New Zealand Gazette – 2002 – No. 75

Page 1961

✨ Food Standards



3 JULY

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

1961

Drafting note:
At the time of drafting this transitional standard, the review of country of origin labelling requirements for food has not been finalised. If this review concludes that there is no need for country of origin declarations on food, then this transitional standard may need to be repealed.

2 General requirements

(1) The label on a package containing food shall include a statement that identifies the country in which the food was made or produced.

(2) If the label on a package containing food includes:

(a) a statement that identifies the country in which the food was packed for retail sale; and
(b) if any of the ingredients of the food does not originate in the country in which the food was packed for retail sale, a statement —

    (i) identifying the country or countries of origin of the ingredients of the food; or
    (ii) to the effect that the food is made from ingredients imported into that country or from local and imported ingredients, as the case requires;

the label shall be taken to comply with subclause (1).

(3) The material included on a label under this clause may include a comment on or explanation of that material.

(4) Where the name and address of the manufacturer are set out on the label and the address contains the name of the country in which the food was made or produced, the name and address shall be taken to satisfy the requirements of subclause (1).

(5) In this clause, ‘ingredient’ does not include food additives.

3 Country of origin requirements for fish

(1) In this clause —

**fish** means a fish or part of a fish ordinarily used for consumption by humankind and includes a crustacean or mollusc.

(2) Subject to subclause (3), if fish, other than fish the country of origin of which is Australia or New Zealand, is displayed for retail sale other than in a package, there must be displayed on or in connection with the display of the fish a label containing, in type of 9 mm, a statement indicating the country of origin of the fish or a statement indicating that the fish is imported.



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🏥 Transitional Standard for Country of Origin Labelling Requirements (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Food Standards, Country of Origin, Labelling, Fish, Vegetables, Nuts, Fruit, Juices, Wine, Spirits