Section 19 - Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 1.3.3 - Processing Aids - Dimethyl dicarbonate as a microbial control agent

19 Dimethyl dicarbonate as a microbial control agent

(1) Dimethyl dicarbonate may be added in the manufacture of a food listed in Column 1 in the Table at a concentration no more than the maximum permitted addition level in Column 2 in the Table.

(2) Dimethyl dicarbonate must not be present in the food as sold.

Table to clause 19

Column 1	Column 2
Food	Maximum permitted addition level (amount of dimethyl dicarbonate/ amount of food)
Fruit and vegetable juices and fruit and vegetable juice product	250 mg/kg
Water-based flavoured drinks	250 mg/kg
Formulated beverages	250 mg/kg
Wine, sparkling wine and fortified wine; and fruit wine, vegetable wine and mead (including cider and perry)	200 mg/kg

Amendment History

The Amendment History provides information about each amendment to the Standard. 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 a compilation of Standard 1.3.3 as in force on 6 August 2015 (up to Amendment No. 156). It includes any commenced amendment affecting the compilation to that date.

Prepared by Food Standards Australia New Zealand on 6 August 2015.

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 Standard 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 Legislative Instruments 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exp = expired or ceased to have effect rep = repealed

rs = repealed and substituted

Standard 1.3.3 was published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. P 30 on 20 December 2000 as part of Amendment No. 53 (F2008B00616 – 30 September 2008) and has been amended as follows:

