EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY) AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATION
First and second lists of additions to 1965 approved list
On 1 February and 1 April 1965 respectively the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food announced the First and Second Lists of Additions to the 1965 List of Approved Agricultural Chemicals. First List Substituted phenoxy- and related acids. 2,4-DB with MCPA (H); dichlorprop with 2,4-D (H); dichlorprop with MCPA (H); ioxynil formulations (H); ioxynil with dichlorprop (H); ioxynil with MCPA (H); ioxynil with mecoprop (H); MCPB with MCPA (H); mecoprop (H); mecoprop with 2,4-D (H). Triazines. Prometryne with simazine (H). Second List Aldehydes. Metaldehyde (M). Dithiocarbamates and related compounds. Maneb (F); zineb (F). Organophosphorus compounds. Diazinon (I); dimethoate (I). Substituted alphatic acids. Dalapon (H). Substitutedphenoxy- and related acids. 2,4-D (IT); dichlorprop with 2,4-D (H); 2,4,5-T with 2,4-D (H). Substituted phenols and related compounds. Dinoseb (H). Miscellaneous organic compounds. Captan (F); dithianon (F); pyrazon (H).
European Economic Community SLIGHT CHANGE TO DIRECTIVE ON PRESERVATIVES Under E.216 and E.217 found in the Appendix to the EEC Directive on Preservatives (Cited in F.C.T. 1964, 2, 471) propyl should be replaced by n-propyl (J. off. Commun. cur. 1965, No. 85, p. 807).
Australia CHANGES IN NEW SOUTH WALES FOOD ADDITIVE REGULATIONS Amendments to three food additive regulations were published in New South Wales Gazette (No. 82, 3 July 1964, p. 2102; cited from Curr. FdAddit. Legisl. 1964, No. 79, p.1). The definition of preservative is widened, by the inclusion of 'nisin' in the list of such substances (Regulation 2). The sodium and/or the calcium salt of cyclohexylsulphamic acid known as cyclamate is added to the list of ingredients, the use of which is permitted in diabetic and invalid foods subject to a label declaration (Regulation 17). Sorbic acid, up to a maximum level as that existing for benzoic acid, is permitted as an additional optional ingredient in fruit drinks and squashes (Regulation 49).