Food Standards Labelling




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 109

Editorial note:
Other foods such as herbal substances may be added to formulated caffeinated beverages unless this is proscribed elsewhere in the Food Standards Code.
Standard 1.4.4 regulates prohibited and restricted plants and fungi, and Standard 1.3.1 regulates food additives.

3 Labelling

(1) The label on a package of formulated caffeinated beverage must include declarations of the average quantities, per serving size and per 100 mL of -

(a) caffeine, expressed in milligrams; and

(b) the substances listed in column 1 of the Table to subclause 2 (2) expressed in the units included in column 2 of the Table.

(2) The declarations under subclause 3 (1) may be adjacent to or follow a nutrition information panel on the label of a package of formulated caffeinated beverage, provided that the declarations are clearly distinguished from the nutrition information required by Standard 1.2.8.

Editorial note:
An example of the placement of the declarations required under subclause 3 (1) adjacent to or following a nutrition information panel as permitted under subclause 3 (2) is set out below.

NUTRITION INFORMATION
Servings per package: (insert number of servings)
Serving size: 250 mL
Quantity per Serving Quantity per 100 mL
Energy kJ (Cal) kJ (Cal)
Protein g g
Fat, total g g
– saturated g g
Carbohydrate, total g g
– sugars g g
Sodium mg (mmol) mg (mmol)
COMPOSITION INFORMATION
Caffeine
Thiamin
Riboflavin
Niacin
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
Pantothenic acid
Taurine
Glucuronolactone
Inositol

(3) The label on a package of formulated caffeinated beverage must include advisory statements to the effect that -

(a) the food contains caffeine; and

(b) the food is not recommended for -

(i) children; and

(ii) pregnant or lactating women; and

(iii) individuals sensitive to caffeine.

(4) The label on a package of formulated caffeinated beverage that contains one or more of the substances in the Table to subclause 2 (2) must include an advisory statement to the effect that -

“Consume no more than [amount of one-day quantity (as cans, bottles or mL)] per day”.

(5) Where a formulated caffeinated beverage is not required to bear a label pursuant to clause 2 of Standard 1.2.1, the advisory statements under subclauses 3 (3) and 3 (4) must be -

(a) displayed on or in connection with the display of the food; or

(b) provided to the purchaser on request.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 Standard 2.6.4 Formulated Caffeinated Beverages (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Formulated caffeinated beverages, Labelling, Nutrition information, Caffeine content, Advisory statements, Children, Pregnant women, Lactating women, Caffeine sensitivity, Daily consumption limits