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Food Standards (Application A1123 – Isomalto-oligosaccharide as a Novel Food) Variation

This instrument is the Food Standards (Application A1123 – Isomalto-oligosaccharide as a Novel Food) Variation.

The Schedule varies Standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.

The variation commences on the date of gazettal.

[1]           Schedule 3 is varied by

[1.1]        inserting into the table to subsection S3—2(2), in alphabetical order

isomalto-oligosaccharide

section S3—37

[1.2]        inserting after section S3—36

S3—37                        Specification for isomalto-oligosaccharide

For isomalto-oligosaccharide (IMO), the specifications are the following:

                            (a)      chemical structure—IMO is a mixture of glucose oligomers with α 1→6 glycosidic linkages that include isomaltose, panose, isomaltotriose, isomaltopentaose and various branched oligosaccharides;

                            (b)      description—a white crystalline powder or transparent clear pale yellow coloured syrup;

                            (c)      IMO content (dry weight)—not less than 90% (powder) and not less than 75% (syrup);

                            (d)      oligosaccharides—not less than 55% with a degree of polymerisation of 3 or more;

                            (e)      glucose (dry weight)—not more than 5%;

                            (f)      moisture—not more than 5% for the powder, not applicable for syrup;

                            (g)      ash (dry weight)—not more than 0.3%.

[2]           Schedule 25 is varied by inserting into the table to section S25—2, in alphabetical order