New Zealand Gazette – 2000 – No. 170

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✨ Food Labelling Standards



4434 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 170

Editorial note (Continued):

Likewise, lecithin in milk powder which is then incorporated into a cake mix is not likely to be performing a function in the cake. Manufacturers need to consider this when designing labels. Manufacturers could obtain information from ingredient suppliers or food additive manufacturers about whether a food additive may or may not be performing a technological function in the final food. This type of information would also be valuable should a manufacturer be asked to substantiate why a particular additive is or is not being declared in an ingredient list.

7 Declaration of alternative ingredients

Where the composition of a food may be subject to minor variations by the substitution of an ingredient which performs a similar function, the statement of ingredients may list both ingredients in a way which makes it clear that alternative or substitute ingredients are being declared.

Editorial note:

For example the statement of ingredients for a biscuit may read; flour, safflower oil or sunflower oil, sugar, water.

8 Declaration of food additives

(1) Food additives must be declared in accordance with the ingredient labelling requirements of this Standard.

(2) Where an additive must be declared and can be classified in one of the classes of additives listed in Schedule 1 of this Standard the additive must be declared by the name of that class followed by the additive’s specific name or code number in brackets, as indicated in Schedule 2 of this Standard.

(3) Subclause (2) does not apply to the declaration of the optional class name ‘enzyme’.

(4) Where a food additive is capable of being classified in more than one class, the most appropriate class name must be used.

(5) A food additive that cannot be classified in one of the classes specified in Schedule 1 must be declared in the statement of ingredients by use of its prescribed name.

(6) Subject to subclause (9), where a flavouring is added to or used in a food as an ingredient it must be declared in the statement of ingredients by either -

(a)  the word ‘flavouring’ or ‘flavour’; or

(b)  a more specific name or description of the flavouring.


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VUW Te Waharoa — PDF NZ Gazette 2000, No 170


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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 Standard 1.2.4 - Labelling of Ingredients (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Food Labelling, Ingredients, Order of Weight, Dehydrated Ingredients, Concentrated Ingredients, Added Water, Volatile Ingredients, Compound Ingredients, Alcoholic Beverages, Food Additives

🏥 Declaration of Alternative Ingredients

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Alternative Ingredients, Substitution, Food Labelling

🏥 Declaration of Food Additives

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Food Additives, Labelling Requirements, Classification, Flavouring