Food Standards Schedule




108 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 3 18 JANUARY 2013

SCHEDULE 1 (continued)

Conditions for nutrition content claims

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Property of food General claim conditions that must be met Specific descriptor Conditions that must be met if using specific descriptor in column 3
Omega-6 fatty acids (a) the food meets the conditions for a nutrition content claim about omega fatty acids; and

(b) the food contains, as a proportion of the total fatty acid content –

(i) no more than 28% saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids; and

(ii) no less than 40% omega-6 fatty acids. | Increased | (a) the food contains at least 25% more omega-6 fatty acids than in the same quantity of reference food; and

(b) the reference food meets the general claim conditions for a nutrition content claim about omega-6 fatty acids. |
| Omega-9 fatty acids | (a) the food meets the conditions for a nutrition content claim about omega fatty acids; and

(b) the food contains, as a proportion of the total fatty acid content –

(i) no more than 28% saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids; and

(ii) no less than 40% omega-9 fatty acids. | Increased | (a) the food contains at least 25% more omega-9 fatty acids than in the same quantity of reference food; and

(b) the reference food meets the general claim conditions for a nutrition content claim about omega-9 fatty acids. |
| Polyunsaturated fatty acids | The food contains, as a proportion of the total fatty acid content –

(a) no more than 28% saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids; and

(b) no less than 40% polyunsaturated fatty acids. | Increased | (a) the food contains at least 25% more polyunsaturated fatty acids than in the same quantity of reference food; and

(b) the reference food meets the general claim conditions for a nutrition content claim about polyunsaturated fatty acids. |
| Potassium | The nutrition information panel indicates the sodium and potassium content. | | |



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🏥 Conditions for nutrition content claims (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
7 January 2013
Food Standards, Nutrition Claims, Omega Fatty Acids, Omega-6 Fatty Acids, Omega-9 Fatty Acids, Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Potassium, Labelling