New Zealand Gazette – 2000 – No. 170

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✨ Food Claims Regulations



4466 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 170

Editorial note:

Low joule food claims are nutrition claims as they make reference to the energy content of a food.

The term describing the energy content of a food intrinsically low in energy must not precede the name of the food (e.g.: “low joule” [name of the food]), but should refer to the whole class of foods, and be in the following form -

“[class of the food] is a low joule food”

15 Lactose claims in relation to food

(1) A claim to the effect that a food is low lactose must not be made unless the food contains no more than 0.3 g of lactose per 100 g of the food.

(2) A claim to the effect that a food is lactose free must not be made unless the food contains no detectable lactose.

(3) A claim to the effect that a food is lactose reduced must be accompanied by a declaration of the proportion by which the lactose content of the food has been reduced.

Editorial note:

Where a claim is made that a food is lactose reduced, the proportion of lactose in the food should be declared in words to the effect -

“[here state percentage]% lactose reduced”

(4) Where a claim is made in relation to the lactose content of a food, particulars of the lactose and galactose content of the food must be provided in accordance with subclause 5(1).

Editorial note:

The declaration of the lactose and galactose content of a food in a nutrition information panel should be in the following form:

| Carbohydrate | , total |
| | - sugars |
| | - lactose |
| | - galactose |

16 Claims in relation to gluten content of food

(1) Claims in relation to the gluten content of food are prohibited unless expressly permitted by this Code.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 Low Joule Claims in Relation to Food (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Low Joule Claims, Energy Content, Food Labeling, Nutrition Claims

🏥 Lactose Claims in Relation to Food

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Lactose Claims, Low Lactose, Lactose Free, Lactose Reduced, Food Labeling

🏥 Claims in Relation to Gluten Content of Food

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Gluten Claims, Food Labeling, Nutrition Claims