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

1 Name

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

2 Variation to a standard in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code

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

3 Commencement

The variation commences on the date of gazettal.

Schedule

[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 �� 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