New Zealand Gazette – 2000 – No. 170

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✨ Nutrition Labeling Requirements



20 DECEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 4463

(a) average quantity of the claimed nutrient or biologically active substance present per unit quantity of the food; and

(b) average quantity of energy, carbohydrate, sugars and dietary fibre present per unit quantity of the food where a nutrition claim is made in respect of -

(i) fibre; or
(ii) sugars; or
(iii) any other type of carbohydrate; and

(c) saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids content of the food where a nutrition claim is made in respect of -

(i) cholesterol; or
(ii) saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids or monounsaturated fatty acids; or
(iii) omega-3, omega-6 or omega-9 fatty acids; and

(d) average quantity of energy present per unit quantity of the food where a nutrition claim is made that the food is fat-free, sugar-free, low joule or any similar term.

(2) The information required to be declared in subclause (1) need not be set out in the prescribed panel format.

Editorial note:

Standard 1.2.1 defines ‘small package’ as a package with a surface area of less than 100 cm². Food in a small package is not required to have a nutrition information panel although the information that must be declared under clause 8 may be declared in a panel.

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Food in dehydrated or concentrated form

Where a food in dehydrated or concentrated form is labelled with directions that indicate that the food should be reconstituted with water before consumption, the label on the package of that food must include the particulars set out in each column of the panel expressed as a proportion of the food as so reconstituted.

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Food that must be drained before consumption

The label on a package of food with directions indicating that the food should be drained before consumption, must clearly indicate that the particulars set out in each column of the panel relate to the drained food.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

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

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Nutrition Claims, Labeling Requirements, Serving Size, Energy Content, Nutrient Quantities, Fat, Protein, Carbohydrate, Dietary Fibre, Sodium, Potassium, Cholesterol, Sugars, Saturated Fatty Acids, Trans Fatty Acids, Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated Fatty Acids, Percentage Daily Intake