Standard 2.5.5 - Butter

Issue1241Standard2.5.5STANDARD2.5.5BUTTERPurposeThisStandarddefinestheterm‘butter’andsetscompositionalrequirementsfortheproduct.Editorialnote:TheAustralianprocessingrequirementsforbutterarecontainedinStandard4.2.4.NewZealandhasitsownprocessingrequirementsformilkandmilkproducts.TableofProvisions1Interpretation2Compositionofbutter3.AdditionofotherfoodsduringproductionClauses1InterpretationInthisCode–buttermeansaproductderivedexclusivelyfrommilkandproductsobtainedfrommilk,principallyintheformofanemulsionofthetypewater-in-oil.2CompositionofbutterButtermustcontainnolessthan80.0%m/mmilkfat.3AdditionofotherfoodsduringproductionButtermaycontain–(a)water;and(b)salt;and(c)lacticacidproducingmicroorganisms;and(d)flavourproducingmicroorganisms.FederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2011C00616Issue1242Standard2.5.5{THISPAGEINTENTIONALLYLEFTBLANK}FederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2011C00616