This page records the infant and child food heavy-metal maximum levels set by Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 1.4.1 – Contaminants and Natural Toxicants, and Schedule 19 – Maximum Levels of Contaminants and Natural Toxicants (Standard 1.4.1: FRLI F2015L00408 (current compilation F2022C00972, No.2); Schedule 19: FRLI F2015L00454 (current compilation F2024C00908, No.6, up to Amendment No. 231)), the instrument of Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ); Standard made under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth); administered by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, 2015. Every value below is transcribed from the primary text and is the value an HMTc standard cites when this jurisdiction binds a certification limit. It is a record of law, not an HMTc threshold.
Infant & child food limits
All values µg/kg (ppb), in the basis the instrument states. 5 limits for infant and child food categories.
| Analyte | Limit (µg/kg) | Basis | Product scope | Provision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminium (Al) | 1000 | portion ordinarily consumed | soy-based infant formula products | |
| Aluminium (Al) | 500 | portion ordinarily consumed | infant formula, follow-on formula, and special medical purpose product for infants other than preterm-infant products | |
| Lead (Pb) | 200 | portion ordinarily consumed | cereals except sweet corn, pulses, and legumes | |
| Lead (Pb) | 10 | portion ordinarily consumed | infant formula products | |
| Total arsenic (tAs) | 1000 | portion ordinarily consumed | cereal grains and milled cereal products except sweet corn |
How this interacts with HMTc
HMTc certification standards adopt the strictest maximum level set by any credible government worldwide. Where this instrument holds the strictest value for a (product, analyte) cell, it binds the HMTc limit and the standard cites this page. This page does not set or justify any HMTc threshold; it records the sovereign requirement the program measures against.