New Zealand Gazette – 2000 – No. 170

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✨ Food Labeling Regulations



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11 Food to be prepared or consumed with other food

The label on a package of food intended to be prepared or consumed with at least one other food, may include an additional column at the right hand side of the panel specifying, in the same manner as set out in the panel, descriptions and quantities of the foods in question together with the average energy content of the food and the average quantities of nutrients and biologically active substances declared in the panel.

Division 3 - Conditions for making certain nutrition claims

12 Claims in relation to polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fatty acid content of foods

(1) A nutrition claim, subject to clause 13, must not be made in relation to the polyunsaturated fatty acid content or monounsaturated fatty acid content of a food unless -

(a) the total of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids comprises no more than 28 per cent of the total fatty acid content of the food; and

(b) the fatty acid in respect of which the nutrition claim is made comprises no less than 40 per cent of the total fatty acid content of the food.

(2) Where a claim is made in relation to the polyunsaturated fatty acid content or monounsaturated fatty acid content of foods for which there are compositional requirements specified in Standard 2.4.1 or Standard 2.4.2, the quantity of saturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids may be set out in the panel as a minimum or maximum quantity in a serving of the food.

Editorial note:

Subclause 12(2) provides manufacturers of edible oils and edible oil spreads with the option of setting out the minimum and maximum fatty acid content of the types of fatty acids referred to in subclause 12(2) instead of their average quantity. Total fat must still be expressed as an average quantity in accordance with paragraph 5(1)(e).

13 Claims in relation to omega fatty acid content of foods

(1) Where a nutrition claim using the word ‘omega’ is made in relation to the omega fatty acid content of a food, the word ‘omega’ must be qualified by the type of omega fatty acid present and this qualification must appear immediately after the word ‘omega’.

Editorial note:

For example, in the format ‘Omega-3’, ‘Omega-6’ or ‘Omega-9’.

(2) Subject to subclause (3) and subclause (4), a claim must not be made in relation to the omega-3 fatty acid content of a food, other than fish or fish products that have no added saturated fatty acids, unless the—



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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, Food Preparation, Energy Content, Nutrient Quantities

🏥 Conditions for Nutrition Claims on Fatty Acid Content

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Nutrition Claims, Fatty Acids, Polyunsaturated, Monounsaturated, Saturated, Trans Fatty Acids, Omega Fatty Acids