β¨ Food Standards Regulations
20 DECEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 4701
Standard 2.6.2
Non-Alcoholic Beverages and Brewed Soft Drinks
Purpose
This Standard deals with packaged waters and water based beverages which contain food additives and in certain cases, nutritive substances. The Standard defines a number of products and sets certain compositional requirements for packaged water, electrolyte drinks and brewed soft drinks. Labelling requirements specific to electrolyte drinks are included in this Standard. This Standard also prohibits the labelling or presentation of non-alcoholic beverages in such a way as to suggest the product is an alcoholic beverage.
Table of Provisions
1 Interpretation
2 Composition of packaged water
3 Composition of brewed soft drink
4 Non-alcoholic beverages not to be labelled/presented as alcoholic beverages
5 Composition of electrolyte drinks and electrolyte drink bases
6 Labelling of electrolyte drinks and electrolyte drink bases
7 Claims in relation to the tonicity of electrolyte drinks
Clauses
1 Interpretation
In this Code β
brewed soft drink means the product prepared by a fermentation process from water with fruit and/or vegetable extractives or fruit and/or vegetable infusions, and sugar.
electrolyte drink means a drink formulated and represented as suitable for the rapid replacement of fluid, carbohydrates, electrolytes and minerals.
electrolyte drink base means a solid or liquid which when made up, makes an electrolyte drink.
fruit drink means a non-alcoholic beverage containing fruit and/or fruit products and other foods except alcoholic beverages.
mineral water or spring water means ground water obtained from subterranean water-bearing strata that, in its natural state, contains soluble matter.
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Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2000, No 170
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2000, No 170
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