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Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 1.2.4 - Labelling of Ingredients
4Ingredients to be listed by common, descriptive or generic name
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4 Ingredients to be listed by common, descriptive or generic name
Ingredients must be declared in the statement of ingredients using –
(a) the common name of the ingredient; or
(b) a name that describes the true nature of the ingredient; or
(c) where applicable, a generic name set out in the Table to this clause.
Note: The term ‘common name’ does not have a technical meaning for the purposes of paragraph 4(a), and should be given its ordinary meaning.
Table to clause 4
| Generic name | Conditions for Use |
|---|---|
| cereals | Where the cereal is wheat, rye, barley, oats or spelt or their hybridised strains then the specific name of the cereal must be declared. |
| cheese | No specific condition set |
| cocoa butter | No specific condition set |
| crystallised fruit | No specific condition set |
| fats or oils | 1. Must be qualified as to whether the source is animal or vegetable2. Where the source of vegetable oil is peanut, soy bean or sesame the specific source name must be declared3. In the case of dairy products, including ice cream, the source of animal fats or oils must be specifically declared4. Must not be used for Diacylglycerol oil. |
| fish | If crustacea, the specific name of the crustacea must be declared |
| fruit | No specific condition set |
| gum base | No specific condition set |
| herbs | No specific condition set |
| meat | No specific condition set |
| milk protein | No specific condition set |
| milk solids | May be used to describe milk powder, skim milk powder, dried milk products standardised in this Code or any two or more of the following ingredients: whey, whey powder, whey proteins, lactose, caseinates, milk proteins and milk fat. |
| nuts | The specific name of the nut must be declared |
| poultry meat | No specific condition set |
| spices | No specific condition set |
| starch | Where the source of the starch is wheat, rye, barley, oats or spelt, or their hybridised strains, then the specific name of the cereal must be declared.The name ‘starch’ may be used for any unmodified starch or any starch which has been modified by either physical means or enzymes |