Clause affected	A’ment No.	FRLI registrationGazette	Commencement(Cessation)	How affected	Description of amendment
Table of Provs	64	F2008B0081023 Dec 2008FSC613 Dec 2002	13 Dec 2002	am	Consequential amendment relating to change to clause 6 heading.
Table of Provs	121	F2011L002139 Feb 2011FSC6310 Feb 2011	10 Feb 2011	ad, am	Consequential amendment relating to new clause 19.
Table of Provs	144	F2013L020393 Dec 2013FSC 865 Dec 2013	5 June 2014	ad	Consequential amendment relating to new clause 3A.
1	88	5 Oct 2006F2006L03270FSC305 Oct 2006	5 Oct 2006	am	Definition of ‘maximum permitted level’.
1	91	15 Feb 2007F2007L00373FSC3315 Feb 2007	15 Feb 2007	am	Reference in the definition of ‘maximum permitted level’.
1	94	F2007L0407411 Oct 2007FSC3611 Oct 2007	11 Oct 2007	rs	Definition of ‘EC number’.
1	103	F2008L037419 Oct 2008FSC459 Oct 2008	9 Oct 2008	ad	Definition of ‘silicates’.
1	111	F2009L0314513 Aug 2009FSC5313 Aug 2009	13 Aug 2009	am	Anomalies relating to silicas and silicates.
1	117	F2010L0184129 June 2010FSC591 July 2010	1 July 2010	ad	New subclause to clarify the meaning of reference to ‘ATCC’.
1	121	F2011L002139 Feb 2011FSC6310 Feb 2011	10 Feb 2011	am	Definition of ‘processing aid’ to include new clause 19.
1	124	F2011L014508 July 2011FSC6611 July 2011	11 July 2011	rep, am	Definition of ‘GMP’ and a consequential amendment to the definition of ‘processing aid’.
1	130	F2012L0092926 April 2012FSC7226 April 2012	26 April 2012	ad	Definition of ‘dairy ingredient’.
1	135	F2012L0201110 Oct 2012FSC7711 Oct 2012	11 Oct 2011	ad	Definition of ‘approved food for use of phage’.
3	144	F2013L020393 Dec 2013FSC 865 Dec 2013	5 June 2014	am	Consequential amendment relating to new clause 3A.
3A	144	F2013L020393 Dec 2013FSC 865 Dec 2013	5 June 2014	ad	New clause on restriction of the use of carbon monoxide in the processing of fish.
Table to clause 3	70	24 Dec 2008F2008B00817FSC1229 April 2004	29 April 2004	ad	Entry for argon.
Table to clause 3	91	15 Feb 2007F2007L00373FSC3315 Feb 2007	15 Feb 2007	am	Errors and duplications, remove anomalies and improve consistency.
Table to clause 3	101	F2008L0305814 Aug 2008FSC4314 Aug 2008	14 Aug 2008	rep	Editorial note after the Table.
Table to clause 3	111	F2009L0314513 Aug 2009FSC5313 Aug 2009	13 Aug 2009	am	Anomalies relating to silicas and silicates.
Table to clause 4	91	15 Feb 2007F2007L00373FSC3315 Feb 2007	15 Feb 2007	am	Errors and duplications, remove anomalies and improve consistency.
Table to clause 5	91	15 Feb 2007F2007L00373FSC3315 Feb 2007	15 Feb 2007	am	Errors and duplications, remove anomalies and improve consistency.
6	64	F2008B0081023 Dec 2008FSC613 Dec 2002	13 Dec 2002	rs	Clarification of purposed of clause to include adsorbent agents.
Table to clause 6	122	F2011L006945 May 2011FSC645 May 2011	5 May 2011	am	Entry for polyvinyl polypyrrolidone to include co-extruded polystyrene.
Table to clause 7	91	15 Feb 2007F2007L00373FSC3315 Feb 2007	15 Feb 2007	am	Errors and duplications, remove anomalies and improve consistency.
Table to clause 8	58	F20080079610 Dec 2008P2820 Dec 2001	20 Dec 2001	ad	Entries for carboxymethyl, quaternary amine and diethyl aminoethyl cellulose-based ion exchange resins.
Table to clause 8	103	F2008L037419 Oct 2008FSC459 Oct 2008	9 Oct 2008	am	Wording for ‘does not exceed’.
Table to clause 8	103	F2008L037419 Oct 2008FSC459 Oct 2008	9 Oct 2008	am	Entry for methyl acrylate-divinylbenzene-diethylene ether terpolymer.
Table to clause 8	135	F2012L0201410 Oct 2012FSC7711 Oct 2012	11 Oct 2011	am	Spelling of dimethylaminopropylamine.
