✨ Food Standards and Labelling Requirements
16 JULY 2009 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 101 2315
supplier making the claim means the supplier who makes or includes on a label or in an advertisement a calcium claim.
2 Permitted addition of calcium
Chewing gum suitable for added calcium may contain added calcium provided that the calcium is in a permitted form specified in the Schedule to Standard 1.1.1.
3 Calcium claims
(1) A calcium claim may be made only if -
(a) the chewing gum to which the claim relates is chewing gum suitable for added calcium; and
(b) the chewing gum contains no less than 80 mg (10% of the RDI) of releasable calcium per serve; and
(c) the maximum quantity claimed is no more than 200 mg (25% of the RDI) of releasable calcium per serve; and
(d) the supplier making the claim has records that substantiate the matters listed in paragraphs (b) and (c); and
(e) the supplier making the claim makes the records available to the relevant Authority upon request.
(2) To avoid doubt, a claim to the effect that chewing gum is a good source of calcium or releasable calcium must not be made.
4 Labelling requirements
(1) Where a calcium claim is made in relation to chewing gum suitable for added calcium, the nutrition information panel must also include -
(a) the average quantity of releasable calcium per serve; and
(b) the average quantity of releasable calcium per 100 g; and
(c) the proportion of the RDI (for calcium) of releasable calcium per serve; and
(d) a statement to the effect that the average quantity of calcium is released during 20 minutes of chewing.
(2) Subclause (1) does not apply to chewing gum suitable for added calcium in a small package.
Editorial note:
EXAMPLE
NUTRITION INFORMATION
Servings per package: 10
Serving size: 3 g
| Average quantity per serve | Average quantity per 100 g | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 25 kJ | 833 kJ |
| Protein | 0 g | 0 g |
| Fat, total | 0 g | 0 g |
| – saturated | 0 g | 0 g |
| Carbohydrate | Less than 1 g | Less than 1 g |
| – sugars | Less than 1 g | Less than 1 g |
| Dietary fibre | 0 g | 0 g |
| Sodium | 0 mg | 0 mg |
| Calcium* | 80 mg (10% RDI**) | 2670 mg |
*average quantity of calcium released during 20 minutes of chewing
**Recommended Dietary Intake
Standard 1.1.1 defines a ‘nutrition information panel or panel’ as a panel which complies with the requirements of Division 2 of Standard 1.2.8.
5 Small packages
(1) Where a calcium claim is made in relation to chewing gum suitable for added calcium contained in a small package, the label must include the following calcium declaration -
(a) the average quantity of releasable calcium per serve; and
(b) the serving size; and
(c) the proportion of the RDI (for calcium) of releasable calcium per serve; and
(d) a statement to the effect that the average quantity of calcium is released during 20 minutes of chewing.
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