✨ Salt and Salt Products Standards
20 DECEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 4747
2 Composition of salt
(1) Salt must contain no less than 970 g/kg sodium chloride on a dry matter basis, exclusive of permitted food additives.
(2) Salt must contain no more than -
(a) 0.5 mg/kg of arsenic; and
(b) 2 mg/kg of lead; and
(c) 0.5 mg/kg cadmium; and
(d) 0.1 mg/kg of mercury.
3 Composition of reduced sodium salt mixtures
Reduced sodium salt mixtures must contain no more than -
(a) 200 g/kg sodium; and
(b) 400 g/kg potassium.
4 Composition of salt substitutes
Salt substitutes must contain no more than 1.2 g/kg of sodium.
5 Labelling of reduced sodium salt mixtures and salt substitutes
(1) The label on a package of reduced sodium salt mixture or salt substitute -
(a) must declare the sodium and potassium content, expressed per 100 g; and
(b) may include a declaration of the percentage reduction of sodium in the reduced sodium salt mixture or salt substitute, relative to salt.
(2) A declaration in accordance with subclause (1) does not constitute a nutrition claim for the purposes of Standard 1.2.8.
Editorial note:
Where a claim is made in relation to the sodium content of foods to which reduced sodium salt mixtures or salt substitutes have been added, a nutrition information panel in accordance with Standard 1.2.8 is required on the label of such foods.
6 Composition of iodised salt
Iodised salt must contain potassium iodide or iodate, or sodium iodide or iodate equivalent to -
(a) no less than 25 mg/kg of iodine; and
(b) no more than 65 mg/kg of iodine.
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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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