9	135	F2012L0201410 Oct 2012FSC7711 Oct 2012	11 Oct 2011	rs	Editorial note after the clause relating to white mineral oil.
Table to clause 9	91	15 Feb 2007F2007L00373FSC3315 Feb 2007	15 Feb 2007	am	Errors and duplications, remove anomalies and improve consistency in Table and Editorial note after Table.
Table to clause 10	91	15 Feb 2007F2007L00373FSC3315 Feb 2007	15 Feb 2007	am	Errors and duplications, remove anomalies and improve consistency.
11	78	F2005L0124626 May 2005FSC20,26 May 2005	26 May 2005	am	Spelling of phosphorous.
11	110	F2009L0267816 July 2009FSC5216 July 2009	16 July 2009	rs	Clause.
11	124	F2011L014508 July 2011FSC6611 July 2011	11 July 2011	am	Clarification of meaning of the clause.
Table to clause 11	58	F20080079610 Dec 2008P2820 Dec 2001	20 Dec 2001	rs	Entry for regenerated cellulose.
Table to clause 11	67	F2008B0081424 Dec 2008FSC931 July 2003	31 July 2003	am	Correction of minor typographical errors.
Table to clause 11	91	15 Feb 2007F2007L00373FSC3315 Feb 2007	15 Feb 2007	am	Errors and duplications, remove anomalies and improve consistency.
Table to clause 11	103	F2008L037419 Oct 2008FSC459 Oct 2008	9 Oct 2008	am	Wording for ‘does not exceed’.
Table to clause 11	110	F2009L0267816 July 2009FSC5216 July 2009	16 July 2009	ad	Entries for hydrofluorosilicic acid (fluorosilicic acid), sodium fluoride and sodium fluorosilicate (sodium silicofluoride) and Editorial note after the Table.
Table to clause 11	139	F2013L0024821 Feb 2013FSC8121 Feb 2013	21 February 2013	am	Maximum permitted level for styrene-divinylbenzene cross-linked copolymer.
Table to clause 12	54	F2008B007909 Dec 2008P17,14 June 2001	14 June 2001	ad	Entry for bromo-chloro-dimethylhydantoin.
Table to clause 12	78	F2005L0124626 May 2005FSC20,26 May 2005	26 May 2005	ad	Entry for iodine and related Editorial note.
Table to clause 12	101	F2008L0305814 Aug 2008FSC4314 Aug 2008	14 Aug 2008	am	Editorial note after the Table.
Table to clause 12	131	F2012L0106022 May 2012FSC7324 May 2012	24 May 2012	ad	Entry for dibromo-dimethylhydantoin.
Table to clause 13	91	15 Feb 2007F2007L00373FSC3315 Feb 2007	15 Feb 2007	am	Errors and duplications, remove anomalies and improve consistency.
Table to clause 13	130	F2012L0092926 April 2012F2012L0093026 April 2012FSC7226 April 2012	26 April 2012	ad	Entries for dimethyl ether.
Table to clause 13	135	F2012L0201410 Oct 2012FSC7711 Oct 2012	11 Oct 2011	rs	Entries for dimethyl ether to form a single entry.
14	65	23 Dec 2008F2008B00812FSC727 Feb 2003	27 Feb 2003	ad	New Editorial note preceding the clause referring to permission for lactoperoxidase.
14	124	F2011L014508 July 2011FSC6611 July 2011	11 July 2011	am	Clarification of meaning of the clause.
Table to clause 14	64	F2008B0081023 Dec 2008FSC613 Dec 2002	13 Dec 2002	am	Entry for ethylene oxide.
Table to clause 14	65	23 Dec 2008F2008B00812FSC727 Feb 2003	27 Feb 2003	ad	Entry for sodium thiocyanate.
Table to clause 14	65	23 Dec 2008F2008B00812FSC727 Feb 2003	27 Feb 2003	ad	Permission for lactoperoxidase.
Table to clause 14	70	24 Dec 2008F2008B00817FSC1229 April 2004	29 April 2004	ad	Entries for cupric citrate on a bentonite base and sodium chlorite and related Editorial note.
Table to clause 14	72	F2008B0081924 Dec 2008FSC1420 May 2004	20 May 2004	am	Reference from ‘oak chips’ to refer to ‘oak’.
Table to clause 14	78	F2005L0124626 May 2005FSC20,26 May 2005	26 May 2005	ad	Entries for 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid and octanoic acid.
