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Mandatory declaration of certain substances in food
(1) The presence in a food of any of the substances listed in the Table to this clause, must be declared in accordance with subclause (2), when present as -
(a) an ingredient; or
(b) an ingredient of a compound ingredient; or
(c) a food additive or component of a food additive; or
(d) a processing aid or component of a processing aid.(2) Any substances required to be declared by subclause (1) must be -
(a) declared on the label on a package of the food; or
(b) where the food is not required to bear a label pursuant to clause 2 of Standard 1.2.1 -
(i) displayed on or in connection with the display of the food; or
(ii) provided to the purchaser upon request.Editorial note:
Paragraph 4(2)(b) allows the retailer of a food to provide the information specified in the Table to clause 2 verbally or in writing.
Table to clause 4
| Substances to be Declared |
|---|
| Cereals containing gluten and their products, namely, wheat, rye, barley, oats and spelt and their hybridised strains other than where these substances are present in beer and spirits standardised in Standards 2.7.2 and 2.7.5 respectively |
| Crustacea and their products |
| Egg and egg products |
| Fish and fish products |
| Milk and milk products |
| Nuts and sesame seeds and their products |
| Peanuts and soybeans, and their products |
| Added Sulphites in concentrations of 10mg/kg or more |
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VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2000, No 170
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2000, No 170
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