Food Standards and Labelling




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 75

Table of Provisions

  1. Application
  2. Labelling of pollen products
  3. Labelling of royal jelly
  4. Labelling of royal jelly, bee pollen and propolis in New Zealand

Clauses

1 Application

(1) For the matters regulated in this Standard, food produced in or imported into Australia must comply with clause 3 and clause 4 of this Standard or Standard 1.2.3, but not a combination of both.

(2) For the matters regulated in this Standard, food produced in or imported into New Zealand must comply with clause 5 of this Standard or Standard 1.2.3, but not a combination of both.

(3) This Standard ceases to have effect two years from the commencement of those parts of Standard 1.2.3 regulating royal jelly.

2 Labelling of pollen products in Australia

The label on or attached to a package containing a pollen product must include, immediately following the name of the product, and in 3 mm type the following statement -

‘THIS PRODUCT MAY CAUSE SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTIONS’

3 Labelling of royal jelly in Australia

The label on or attached to a package containing royal jelly, or a food containing royal jelly, must include, immediately following the name of the food, and in type of 3 mm, the statement -

‘THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS ROYAL JELLY WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTED TO CAUSE SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTIONS AND IN RARE CASES, FATALITIES, ESPECIALLY IN ASTHMA AND ALLERGY SUFFERERS’

4 Labelling of royal jelly, bee pollen and propolis in New Zealand

(1) In relation to royal jelly, the label on or attached to a package of a food containing royal jelly, must include, in a prominent position so that it can be easily seen by the consumer when purchasing the product, in a standard type of not less than 3 mm, the statement -

(a) in the case of a product that is comprised solely of royal jelly -

‘WARNING - THIS PRODUCT IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR ASTHMA AND ALLERGY SUFFERERS AS IT CAN CAUSE SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTIONS’; or



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Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 2002, No 75


Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2002, No 75





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