Food Standards Regulations




20 DECEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 4457

Editorial note:
Average energy content may also be expressed as Calories. The conversion factor is one Calorie for each 4.18 kilojoules.

  • Energy factor for sorbitol taken as an average of calculated range determined with or without ingestion of other foods.

Division 2 – Nutrition information panels

3 Nutrition information requirements and exemptions

Subject to clause 4, the label on a package of food must include a nutrition information panel except where the food is –

(a) sold at fund-raising events; or
(b) an alcoholic beverage standardised in Part 2.7 of this Code; or
(c) a herb, a spice, a herbal infusion, water; or
(d) vinegar and related products as standardised in Standard 2.10.1; or
(e) salt and salt products as standardised in Standard 2.10.2; or
(f) tea, decaffeinated tea, decaffeinated instant or soluble tea, instant or soluble tea, coffee, decaffeinated coffee, decaffeinated instant or soluble coffee, as defined in Standard 1.1.2; or
(g) an additive as defined in Standard 1.3.1; or
(h) a processing aid as defined in Standard 1.3.3; or
(i) fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry, and fish that comprise a single ingredient or category of ingredients; or
(j) in a small package.

4 Requirements for nutrition information panels where nutrition claims are made in relation to food

(1) Where a nutrition claim is made in relation to a food, a nutrition information panel must be included on the label on the package of the food.

(2) Subject to subclause (3), where a nutrition claim is made in relation to a food which is not required to bear a label pursuant to clause 2 of Standard 1.2.1, the information prescribed in clause 5, must be –

(a) declared in a nutrition information panel displayed on or in connection with the display of the food; or
(b) provided to the purchaser upon request.

(3) Where a nutrition claim is made in relation to a food in a small package, the label must include the information prescribed in clause 8.



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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

🏥 Energy Factors for Food Components (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Food Standards, Energy Factors, Metabolisable Energy, Nutrition, Labeling Requirements

🏥 Nutrition Information Panels Requirements and Exemptions

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Nutrition Information, Labeling, Exemptions, Food Standards

🏥 Nutrition Information Panels for Foods with Nutrition Claims

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Nutrition Claims, Labeling Requirements, Small Packages