✨ Food Standards Amendment
1998
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 71 27 JUNE 2012
10 Mandatory statements
(1) The label on a package of food for special medical purposes must include the following statements -
(a) a statement to the effect that the food must be used under medical supervision;
(b) a statement indicating, if applicable, any precautions and contraindications associated with consumption of the food;
(c) a statement indicating the medical purpose of the food, which may include a disease, disorder or medical condition for which the food has been formulated;
(d) a statement describing the properties or characteristics which make the food appropriate for the medical purpose indicated in paragraph (c);
(e) if the food has been formulated for a specific age group—a statement to the effect that the food is intended for persons within the specified age group;
(f) a statement indicating whether or not the food is suitable for use as a sole source of nutrition;
(g) the statements required by subclause (2) if the food is represented as being suitable for use as a sole source of nutrition;
(h) the advisory statements required by subclause (3);
(i) the warning statement required by subclause (4).
(2) For paragraph (1)(g), the required statements are -
(a) a statement to the effect that the food is not for parenteral use; and
(b) if the food has been modified to vary from the compositional requirements in Schedule 2 such that the content of one or more nutrients falls short of the prescribed minimum, or exceeds the prescribed maximum (if applicable), a statement indicating -
(i) the nutrient or nutrients which have been modified; and
(ii) whether each modified nutrient has been increased, decreased, or eliminated from the food.
(3) For paragraph (1)(h), the required advisory statements are -
(a) if the food contains bee pollen as an ingredient as defined in Standard 1.2.4—a statement to the effect that the food contains bee pollen which can cause severe allergic reactions; and
(b) if the food contains aspartame or aspartame-acesulphame salt—a statement to the effect that the food contains phenylalanine; and
(c) if the food contains guarana or extracts of guarana—a statement to the effect that the food contains caffeine; and
(d) if the food contains propolis as an ingredient as defined in Standard 1.2.4—a statement to the effect that the food contains propolis which can cause severe allergic reactions; and
(e) a statement to the effect that excess consumption of the food may have a laxative effect if the food contains -
(i) one or more of the substances listed in Table 1 to this paragraph, either singularly or in combination, at a level of or in excess of 10 g/100 g; or
(ii) one or more of the substances listed in Table 2 to this paragraph, either singularly or in combination, at a level of or in excess of 25 g/100 g; or
(iii) one or more of the substances listed in Table 1, in combination with one or more of the substances listed in Table 2, at a level of or in excess of 10 g/100 g.
Table 1 to paragraph
| Substance |
|---|
| Lactitol |
| Maltitol |
| Maltitol syrup |
| Mannitol |
| Xylitol |
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