New Zealand Gazette – 2000 – No. 170

Page 4455

✨ Food Standards Definitions



20 DECEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 4455

(a) energy;

(b) salt, sodium or potassium;

(c) amino acids, carbohydrate, cholesterol, fat, fatty acids, fibre, protein, starch or sugars;

(d) vitamins or minerals;

(e) any other nutrient;

(f) a biologically active substance;

but does not include -

(g) a reference in a statement of ingredients, a prescribed name, or any other prescribed information;

(h) the provision of particulars relating to a nutrient or energy that is required by clause 5;

(i) a reference in the commonly accepted name of a food;

(j) a reference to a quantitative or qualitative declaration of certain nutrients, ingredients or energy in the label where that declaration is required otherwise by the Act or this Code;

(k) a reference to a reduction in alcohol content.

Editorial note:

‘Sweetened’, ‘salted’ and ‘calcium enriched’ are examples of nutrition claims that are expressed affirmatively. Examples of nutrition claims that are expressed negatively are ‘unsweetened’, ‘no added sugar’ and ‘low in fat’.

Examples of a reference in a commonly accepted name of a food are ‘sweet corn’, ‘sweet potato’ and ‘sweetbread’.

A reference to a nutrient that is not required by clause 5 in a nutrition information panel is a nutrition claim and, depending upon the nutrient claimed, may trigger the need for particulars of further nutrients to be included in the panel.

polyunsaturated fatty acids means the total of polyunsaturated fatty acids with cis-cis-methylene interrupted double bonds acids and declared as polyunsaturated fat.

saturated fatty acids means the total of fatty acids containing no double bonds acids and declared as saturated fat.

sugars means monosaccharides and disaccharides.

trans fatty acids means the total of unsaturated fatty acids where one or more of the double bonds are in the trans configuration acids and declared as trans fat.

unit quantity means, in the case of a solid or semi-solid food, 100 grams or, in the case of a beverage or other liquid food, 100 millilitres.



Next Page →



Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa — PDF NZ Gazette 2000, No 170


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




✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 Standard for Representations about Food (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Food Standards, Nutrition Information, Labeling Requirements, Health and Safety, Nutrient Claims, Definitions