Standard 2.10.2 - Salt and Salt Products

Issue1381Standard2.10.2STANDARD2.10.2SALTANDSALTPRODUCTSPurposeThisStandardsetsoutthecompositionalandlabellingrequirementsforsaltandsaltproducts.TableofProvisions1Interpretation2Compositionofsalt3Compositionofreducedsodiumsaltmixtures4Compositionofsaltsubstitutes5Labellingofreducedsodiumsaltmixturesandsaltsubstitutes6Compositionofiodisedsalt7CompositionofiodisedreducedsodiumsaltmixturesClauses1InterpretationInthisCode–iodisedsaltmeansamixtureofsaltand–(a)potassiumiodideorpotassiumiodate;or(b)sodiumiodideorsodiumiodate.reducedsodiumsaltmixturemeansaproductpreparedfromamixtureofsodiumchlorideandpotassiumchloride.saltmeansthecrystallineproductconsistingpredominantlyofsodiumchloride,thatisobtainedfromthesea,undergroundrocksaltdepositsorfromnaturalbrine.saltsubstitutemeansafoodmadeasasubstituteforsaltconsistingofpermittedfoodadditives.2Compositionofsalt(1)Saltmustcontainnolessthan970g/kgsodiumchlorideonadrymatterbasis,exclusiveofpermittedfoodadditives.(2)Saltmustcontainnomorethan–(a)0.5mg/kgofarsenic;and(b)2mg/kgoflead;and(c)0.5mg/kgcadmium;and(d)0.1mg/kgofmercury.3CompositionofreducedsodiumsaltmixturesReducedsodiumsaltmixturesmustcontainnomorethan–(a)200g/kgsodium;and(b)400g/kgpotassium.FederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2013C00110Issue1382Standard2.10.24CompositionofsaltsubstitutesSaltsubstitutesmustcontainnomorethan1.2g/kgofsodium.5Labellingofreducedsodiumsaltmixturesandsaltsubstitutes(1)Thelabelonapackageofreducedsodiumsaltmixtureorsaltsubstitute–(a)mustdeclarethesodiumandpotassiumcontent,expressedper100g;and(b)mayincludeadeclarationofthepercentagereductionofsodiuminthereducedsodiumsaltmixtureorsaltsubstitute,relativetosalt.(2)Adeclarationinaccordancewithsubclause(1)doesnotconstituteanutritioncontentclaimorhealthclaimforthepurposesofStandard1.2.7.6CompositionofiodisedsaltIodisedsaltmustcontainpotassiumiodideoriodate,orsodiumiodideoriodateequivalentto–(a)nolessthan25mg/kgofiodine;and(b)nomorethan65mg/kgofiodine.7CompositionofiodisedreducedsodiumsaltmixturesIodisedreducedsodiumsaltmixturesmustcontainpotassiumiodideoriodate,orsodiumiodideoriodateequivalentto–(a)nolessthan25mg/kgofiodine;and(b)nomorethan65mg/kgofiodine.FederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2013C00110