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(b) upon request by the relevant authority, make the required records available for inspection within the time specified by the relevant authority.
(3) An endorsement must not refer to a serious disease except in a reference to the endorsing body if the serious disease is part of the name of the endorsing body.
(4) Part 2 (other than clause 7) and Part 3 Divisions 1, 2 and 4 do not apply to an endorsement.
(5) In this clause -
information period, in relation to food, means the period -
(a) during which the food is available for sale or advertised for sale; and
(b) the period of 2 years after the food was last sold, or advertised or available for sale, whichever is the latest.
required records means a document or documents that demonstrate that -
(a) a supplier using an endorsement has obtained the permission of the endorsing body to use the endorsement; and
(b) the endorsing body has a nutrition- or health-related function or purpose; and
(c) the endorsing body is a not-for-profit entity; and
(d) the endorsing body is not related to the supplier using the endorsement.
Division 4 – Additional labelling of food required to meet the NPSC
24 Method for calculating a nutrient profiling score
The method for calculating a nutrient profiling score is described in Schedule 5.
25 Labelling of food required to meet the NPSC
(1) This clause applies if a food must meet the NPSC in order to make a claim.
(2) The particulars of a property of food must be declared in the nutrition information panel if -
(a) the property of food, other than fvnl, is relied on to meet the NPSC; and
(b) those particulars are not otherwise required to be included in the nutrition information panel.
(3) The calcium content of a food must be declared in the nutrition information panel if the food -
(a) is classified in Category 3 of Schedule 4 for the purposes of determining the food’s nutrient profiling score; and
(b) is a cheese or processed cheese.
(4) If a food scores V points under item 4 of Schedule 5, the percentage of each element of fvnl that is relied on to meet the NPSC must be declared on the label, unless the claim is a health claim about fruits and vegetables.
(5) If food is not required to bear a label under subclause 2(1) of Standard 1.2.1, the information prescribed in subclause (2), (3) or (4) of this clause must be provided to the purchaser of the food on request by the purchaser or -
(a) in the case of information prescribed in subclause (2) or (3), declared in a nutrition information panel displayed on or in connection with the display of the food; or
(b) in the case of information prescribed in subclause (4), declared on a label displayed on or in connection with the display of the food.
26 Labelling exemptions for certain foods
The declaration required by subclauses 25(2), (3) or (4) is not required if food is in a small package.
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