Food Standards




20 DECEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 4417

2 Country of origin labelling requirements

(1) This clause does not apply to food produced in or imported into New Zealand.

(2) For the purposes of this Code, the following provisions of the Australian Food Standards Code apply —

(a)  clause (4) of Standard A1; and
(b)  clause (4A) of Standard D1; and
(c)  clause (5) of Standard F1; and
(d)  clause 1 of Standard M4; and
(e)  clause (2A) of Standard N1; and
(f)  clauses 8 and 9 of Standard O2; and
(g)  clauses (8) and (9) of Standard O7; and
(h)  Part 3 of Standard O9; and
(i)  paragraphs (1)(e), (12)(b), (12)(c) and (12)(d) of Standard P3.

3 Warning statement for condensed milk, modified milk and skim milk

(1) For the purposes of this Code, either the provisions of the Australian Food Standard Code set out in this subclause or the provisions set out in subclauses (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) apply —

(a)  subclauses (13)(c) of Standard H1; and
(b)  subclauses (14)(a) and (14)(g) of Standard H1; and
(c)  clauses (4) and (7) of Standard H3; and
(d)  subclause (2)(b) of Standard H4.

(2) The label on each package of skim milk or non-fat milk shall bear, in 3mm lettering, in the principal display panel, the words “not suitable as a complete milk food for infants”; and those words shall form the first line or lines in the panel, and no other word shall appear in the same line or lines.

(3) The label on each package of reduced-fat milk shall bear, in 3mm lettering, in the principal display panel, the words “not suitable as a complete milk food for infants”; and those words shall form the first line or lines in the panel, and no other word shall appear in the same line or lines.

(4) The label on each package of evaporated skim milk shall bear, in 3mm lettering, in the principal display panel, the words “not suitable as a complete milk food for infants”; and those words shall form the first line or lines in the panel, and no other word shall appear in the same line or lines.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 2000, No 170


Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2000, No 170





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