New Zealand Gazette – 2002 – No. 68

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✨ Food Standards Amendment



NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 68

  1. The label on a package of infant formula product must include a statement, which may be in the form of a table that contains the following information -

    (a) the average energy content expressed in kJ per 100 mL; and

    (b) the average amount of protein, fat and carbohydrate expressed in g per 100 mL; and

    (c) the average amount of each vitamin, mineral and any other nutritive substance permitted by this Standard expressed in weight per 100 mL.

  2. The label on a powdered or concentrated form of infant formula product must include a statement, which may be in the form of a table that contains the following information -

    (a) the average energy content expressed in kJ per 100 mL of infant formula product that has been reconstituted according to directions; and

    (b) the average amount of protein, fat and carbohydrate expressed in g per 100 mL of infant formula product that has been reconstituted according to directions; and

    (c) the average amount of each vitamin, mineral and any other nutritive substance permitted by this Standard expressed in weight per 100 mL of infant formula product that has been reconstituted according to directions;
    and

    (d) a declaration -
    (i) of the weight of one scoop in the case of powdered infant formula; and
    (ii) of the proportion of powder or concentrate required to reconstitute the formula according to directions.

17 Date marking and storage instructions

(1) Paragraphs 2(1)(c) and (d) of Standard 1.2.5 do not apply to this Standard.

(2) A label on a package of infant formula product must contain storage instructions covering the period after it is opened.

Editorial note:

The appropriate storage instructions should be valid for the full range of climatic conditions that exist in Australia and New Zealand.

18 Statement of protein source

The label on a package of infant formula product must contain a statement of the specific source, or sources, of protein in the infant formula product immediately adjacent to the name of the infant formula product.

Editorial note:

Standard 1.2.2 requires that all food be labelled with its name. The requirement in clause 18 of this Standard applies only to the name on the label on the product in accordance with the requirement in Standard 1.2.2.



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🏥 Variation of Food Standards for Infant Formula Products (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Food Standards, Infant Formula, Labeling, Nutritional Information, Energy Content, Protein, Fat, Carbohydrates, Vitamins, Minerals, Powdered Formula, Concentrated Formula, Storage Instructions, Protein Source