Table to clause 14	83	F2005L0367324 Nov 2005FSC2524 Nov 2005	24 Nov 2005	ad	Reference to Ice structuring protein type III HPLC 12 in table and in Editorial note after the Table.
Table to clause 14	88	5 Oct 2006F2006L03270FSC305 Oct 2006	5 Oct 2006	rep	Entry ethylene oxide.
Table to clause 14	91	15 Feb 2007F2007L00373FSC3315 Feb 2007	15 Feb 2007	am	Errors and duplications, remove anomalies and improve consistency in Table and Editorial note before Table.
Table to 14	94	F2007L0407411 Oct 2007FSC3611 Oct 2007	11 Oct 2007	rs	Entry for cupric citrate
Table to clause 14	96	F2008L0052321 Feb 2008FSC3821 Feb 2008	21 Feb 2008	ad	Entry for agarose ion exchange resin.
Table to clause 14	101	F2008L0305814 Aug 2008FSC4314 Aug 2008	14 Aug 2008	am	Editorial note after the Table.
Table to clause 14	124	F2011L014508 July 2011FSC6611 July 2011	11 July 2011	am	Entry for lactoperoxidase.
Table to clause 14	124	F2011L014508 July 2011FSC6611 July 2011	11 July 2011	ad	Entry for colours permitted in Schedules 2, 3 and 4 of Standard 1.3.1.
Table to clause 14	135	F2012L0201110 Oct 2012FSC7711 Oct 2012	11 Oct 2011	ad	Entry for Listeria phage P100 and a related Editorial note after the Table.
Table to clause 14	137	F2012L0225426 Nov 2012FSC7929 Nov 2012	29 Nov 2012	am	Entry for hydrogen peroxide.
Table to clause 14	145	F2014L000336 Jan 2014FSC879 Jan 2014	9 Jan 2014	ad	Entry for chitosan sourced from Aspergillus niger.
Table to clause 14	150	F2014L0142728 Oct 2014FSC9230 Oct 2014	30 Oct 2014	am	Entry for hydrogen peroxide to clarify application of requirements.
Table to clause 15	94	F2007L0407411 Oct 2007FSC3611 Oct 2007	11 Oct 2007	rs	Table.
Table to clause 16	94	F2007L0407411 Oct 2007FSC3611 Oct 2007	11 Oct 2007	rs	Table.
Table to clause 16	135	F2012L0201410 Oct 2012FSC7711 Oct 2012	11 Oct 2011	rs	Entry for bromelain and insert entries for stem bromelain and fruit bromelain.
17	117	F2010L0184129 June 2010FSC591 July 2010	1 July 2010	ad	Editorial Note after the clause relating to labelling requirements for processing aids produced using gene technology.
Table to clause 17	58	F20080079610 Dec 2008P2820 Dec 2001	20 Dec 2001	ad	Entries for 6-phytase and new source for Lipase, triacylglycerol.
Table to clause 17	58	F20080079610 Dec 2008P2820 Dec 2001	20 Dec 2001	rs	Entry for phytase and pectinesterase.
Table to clause 17	59	F2008B0079710 Dec 2008FSC19 May 2002	9 May 2002	am	Entry for chymosin.
Table to clause 17	60	F2008B0079819 Dec 2008FSC220 June 2002	20 June 2002	am	Entry for lipase, triacylglycerol.
Table to clause 17	65	23 Dec 2008F2008B00812FSC727 Feb 2003	27 Feb 2003	ad	New source for glucose oxidase.
Table to clause 17	66	F2008B0081323 Dec 2008FSC822 May 2003	22 May 2003	ad	Entry for transglucosidase.
Table to clause 17	67	F2008B0081424 Dec 2008FSC931 July 2003	31 July 2003	ad	New source for α-amylase.
Table to clause 17	67	F2008B0081424 Dec 2008FSC931 July 2003	31 July 2003	ad	Inclusion of alternate name for Humicola lanuginosa in Editorial note after the Table.
Table to clause 17	68	F2008B0081524 Dec 2008FSC1018 Sept 2003	18 Sept 2003	ad	Entry for hexose oxidase.
Table to clause 17	70	24 Dec 2008F2008B00817FSC1229 April 2004	29 April 2004	ad	Entries for lysophospholipase and urease.
Table to clause 17	75	F2008B0082224 Dec 2008FSC1716 Dec 2004	16 Dec 2004	ad	Entry for phospholipase A2.
Table to clause 17	83	F2005L0367324 Nov 2005FSC2524 Nov 2005	24 Nov 2005	am	Entry for lipase, triacylglycerol.
Table to clause 17	86	F2006L0157825 May 2006FSC2825 May 2006	25 May 2006	ad	New source for lipase, triacylglycerol in Table and Editorial note after the Table.
