2946 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 112 10 JULY 2008

(2) A vending machine from which food is sold must clearly display in a prominent place on, or in the vending machine, the name and business address in Australia or New Zealand, of the supplier of the food.

(3) The label on a hamper must include the name and business address in Australia or New Zealand, of the supplier of the food.

Editorial note:
‘Supplier’ is defined in Standard 1.1.1 to include the packer, manufacturer, vendor or importer of the food in question.

[4] Standard 1.2.3 is varied by -

[4.1] omitting subclause 2(2), substituting -

(2) Where a food listed in column 1 of the Table to this clause is not required to bear a label pursuant to clause 2 of Standard 1.2.1, the advisory statement listed in relation to that food in column 2 of the Table, must be -

(a) displayed on or in connection with the display of the food; or

(b) provided to the purchaser upon request; or

(c) displayed on or in connection with food dispensed from a vending machine.

[4.2] omitting subclause 3(2), substituting -

(2) Where a food listed in column 1 of the Table to this clause, is not required to bear a label pursuant to clause 2 of Standard 1.2.1, the warning statement listed in relation to that food in column 2 of the Table, must be -

(a) displayed on or in connection with the display of the food; or

(b) displayed on or in connection with food dispensed from a vending machine.

[4.3] omitting subclause 4(2), substituting -

(2) The presence of the substances listed in the Table to this clause must be -

(a) declared on the label on a package of the food; or

(b) where the food is not required to bear a label pursuant to clause 2 of Standard 1.2.1 -

(i) declared on or in connection with the display of the food; or

(ii) declared to the purchaser upon request; or

(c) displayed on or in connection with food dispensed from a vending machine.

[4.4] omitting subclause 5(2), substituting -

(2) Where food containing any of the substances referred to in subclause (1) is not required to bear a label pursuant to clause 2 of Standard 1.2.1, an advisory statement to the effect that excess consumption of the food may have a laxative effect, must be -

(a) displayed on or in connection with the display of the food; or

(b) provided to the purchaser upon request; or

(c) displayed on or in connection with food dispensed from a vending machine.

[5] Standard 1.2.5 is varied by -

[5.1] omitting the heading and Purpose, substituting -

STANDARD 1.2.5

DATE MARKING OF FOOD

Purpose
This Standard prescribes a date marking system for food and the form in which those foods must be date marked. The Standard requires food, with some exceptions, to be date marked, and prohibits the sale of food after the expiration of the use-by date, where such a date mark is required. In particular, clause 2 of this Standard sets out the circumstances in which a use-by date must be used instead of a best-before date.

[5.2] omitting the Editorial note immediately after subclause 2(1), and subclause 2(2), substituting -

(2) Reserved.

Editorial note:
FSANZ’s Guide to the Use of ‘Use-by’ and ‘Best-Before’ Dates for Food Manufacturers provides guidance on paragraphs 2(1)(a) and (b).

Standard 1.2.1 sets out the exemptions to the general labelling requirements in this Code, and provides a definition of ‘small package’.

(3) The label on a package of bread with a shelf life less than 7 days, may include instead of a best-before date -

(a) its baked-on date; or

(b) its baked-for date.

[6] Standard 1.2.11 is varied by -

[6.1] omitting subclause 1(3), substituting -

(3) This Standard does not apply to food sold to the public by restaurants, canteens, schools, caterers or self-catering institutions, prisons, hospitals or other similar institutions listed in the Table to clause 8 of Standard 1.2.1 where the food is offered for immediate consumption.

[6.2] omitting paragraph 2(3)(b), substituting -

(b) where the food is in a refrigerated assisted service display cabinet, the size of type on the label must be at least 5 mm.