Alcohol Labelling Regulations




20 DECEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 4709

Examples:

For the purposes of subclause 3(1) the following examples are provided.

For a 750 mL bottle of 12.5% wine:

‘CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 7.4 STANDARD DRINKS’

For a 750 mL bottle of 37% spirit:

‘CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 22 STANDARD DRINKS’

For a 375 mL can of 4.9% beer:

‘CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 1.4 STANDARD DRINKS’

4 Representations of low alcohol

An alcoholic beverage which contains more than 1.15 % alcohol by volume must not be represented as a low alcohol beverage.

5 Representations of ‘non-intoxicating’

The label on a package of a beverage containing more than 0.5 % alcohol by volume must not include the words ‘non intoxicating’ or words of similar meaning.

6 Food containing alcohol not to be represented as non-alcoholic

Food containing alcohol must not be represented in a form which expressly or by implication suggests that the product is a non-alcoholic confection or non-alcoholic beverage.



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Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 2000, No 170


Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2000, No 170





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