 Application

3 Composition

Clauses

1 Interpretation

In this Standard -

artificial drink means a non-alcoholic beverage that is an unfermented mixture of drinking water which may contain other foods.

2 Application

(1) Subject to subclause (2), for the matters regulated in this Standard, food produced in or imported into New Zealand must comply with this Standard.

(2) This Standard does not apply to food produced or imported into Australia.

(3) This Standard ceases to have effect on 20 December 2003.

3 Composition

(1) An artificial drink may contain no more than 200 mg/kg of caffeine.