✨ 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. | | |
Next Page →
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🏥
Conditions for nutrition content claims
(continued from previous page)
🏥 Health & Social Welfare7 January 2013
Food Standards, Nutrition Claims, Omega Fatty Acids, Omega-6 Fatty Acids, Omega-9 Fatty Acids, Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Potassium, Labelling
NZ Gazette 2013, No 3