2. Product Categories

General Foods
Australia

This section provides the regulatory definition of the food category in scope, or the appropriate food category for the product in scope. Additionally, it provides the food products that belong to this food category along with the definition and specific information on each of these types of food products.

2.1 Category Name & Definition

Category Name

Miscellaneous/General Food

Definition

Foods without a specific standard are informally referred to as ‘Miscellaneous’ or ‘General’ foods and need to comply with the general requirements for the standards in Chapter 1 of the Code [1]. The ‘Miscellaneous/General’ category is therefore used as a regulatory classification, rather than a commercial one.

2.2 Product & Definition

N/A. Please refer to Section 2.2 of product-specific guidebooks.

2.3 References

1. Chapter 2 (individual food Standards) of the Food Standards Code (Available by selecting the pink ‘chapter 2’ tab on the provided link as per the screenshot below.) Chapter 1 (general food standards) (Accessible from the blue tab ‘Chapter 1’ on the provided link)

https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/code/Pages/default.aspx