New Zealand Gazette – 2002 – No. 75

Page 1967

✨ Food Safety Regulations



3 JULY NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1967

(b) in the case of a product that contains royal jelly (but is not solely comprised
of royal jelly) –

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

(c) instead of the statements in paragraphs 5(1)(a) and 5(1)(b), in the case of a
product that is comprised solely of royal jelly, or a product that contains royal jelly
(but is not solely comprised of royal jelly) –

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

(2) In relation to bee Pollen, the label on or attached to a package of a food containing
bee pollen, 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 3 mm, the statement -

‘THIS PRODUCT MAY CAUSE SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTIONS’

(3) In relation to propolis, the label on or attached to a package of a food containing
propolis, 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 3 mm, the statement -

‘PROPOLIS MAY CAUSE SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTIONS’

(4) If the size of package of any product referred to in this clause is so small as to
prevent the use of letters in 3 mm type, a reduced type height may be used, but no letter may
have a letter height of less than 1.5 mm

Editorial note:

New Zealand Ministry of Health has advised that the requirements for warning statements on
dietary supplements containing royal jelly, bee pollen, and propolis are included in the
Dietary Supplements Regulations 1985.

STANDARD 1.1A.5

TRANSITIONAL STANDARD FOR THE WARNING STATEMENT FOR
CONDENSED MILK, MODIFIED MILK AND SKIM MILK

Purpose

This Standard incorporates the warning statement requirements for condensed milks,
modified milk and skim milk contained in Standard H1, Standard H3 and Standard H4 of the
former Australian Food Standards Code and certain provisions in the New Zealand Food
Regulations (1984).



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 Transitional Standard for Labelling of Pollen and Royal Jelly (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Pollen, Royal Jelly, Propolis, Labelling, Transitional Standard, Food Standards, Allergic Reactions

🏥 Transitional Standard for Warning Statement for Condensed Milk, Modified Milk and Skim Milk

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Condensed Milk, Modified Milk, Skim Milk, Warning Statement, Transitional Standard, Food Standards