Amendment No. 251

Amendment No. 251 to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code was published by FSANZ on 16 July 2026 (FSC 191).

Amendment No. 251 contains amendments to the following Schedules in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code:

• Standard 4.5.1
• Schedule 18
• Schedule 20

These amendments result from the following applications and proposal:

• A1304 - Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase from Bacillus licheniformis (gene donor: Chryseobacterium cucumeris) for use as a processing aid
• A1305 - Alpha-amylase from Bacillus licheniformis (containing the gene for alpha-amylase from the gene variant ANZ105) as a processing aid
• A1332 - Cross-linked polyester resins as an adsorbent processing aid in wine
• M1023 - 2024 MRL Harmonisation Proposal