New Zealand Gazette – 2001 – No. 109

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✨ Food Standards Code Amendments



NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 109

Table to subclause (2) 2

Column 1 Column 2 mg/L
Arsenic 0.05
Barium 1.0
Borate 30 (calculated as H₃BO₃)
Cadmium 0.01
Chromium VI 0.05
Copper 1.0
Cyanide 0.01 (calculated as CN⁻)
Fluoride 2.0 (calculated as F⁻)
Lead 0.05
Manganese 2.0
Mercury 0.001
Nitrate 45 (calculated as NO₃⁻)
Nitrite 0.005 (calculated as NO₂⁻)
Organic matter 3.0 (KMnO₃ digested as O₂)
Selenium 0.01
Sulphide 0.05 (calculated as H₂S)
Zinc 5.0

3 Composition of brewed soft drink

Brewed soft drink must contain no more than 1.15% alcohol/volume.

4 Composition of fruit drinks

Fruit drinks must contain no less than 50 mL/L of fruit, except in the case of passionfruit drink which must contain no less than 35 mL/L of passionfruit, prepared from any of the sources specified in the definition for fruit drink in paragraphs 1 (a) to (f).

5 Non alcoholic beverages not to be labelled/presented as alcoholic beverages

Non alcoholic beverages must not be labelled or otherwise presented for sale in a form which expressly or by implication suggests that the product is an alcoholic beverage.

6 Composition of electrolyte drinks and electrolyte drink bases

(1) An electrolyte drink, or an electrolyte drink base when made up, must contain no less than 10 mmol/L of sodium.

(2) An electrolyte, or an electrolyte drink base when made up according to directions, must contain —

(a) no less than 50 g/L and no more than 100 g/L total —

(i) glucose syrup; and

(ii) dextrose; and

(iii) fructose; and

(iv) maltodextrin; and

(b) no more than 50 g/L fructose.

(3) An electrolyte drink, or an electrolyte drink base when made up, may contain:

(a) calcium phosphates; and

(b) potassium phosphates; and

(c) calcium citrates; and

(d) potassium citrates; and

(e) sodium citrates; and

(f) potassium carbonates, including potassium bicarbonate; and

(g) potassium chloride; and

(h) calcium chloride; and

(i) sodium chloride; and

(j) calcium lactate; and

(k) magnesium lactate; and

(l) magnesium sulphate.

7 Labelling of electrolyte drinks and electrolyte drink bases

The label on a package of electrolyte drink or electrolyte drink base, must include a declaration, as ready to drink —

(a) the average per 100 mL —

(i) energy value; and

(ii) total carbohydrate present, including each type of monosaccharide and disaccharide; and

(iii) milligrams and millimoles of the added minerals and electrolytes; and

(b) the recommended volume and frequency of use.



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🏥 Australia New Zealand Food Authority Variations to the Food Standards Code (Amendment No. 55) (continued from previous page)

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Food Standards Code, Amendment No. 55, Ice Cream, Compositional Requirements, Milk Fat, Food Solids, Fruit Juice, Vegetable Juice, Sugars, Salt, Herbs, Spices, Non-Alcoholic Beverages, Brewed Soft Drinks, Packaged Water, Electrolyte Drinks, Labelling Requirements, Arsenic, Barium, Borate, Cadmium, Chromium VI, Copper, Cyanide, Fluoride, Lead, Manganese, Mercury, Nitrate, Nitrite, Organic Matter, Selenium, Sulphide, Zinc