14 AUGUST 2008

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 127

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[2.2] inserting in Column 2 of the Schedule, in the entry for Iron -

Ferric sodium edetate

(This form of iron is not permitted to be added to breakfast cereals, as purchased under Standard 1.3.2 and to formulated supplementary foods for young children as regulated in Standard 2.9.3.)

[3] Standard 1.1A.2 is varied by inserting after paragraph (3)(e) -

(ea) The reference to folate in the Table to subclause 3(e) excludes folate in the form of L-methyltetrahydrofolate, calcium.

[4] The Editorial notes in Standard 1.1A.6 are varied by omitting the Editorial note following subclause 1(2), substituting -

Editorial note:

The effect of subclause 1(2) is that additives permitted in formulated meal replacements are permitted 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 is not intended to be taken literally in relation to special purpose foods. i.e. special purpose foods are not necessarily intended as a meal replacement.

[5] The Editorial notes in Standard 1.2.3 are varied by -

[5.1] omitting the second and third paragraphs of the Editorial note following the Table to clause 2.

[5.2] omitting the Editorial note following the Table to clause 4, substituting -

Editorial note:

1. As an example, clause 4 can be complied with by listing those substances in the Table in the ingredient list.
2. See Standard 1.2.4 – Labelling of Ingredients for the requirements for the labelling of ingredients, including sulphites.
3. As an example, manufacturers may chose to indicate that a food contains one substance or another (e.g. brazil nuts or cashew nuts) in cases where substitutions occur regularly.

[6] The Editorial notes in Standard 1.2.4 are varied by -

[6.1] omitting the Editorial note following clause 1, substituting -

Editorial note:

See Standard 1.2.3 – Mandatory Warning and Advisory Statements and Declarations for the requirements to always declare the presence of certain substances.

[6.2] omitting the Editorial note following clause 4 and before the Table to that clause, substituting -

Editorial note:

The term ‘common name’ does not have a technical meaning for the purposes of paragraph 4(a), and should be given its ordinary meaning.

[6.3] omitting the Editorial note following clause 8, substituting -

Editorial note:

For the purposes of subclause 8(3), enzymes need only be declared by the class name ‘enzyme’ and not by specifically declaring the name of the enzyme.

An example for subclause 8(8) is where a manufacturer chooses to use preservative X for 6 months of the year and preservative Y for the rest of the year, one label may indicate that either preservative was used in the preparation, manufacture or handling of the food e.g. preservative (X or Y) where X and Y may be expressed as either the additive’s specific name or code number, if any.

[7] The Editorial notes in Standard 1.2.5 are varied by inserting, following the definition of baked-for date in clause 1 -

Editorial note:

For example, bread that is baked after midday on one day may have a ‘baked-for’ date for the following day.

[8] The Editorial notes in Standard 1.2.6 are varied by omitting from the Editorial note following clause 3 -

packet

substituting -

package

[9] The Editorial notes in Standard 1.2.8 are varied by -

[9.1] omitting the first paragraph of the Editorial note following the Table to subclause 2(2)