New Zealand Gazette – 2000 – No. 170

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✨ Nutrition Information Panel Requirements



20 DECEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 4459

Editorial note:

‘Average quantity’ is determined in accordance with the definition set out in clause 2 of Standard 1.1.1. Average quantities may be indicated, for example, by inserting the word ‘Average’ or the abbreviation ‘Ave’ at the beginning of ‘Quantity per Serving’ and the ‘Quantity per 100 g (or 100 mL)’ columns, or including a note at the end of the panel stating that all specified values are averages.

No format is prescribed for the indication of minimum and maximum quantities. They may be indicated, for example, by inserting the bracketed abbreviations ‘(min)’ and ‘(max)’ immediately after the relevant quantities in the Quantity per Serving column and the Quantity per 100 g (or 100 ml) column.

Clause 12 explains when minimum and maximum quantities may be indicated.

(3) The word 'serving' may be replaced in the nutrition information panel by -

(a) the word 'slice', 'pack' or 'package'; or
(b) the words 'metric cup' or 'metric tablespoon' or other appropriate word or words expressing a unit or common measure.

(4) The nutrition information panel must include declarations of the trans, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids in accordance with subclause (7), where a nutrition claim is made in respect of -

(a) cholesterol; or
(b) saturated, trans, polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fatty acids; or
(c) omega-3, omega-6 or omega-9 fatty acids.

(5) The nutrition information panel must include declarations of the type of carbohydrate and dietary fibre in accordance with subclause (7), where a nutrition claim is made in respect of -

(a) fibre; or
(b) sugars; or
(c) any other type of carbohydrate.

(6) The nutrition information panel must include declarations of unavailable carbohydrate other than dietary fibre, and those substances listed in column 1 of the Table 2 to subclause 2(2) where they have been subtracted from the carbohydrate declaration as defined in clause 1.

(7) The information prescribed in subclause (4) and subclause (5), where required to be included in a nutrition information panel, must be set out in the following format -



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🏥 Nutrition Information Panels for Foods with Nutrition Claims (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Nutrition Claims, Labeling Requirements, Small Packages, Serving Size, Energy Content, Nutrient Quantities, Average Quantity, Minimum and Maximum Quantities, Trans Fatty Acids, Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Saturated Fatty Acids, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Omega-6 Fatty Acids, Omega-9 Fatty Acids, Carbohydrates, Dietary Fibre, Sugars, Unavailable Carbohydrate