✨ Food Labelling Regulations
20 DECEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 4431
Table to Clause 4
| Generic name | Conditions for Use |
|---|---|
| cereals | Where the cereal is wheat, rye, barley, oats or spelt then the specific name of the cereal must be declared. |
| cheese | No specific condition set |
| cocoa butter | No specific condition set |
| crystallised fruit | No specific condition set |
| fats or oils | 1. Must be qualified as to whether the source is animal or vegetable 2. Where the source of vegetable oil is peanut, soy bean or sesame the specific source name must be declared 3. In the case of dairy products, including icecream, the source of animal fats or oils must be specifically declared |
| fish | If crustacea, the specific name of the crustacea must be declared |
| fruit | No specific condition set |
| gum base | No specific condition set |
| herbs | No specific condition set |
| meat | No specific condition set |
| milk protein | No specific condition set |
| milk solids | No specific condition set |
| nuts | The specific name of the nut must be declared |
| poultry meat | No specific condition set |
| spices | No specific condition set |
| starch | Where the source of the starch is wheat, rye, barley, oats or spelt then the specific name of the cereal must be declared. The name ‘starch’ may be used for any unmodified starch or any starch which has been modified by either physical means or enzymes |
| sugar | 1. May be used to describe; white sugar, white refined sugar, caster sugar, castor sugar, loaf sugar, or cube sugar, icing sugar, coffee sugar, coffee crystals, raw sugar 2. The word ‘sugars’ must not be used in a statement of ingredients |
| vegetables | No specific condition set |
Editorial note:
‘Milk solids’ may be used to describe milk powder, skim milk powder, dried milk products standardised in this Code and/or any two or more of the following ingredients: whey, whey powder, whey proteins, lactose, caseinates, milk proteins and milk fat.
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Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2000, No 170
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2000, No 170
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Standard 1.2.4 - Labelling of Ingredients
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🏥 Health & Social WelfareFood Labelling, Ingredients, Generic Names, Conditions for Use, Cereals, Cheese, Cocoa Butter, Crystallised Fruit, Fats, Oils, Fish, Fruit, Gum Base, Herbs, Meat, Milk Protein, Milk Solids, Nuts, Poultry Meat, Spices, Starch, Sugar, Vegetables