✨ Food Standards Amendment
2000 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 71 27 JUNE 2012
13 Date marking of food
(1) A food for special medical purposes must comply with Standard 1.2.5.
(2) However, if a label on a package of food for special medical purposes is required to include a use-by date under Standard 1.2.5, the words ‘Expiry Date’, or words to similar effect, may be used instead of the words ‘Use By’, and Standard 1.2.5 applies to the food for special medical purposes as if any reference to a use-by date in that Standard were a reference to the ‘Expiry Date’, or the words to similar effect so used.
14 Lactose claims in relation to food for special medical purposes
(1) A claim to the effect that a food for special medical purposes is lactose free may be made if the food contains no detectable lactose.
(2) A claim to the effect that a food for special medical purposes is low lactose may be made if the food contains not more than 0.3 g of lactose per 100 g of the food.
(3) A claim to the effect that a food for special medical purposes is lactose reduced must be accompanied by a declaration of the proportion by which the lactose content of the food has been reduced.
(4) If a claim is made in relation to the lactose content of a food for special medical purposes, the label on the package of food must include the average quantity of the lactose and galactose in the food, expressed per given quantity of the food.
Editorial note:
The requirement of clause 14 is based on clause 15 of Standard 1.2.8.
15 Claims in relation to gluten content of food for special medical purposes
(1) A claim in relation to the gluten content of a food for special medical purposes is prohibited unless expressly permitted by this clause.
(2) A claim to the effect that a food for special medical purposes is gluten free may be made if the food contains -
(a) no detectable gluten; and
(b) no oats or oat products; and
(c) no cereals containing gluten that have been malted, or products of such cereals.(3) A claim to the effect that a food for special medical purposes has a low gluten content may be made if the food contains no more than 20 mg gluten per 100 g of the food.
(4) A claim to the effect that a food for special medical purposes contains gluten or is high in gluten may be made.
(5) If a claim is made in relation to the gluten content of a food for special medical purposes, the label on the package of food must include the average quantity of the gluten in the food, expressed per given quantity of the food.
Editorial note:
The requirement of clause 15 is based on clause 16 of Standard 1.2.8.
16 Legibility requirements
The label on a package of food for special medical purposes must comply with Standard 1.2.9.
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