Standard 2.7.2 - Beer

Issue1011Standard2.7.2STANDARD2.7.2BEERPurposeThisStandarddefinestheterm‘beer’andpermitstheadditionofspecifiedfoodsduringitsmanufacture.TableofProvisions1Interpretation2AdditionofotherfoodsduringproductionClauses1InterpretationInthisStandard–beermeanstheproduct,characterisedbythepresenceofhopsorpreparationsofhops,preparedbytheyeastfermentationofanaqueousextractofmaltedorunmaltedcereals,orboth.areferencetobeerincludesareferenceto‘ale’,‘lager’,‘pilsener’,‘porter’and‘stout’.2AdditionofotherfoodsduringproductionThefollowingfoodsmaybeaddedtobeerduringproduction-(a)cerealproductsorothersourcesofcarbohydrate;and(b)sugar;and(c)salt;and(d)herbsandspices.Editorialnote:SeeStandard1.3.1–FoodAdditivesandStandard1.3.3–ProcessingAidsfortherespectiverequirementsforadditivesandprocessingaids.SeeStandard2.7.1–LabellingofAlcoholicBeveragesandFoodcontainingAlcoholforspecificlabellingrequirementsforalcoholicbeverages.FederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2009C00911Issue1012Standard2.7.2{THISPAGEINTENTIONALLYLEFTBLANK}FederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2009C00911