✨ Food Standards
20 DECEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 4447
Standard 1.2.5
Date Marking of Packaged Food
Purpose
This Standard prescribes a date marking system for packaged food and the form in which those foods must be date marked. The Standard requires packaged food, with some exceptions, to be date marked, and prohibits the sale of packaged food after the expiration of the use-by date, where such a date mark is required. In particular, clause 2 of this Standard sets out the circumstances in which a use-by date must be used instead of a best-before date.
Table of Provisions
1 Interpretation
2 Food must be date marked
3 Prohibition on sale of food after the use-by date
4 Prescribed form of date mark
5 Prescribed form of date
6 Statement of storage conditions
7 Exclusive date marking system to be used
Clauses
1 Interpretation
In this Standard -
baked-for date, in relation to bread, means a date not later than 12 hours after the time the bread was baked.
baked-on date, in relation to bread, means the date on which the bread was baked.
best-before date, in relation to a package of food, means the date which signifies the end of the period during which the intact package of food, if stored in accordance with any stated storage conditions, will remain fully marketable and will retain any specific qualities for which express or implied claims have been made.
use-by date, in relation to a package of food, means the date which signifies the end of the estimated period if stored in accordance with any stated storage conditions, after which the intact package of food should not be consumed because of health and safety reasons.
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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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