New Zealand Gazette – 2002 – No. 75

Page 1971

✨ Food Regulations



3 JULY NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1971

Clauses

1 Interpretation

(1) In this Standard -

amino acid modified food means a special purpose food that in the preparation of which there has been a restriction in the use of ingredients containing one or more particular amino acids or a reduction of the content of one or more particular amino acids in any of the ingredients.

special purpose food means a food specially processed or formulated to satisfy particular dietary requirements that exist because of -

(a) a particular physical or physiological condition; or

(b) a specific disease or disorder; or

(c) both such a condition and a disease or disorder;

and are presented as such.

(2) Other than in Division 2 in Standard 2.9.3, a reference in this Code to a special purpose food is taken to be a reference to formulated meal replacement.

Editorial note:

The effect of subclause 1(2) is to permit all additives permitted in formulated meal replacements in special purpose foods. Subclause 1(2) exempts special purpose foods from the requirements for minimum levels for protein, kJ; and the minimum and maximum levels for vitamins and minerals. The definition of formulated meal replacements should not be taken literally in relation to special purpose foods. i.e. special purpose foods are not necessarily intended as a meal replacement.

2 Application

(1) Subject to subclause (2), for the matters regulated in this Standard, food produced in or imported into New Zealand must comply with this Standard.

(2) This Standard does not apply to food produced in or imported into Australia.

(3) This Standard ceases to have effect two years from the commencement of any alternative applicable provisions elsewhere in this Code.

3 Composition

Special purpose foods may contain any of the vitamins and minerals specified in column 1 of Table 1 and column 1 of Table 2 in Standard 2.9.3.

Editorial note:

The maximum quantities specified in column 2 of Table 1 and Table 2 do not apply to special purposes foods.



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