Table to clause 17	87	F2006L025393 Aug 2006FSC298 Aug 2006	8 Aug 2006	ad	New source for lipase, triacylglycerol in Table and Editorial note after the Table.
Table to clause 17	87	F2006L025393 Aug 2006FSC298 Aug 2006	8 Aug 2006	ad	Entry for phospholipase A1.
Table to clause 17	90	F2006L039567 Dec 2006FSC327 Dec 2006	7 Dec 2006	ad	New source for lipase, triacylglycerol in Table and Editorial note after the Table
Table to 17	94	F2007L0407411 Oct 2007FSC3611 Oct 2007	11 Oct 2007	rs	Table and Editorial note after the Table.
Table to clause 17	100	F2008L0239610 Jul 2008FSC4210 July 2008	10 July 2008	ad	Entry for asparaginase.
Table to clause 17	104	F2008L045414 Dec 2008FSC464 De 2008	4 Dec 2008	ad	New source for asparaginase.
Table to clause 17	107	F2009L0161830 Apr 2009FSC4930 April 2009	30 April 2009	ad	New source for phospholipase A2.
Table to clause 17	108	F2009L0206628 May 2009FSC50 28 May 2009	28 May 2009	ad	New source for cellulase.
Table to clause 17	111	F2009L0314513 Aug 2009FSC5313 Aug 2009	13 Aug 2009	rep, am	Duplicated entry for asparaginase and consequential amendment to ammonium chloride.
Table to clause 17	117	F2010L0184129 June 2010FSC591 July 2010	1 July 2010	ad	New source for β-galactosidase and entry for maltotetraohydrolase..
Table to clause 17	119	F2010L0254230 Sept 2010FSC6130 Sept 2010	30 Sept 2010	ad	Entry for a protein-engineered variant of triacylglycerol lipase.
Table to clause 17	125	F2011L018307 Sept 2011FSC678 Sept 2011	8 Sept 2011	ad	Entry for glycerophospholipid cholesterol acyltransferase.
Table to clause 17	128	F2011L0183010 Jan 2012FSC7012 Jan 2012	12 January 2012	ad	Entry for endo-protease.
Table to clause 17	131	F2012L0106022 May 2012FSC7324 May 2012	24 May 2012	ad	Entry for amylomaltase.
Table to clause 17	135	F2012L0201410 Oct 2012FSC7711 Oct 2012	11 Oct 2011	am	Spelling of Lactococcus, Micrococcus, Rhizopus and amyloliquefaciens.
Table to clause 17	135	F2012L0201410 Oct 2012FSC7711 Oct 2012	11 Oct 2011	am	Formatting error in Editorial note after the Table.
Table to clause 17	142	30 July 2013F2013 L01465FSC841 Aug 2012	1 Aug 2013	rep	Entry for invertase.
Table to clause 17	142	30 July 2013F2013 L01465FSC841 Aug 2012	1 Aug 2013	ad	Entry for β-Fructofuranosidase.
Table to clause 17	151	F2014L016243 Dec 2014FSC 934 Dec 2014	4 Dec 2014	rep	Entry for carboxyl proteinase.
Table to clause 17	151	F2014L016243 Dec 2014FSC 934 Dec 2014	4 Dec 2014	ad	Entries for Aspergillopepsin I and Aspergillopepsin II.
Table to clause 17	153	F2015L0019724 Feb 2015FSC 9526 Feb 2015	26 Feb 2015	ad	Entries for Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase and Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase, protein-engineered variant.
Table to clause 17	153	F2015L0019724 Feb 2015FSC 9526 Feb 2015	26 Feb 2015	rep	Entry for Hemicellulase endo-1,4-β-xylanase.
Table to clause 17	156	F2015L012195 Aug 2015FSC986 Aug 2015	6 Aug 2015	ad	Entry for Trypsin.
Table to clause 17	156	F2015L012205 Aug 2015FSC986 Aug 2015	6 Aug 2015	ad	Entry for Chymotrypsin.
Table to clause 18	56	F2008B007949 Dec 2008P2420 Sept 2001	20 Sept 2001	ad	To insert an Australia only Standard for ethylene oxide until 30 September 2003.
Table to clause 18	70	24 Dec 2008F2008B00817FSC1229 April 2004	29 April 2004	ad	Entry for ammonium sulphite.
Table to clause 18	91	15 Feb 2007F2007L00373FSC3315 Feb 2007	15 Feb 2007	am	Errors and duplications, remove anomalies and improve consistency.
19	121	F2011L002139 Feb 2011FSC6310 Feb 2011	10 Feb 2011	ad, am	New clause relating to dimethyl dicarbonate

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