New Zealand Gazette – 2000 – No. 170

Page 4429

✨ Food Labelling Standards



Standard 1.2.4

Labelling of Ingredients

Purpose

This Standard sets out specific requirements for the labelling and naming of ingredients and compound ingredients.

Table of Provisions

1 Interpretation
2 Requirement for statement of ingredients
3 All ingredients to be listed in a statement of ingredients
4 Ingredients to be listed by common, descriptive or generic name
5 Ingredients to be listed in descending order of ingoing weight
6 Declaration of compound ingredients
7 Declaration of alternative ingredients
8 Declaration of food additives
9 Declaration of vitamins and minerals

Clauses

1 Interpretation

In this Standard -

compound ingredient means an ingredient of a food which is itself made from two or more ingredients.

ingredient means any substance, including a food additive, used in the preparation, manufacture or handling of a food.

2 Requirement for statement of ingredients

The label on a package of food must include a statement of ingredients unless-

(a) the food is labelled with the name of the food which would otherwise be those ingredients listed in the ingredient list; or

(b) the food is an alcoholic beverage standardised in Part 2.7 of this Code; or

(c) the food is contained in a small package; or

(d) the food is liquid milk and milk products and cream and cream products sold in glass bottles with no label other than that on the foil cap.



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VUW Te Waharoa — PDF NZ Gazette 2000, No 170


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




✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 Standard 1.2.4 - Labelling of Ingredients

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Food Labelling, Ingredients, Compound Ingredients, Statement of Ingredients, Common Names, Descriptive Names, Generic Names, Descending Order, Food Additives, Vitamins, Minerals