Australia Food Standards Code Standard 1.1.1 Structure of the Code and General Provisions
The Food Standards Code's gateway standard: how the Code applies and is enforced, and the basic requirements every food for sale must meet, including composition, prohibited and pre-approval foods, permitted additives and processing aids, the 2026 retail caffeine rules, labelling, packaging safety, microbiological limits, imported food, named foods, handling, records and ingredient purity.
Australia Food Standards Code Standard 1.1.1 Structure of the Code and General Provisions is a compliance framework from Australia and New Zealand with 2 domains and 12 controls. The largest domains are Division 4: Basic requirements for food for sale – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 1.1.1 Structure of the Code and General Provisions (10 controls), Division 1: Preliminary (application, interpretation, average quantity, units, mandatory statements) – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 1.1.1 Structure of the Code and General Provisions (2 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Division 1: Preliminary (application, interpretation, average quantity, units, mandatory statements) – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 1.1.1 Structure of the Code and General Provisions
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-1-1-1-structure-of-the-code-and-general-provisions::1.1.1-6 | s 1.1.1-6 Work out declared average quantities by a permitted method that reflects real variation |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-1-1-1-structure-of-the-code-and-general-provisions::1.1.1-8 | s 1.1.1-8 Use mandatory warning statements word for word, and modify other required statements only without weakening them |
Division 4: Basic requirements for food for sale – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 1.1.1 Structure of the Code and General Provisions
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-1-1-1-structure-of-the-code-and-general-provisions::1.1.1-10(10)-(11) | s 1.1.1-10(10) and (11) Meet packaging requirements, and keep packaging and inserts safe if put in the mouth |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-1-1-1-structure-of-the-code-and-general-provisions::1.1.1-10(2)-(4) | s 1.1.1-10(2) to (4) Meet the compositional provisions for food of that kind |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-1-1-1-structure-of-the-code-and-general-provisions::1.1.1-10(5) | s 1.1.1-10(5) Do not sell prohibited or pre-market clearance foods unless the Code expressly permits them |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-1-1-1-structure-of-the-code-and-general-provisions::1.1.1-10(6)-(7A) | s 1.1.1-10(6) to (7A) Add food additives, nutritive substances, processing aids and restricted ingredients only as the Code permits |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-1-1-1-structure-of-the-code-and-general-provisions::1.1.1-10(8)-(9) | s 1.1.1-10(8) and (9) Comply with the labelling and information requirements that apply to the sale |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-1-1-1-structure-of-the-code-and-general-provisions::1.1.1-11 | s 1.1.1-11 Keep each lot within the microbiological limits of Standard 1.6.1 |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-1-1-1-structure-of-the-code-and-general-provisions::1.1.1-12 | s 1.1.1-12 Apply the Code to imported food as it will be sold |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-1-1-1-structure-of-the-code-and-general-provisions::1.1.1-13 | s 1.1.1-13 Meet the requirements for a food sold as a named food |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-1-1-1-structure-of-the-code-and-general-provisions::1.1.1-14 | s 1.1.1-14 Handle food, and keep records, as the Code requires |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-1-1-1-structure-of-the-code-and-general-provisions::1.1.1-15 | s 1.1.1-15 Meet the Schedule 3 identity and purity specifications |
What is Australia Food Standards Code Standard 1.1.1 Structure of the Code and General Provisions and who does it apply to?
Australia Food Standards Code Standard 1.1.1 Structure of the Code and General Provisions is a compliance framework from Australia and New Zealand with 2 domains and 12 controls. The Food Standards Code's gateway standard: how the Code applies and is enforced, and the basic requirements every food for sale must meet, including composition, prohibited and pre-approval foods, permitted additives and processing aids, the 2026 retail caffeine rules, labelling, packaging safety, microbiological limits, imported food, named foods, handling, records and ingredient purity. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does Australia Food Standards Code Standard 1.1.1 Structure of the Code and General Provisions actually require?
Australia Food Standards Code Standard 1.1.1 Structure of the Code and General Provisions has 12 controls organised across 2 domains. The largest domains are Division 4: Basic requirements for food for sale – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 1.1.1 Structure of the Code and General Provisions (10 controls), Division 1: Preliminary (application, interpretation, average quantity, units, mandatory statements) – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 1.1.1 Structure of the Code and General Provisions (2 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of Australia Food Standards Code Standard 1.1.1 Structure of the Code and General Provisions do I already cover?
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