✨ Food Standards Amendment
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(d) if requested by a relevant authority, provide records to the relevant authority that demonstrate that —
(i) the systematic review was conducted in accordance with the process of systematic review described in Schedule 6; and
(ii) the notified relationship is a reasonable conclusion of the systematic review.
(2) A certificate provided for a body corporate must be signed by a senior officer of the body corporate.
19 How health claims are to be made
(1) If a health claim is a high level health claim based on a relationship described in Schedule 2 or a general level health claim based on a relationship described in Schedule 3, the health claim must —
(a) state —
(i) the food or the property of food mentioned in Column 1 of Schedule 2 or Column 1 of Schedule 3; and
(ii) the specific health effect mentioned in Column 2 of Schedule 2 or Column 2 of Schedule 3 that is claimed for the food or the property of food; and
(b) if Column 3 of Schedule 2 or Column 3 of Schedule 3 refers to a relevant population group to which the specific health effect relates, include a statement of that population group in conjunction with the health claim.
(2) If a health claim is a general level health claim based on a relationship that has been notified under paragraph 17(4)(b), the health claim must —
(a) state the food or the property of food and the specific health effect; and
(b) include together with the health claim a statement about the relevant population group, if any, that is a reasonable conclusion of the systematic review mentioned in paragraph 17(4)(b).
(3) In addition to the requirements under subclause (1) or (2), whichever applies, the health claim must also include together with the health claim —
(a) a dietary context statement according to the principles for a dietary context statement set out in subclause (4); and
(b) a statement of the form of the food to which the health claim relates.
(4) A dietary context statement must —
(a) state that the health effect must be considered in the context of a healthy diet involving the consumption of a variety of foods; and
(b) be appropriate to the type of food or the property of food that is the subject of the claim and the health effect claimed; and
(c) either —
(i) if the health claim is a high level health claim based on a relationship described in Schedule 2 or a general level health claim based on a relationship described in Schedule 3, include words to the effect of the relevant dietary context statement in the corresponding row of Column 4 of Schedule 2 or Column 4 of Schedule 3, if any; or
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