Health & Nutrition Regulations




20 DECEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 4733

(a) no less than 10 % of the RDI of the vitamin or mineral listed in column 1 of Table 3 is present in a serving of the vitamin or mineral listed in the food; and

(b) no less than 10 % of the ESADDI of the vitamin or mineral is present in a serving of the food; and

(c) where a vitamin or mineral has been added to the food, the claimed quantity of that vitamin or mineral in a serving of the food does not exceed the quantity set out in column 3 of Table 3.

(3) The label on a package of formulated supplementary food for young children must include a description of the role of the food as a supplement to a normal diet to address situations where intakes of energy and nutrients may not be adequate to meet an individual’s requirements.

(4) ‘Formulated supplementary food for young children’ is a prescribed name.

SCHEDULE

Table 1

Formulated meal replacements

| Column 1
| Vitamins and minerals | Column 2
| Maximum quantity per one-meal serving (proportion RDI) | Column 3
| Maximum claim per one-meal serving (proportion RDI) |
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| Vitamin A | 300 µg (40%) | 300 µg (40%) |
| Thiamin | No quantity set | 0.55 mg (50%) |
| Riboflavin | No quantity set | 0.85 mg (50%) |
| Niacin | No quantity set | 5.0 mg (50%) |
| Folate | No quantity set | 100 µg (50%) |
| Vitamin B6 | No quantity set | 0.8 mg (50%) |
| Vitamin B12 | No quantity set | 1.0 µg (50%) |
| Vitamin C | No quantity set | 20 mg (50%) |
| Vitamin D | 5.0 µg (50%) | 5.0 µg (50%) |
| Vitamin E | No quantity set | 5.0 mg (50%) |
| Calcium | No quantity set | 400 mg (50%) |
| Iodine | 75 µg (50%) | 75 µg (50%) |
| Iron | No quantity set | 4.8 mg (40%) |
| Magnesium | No quantity set | 160 mg (50%) |
| Phosphorus | No quantity set | 500 mg (50%) |
| Zinc | No quantity set | 4.8 mg (40%) |



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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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Meal replacements, Supplementary foods, Compositional requirements, Labelling, Nutrition, Young children