New Zealand Gazette – 2005 – No. 204

Page 5191

✨ Food Standards Amendments



8 DECEMBER 2005

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 204

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(j) subclause 3(2) of Standard 2.6.3; and

(k) subclauses 3(3) and 3(4) of Standard 2.6.4; and

(l) subclauses 3(1), 3(2), 3(3) and 3(4) of Standard 2.9.4.

[3] Standard 1.2.9 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code is varied by omitting the Purpose, substituting –

Purpose

This Standard sets out general and specific legibility requirements for the labelling of packaged and unpackaged foods.

[4] The Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code is varied by inserting after Standard 1.2.10 –

STANDARD 1.2.11

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN REQUIREMENTS

(AUSTRALIA ONLY)

Note:

Under Annex D of the Agreement Between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand Concerning a Joint Food Standards System, New Zealand has varied from this Standard. Accordingly, this Standard does not apply in New Zealand.

Purpose

This Standard sets out the requirements for Country of Origin for packaged foods and certain unpackaged foods.

Table of Provisions

1 Application

2 Labelling requirements

Clauses

1 Application

(1) For the matters regulated in this Standard, food must comply with this Standard or Standard 1.1A.3, but not a combination of, or parts of, both.

Editorial note:

The transitional country of origin Standard 1.1A.3 continues to operate in parallel to this Standard for a period of two years, with the exception of clauses 3, 4, 5 and 6 of that Standard, which will only operate for a period of 6 months.

In addition, subclause 1(2) of Standard 1.1.1 provides for a 12-month period of grace for compliance with new provisions in the Code.

The net effect is that, from the commencement of Standard 1.2.11, manufacturers and retailers can continue to comply with Standard 1.1.A3 for a period of three years, except for the requirements in Clauses 3, 4, 5 and 6. For those foods, retailers can only continue to comply with those provisions for six months. After that period, compliance with the requirements of subclauses 2(2) and 2(3) of this Standard will be required.

Alternatively, manufacturers and retailers may comply with Standard 1.2.11 from its commencement, or at any time from commencement.

(2) This Standard does not affect the operation of Standard 2.7.5 concerning geographical indications.

(3) This Standard does not apply to food sold to the public by restaurants, canteens, schools, caterers or self-catering institutions where the food is offered for immediate consumption.

(4) The requirements in the Table to subclause 2(2) for fresh pork and preserved pork apply 12 months from the commencement of this Standard.

2 Labelling requirements

(1) The foods listed in column 1 of the Table to this subclause must comply with the labelling requirements in relation to that food listed in column 2 of the Table.

Table to subclause 2(1)

Column 1 Column 2
Food Labelling requirement
Packaged food (except that to which subclause 2(2) of this Standard applies) (a) a statement on the package that identifies where the food was made or produced; or
(b) a statement on the package –
(i) that identifies the country where the food was made, manufactured or packaged for retail sale; and
(ii) to the effect that the food is constituted from ingredients imported into that country or from local and imported ingredients as the case may be.


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