✨ Food Standards Variation
11 JULY 2011 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 100
(2) If the best-before date or use-by date of a food is more than 3 months from the date it is applied, the date mark must consist at least of the month and year, expressed in that order.
(3) The best-before date and use-by date must be expressed in numerical form, except for the month which may be expressed in letters. Where the month is expressed in letters, the month may precede the day.
(4) The day, month and year so expressed within the best-before or use-by date must be distinguishable.
Examples:
For paragraph 5(1) –
23 Dec or 23 12
23 12 2012 or 23 Dec 2012
For paragraph 5(2) –
Dec 2012 or 12 2012
23 12 2012 or 23 Dec 2012
For paragraph 5(3) –
23 Dec 2012 or Dec 23 2012
[8.4] omitting clause 6, substituting –
6 Statement of storage conditions
The label on a package of food must include a statement of any specific storage conditions required to ensure that the food will keep for the period indicated by the use-by date, or the best-before date.
[8.5] omitting subclause 7(2), substituting –
(2) Subclause (1) does not preclude the label on a package of food from including a packed-on date or a manufacturer’s or packer’s code in addition to the required use-by date or best-before date.
[9] Standard 1.2.6 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code is varied by –
[9.1] omitting the Purpose, substituting –
Purpose
This Standard identifies when directions for use and directions for storage are required to be included on a label.
[9.2] omitting clauses 1, 2 and 3, the Table to clause 3 and the Editorial note following the Table to clause 3, substituting –
1 Directions for use and storage of food
(1) The label on a package of food must include directions for the use of the food or the storage of the food, or both, if the food is of such a nature as to require the directions for health or safety reasons.
(2) If food is unpackaged, the food must either be labelled with, or accompanied by, directions for the use of the food or the storage of the food, or both, if the food is of such a nature as to require the directions for health or safety reasons.
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