New Zealand Gazette – 2000 – No. 170

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✨ Food Standards Code Definitions



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average quantity in relation to a substance in a food is the quantity determined from one or more of the following -

(a) the manufacturer's analysis of the food; or

(b) calculation from the actual or average quantity of nutrients in the ingredients used; or

(c) calculation from generally accepted data;

which best represents the quantity of the substance that the food contains, allowing for seasonal variability and other known factors that could cause actual values to vary.

Editorial note:
The substances referred to in the definition of ‘average quantity’ are, for example, sodium, potassium, fatty acids, amino acids and vitamins and minerals.

bulk cargo container means an article of transport equipment, being a lift van, movable tank, or other similar structure –

(a) of a permanent character and accordingly strong enough to be suitable for repeated use; and

(b) specifically designed to facilitate the carriage of goods by one or more modes of transport, without immediate repacking; and

(c) fitted with devices permitting its ready handling and its transfer from one mode of transport to another; and

(d) so designed as to be easy to fill and empty; and

(e) having an internal volume of one cubic metre or more; and

(f) includes the normal accessories and equipment of the container, when imported with the container and used exclusively with it; and

(g) shipping container or aircraft cargo container;

but does not include -

(h) any vehicle, or any ordinary packing case, crate, box, or other similar article used for packing.

business address means a description of the location of the premises from which the business in question is being operated, but does not include a postal address.

claim means any statement, representation, information, design, words or reference in relation to a food which is not mandatory in this Code.

Editorial note:
A claim may be made for example, on the label on a package of food or in an advertisement.

Code means the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code as defined in section 3 of the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991.



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