New Zealand Gazette – 2002 – No. 137

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✨ Food Standards Amendment



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3 Labelling of food not for retail sale etc.

(1) Subject to subclause (2), food –

(a)  not for retail sale; or
(b)  not for catering purposes; or
(c)  supplied as an intra company transfer;

must bear a label containing the information prescribed in clauses 1, 2 and 3 of Standard 1.2.2, except where the –

(d)  food is other than in a package; or
(e)  food is in an inner package or packages contained in an outer package where the label on the outer package includes the information prescribed in clauses 1, 2 and 3 of Standard 1.2.2; or
(f)  food is in a transportation outer where the information that would be required on the transportation outer is clearly discernible on the labels on or attached to the packages contained within the transportation outer.

(2) The information prescribed in clause 3 of Standard 1.2.2 is not required to be on the label on a food where that information is provided in documentation accompanying that food.

[5] Standard 1.2.3 is varied by –

[5.1] inserting in the Table to clause 2 –

Milk, and beverages made from soy or rice, where these foods contain no more than 2.5% m/m fat Statement to the effect that the product is not suitable as a complete milk food for children under the age of two years
Evaporated milks, dried milks and equivalent products made from soy or rice, where these foods contain no more than 2.5% m/m fat as reconstituted according to directions for direct consumption Statement to the effect that the product is not suitable as a complete milk food for children under the age of two years

[5.2] omitting the Editorial Note immediately following the Table to clause 2, substituting –

Editorial note:

‘Milk’ is defined in Standard 2.5.1. – ‘dried milks’ and ‘evaporated milks’ are defined in Standard 2.5.7.

The term ‘reconstituted’ in the Table to clause 2 means, in relation to evaporated milks and dried milks, reconstituted to the original level of hydration.

[6] Standard 1.2.4 is varied by –

[6.1] inserting in the Table of Provisions immediately after the entry for Declaration of vitamins and minerals –

Schedule 1 Classes of additives
Schedule 2 Food additive code numbers



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