New Zealand Gazette – 2000 – No. 170

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✨ Food Labeling Regulations

20 DECEMBER
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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9 Labelling of foods with respect to vitamin or mineral content

(1) Where a claim is made in relation to the presence of a vitamin or mineral in a food, the label must include a statement containing the following information -

(a)  the serving size of the food; and
(b)  the number of servings per package of the food; and
(c)  the vitamin or mineral in respect of which the claim is made; and
(d)  the average quantity of the vitamin or mineral in 100 g or 100 mL of the food as the case may be; and
(e)  (i)  the proportion of the RDI, of that vitamin or mineral contributed by one serving of the food; or
    (ii)  the average quantity of the vitamin or mineral for which an ESADDI has been prescribed in the Schedule to Standard 1.1.1 in a serving of the food.

**Editorial note:**

**EXAMPLE**

(a)  'Servings per package 20
     Serving size 50 g

     Proportion             Per 100 g
     of RDI* per
     serving

     thiamin       15%         0.33 mg
     niacin        20%         4.0 mg
     manganese     N/A         2 mg

     * Recommended dietary intake'

OR

(b)  'One 50 mL serving of Anzfood contains 25% of the recommended dietary intake of vitamin C. 100 mL of Anzfood contains not less than 20 mg of vitamin C. 20 servings per pack'.

     * Recommended dietary intake

(2) The statements required by paragraph (1)(d) and subparagraph 1(e), may be an entry in a nutrition information panel for the vitamin or mineral, provided the average quantity of the vitamin or mineral in a serving of the food is also specified.

(3) The statement required by subparagraph (1)(e)(ii) may be an entry in a nutrition information panel.

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🏥 Regulation of Vitamins and Minerals in Foods (continued from previous page)

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
KeywordsVitamins, Minerals, Food regulation, Claims, Labelling, Permitted additions, Formula, Calculation

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