✨ Food Standards Regulations
18 JANUARY 2013 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 3 113
SCHEDULE 2
Conditions for permitted high level health claims
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food or property of food | Specific health effect | Relevant population | Context claim statements | Conditions |
| A high intake of fruit and vegetables | Reduces risk of coronary heart disease | Diet containing a high amount of both fruit and vegetables | (a) claims are not permitted on — |
(f) fruit juice or vegetable juice as standardised in Standard 2.6.1; or
(ii) a food standardised in Standard 2.6.2; and(b) the food must contain no less than 90% fruit or vegetable by weight. |
| Beta-glucan | Reduces blood cholesterol | | Diet low in saturated fatty acids
Diet containing 3 g of beta-glucan per day | The food must contain —
(a) one or more of the following oat or barley foods —
(i) oat bran;
(ii) wholegrain oats; or
(iii) wholegrain barley; and(b) at least 1 g per serving of beta-glucan from the foods listed in (a). |
| Calcium | Enhances bone mineral density | | Diet high in calcium | The food must contain no less than 200 mg of calcium per serving. |
| Calcium | Reduces risk of osteoporosis | Persons 65 years and over | Diet high in calcium, and adequate vitamin D status | The food must contain no less than 290 mg of calcium per serving. |
| | Reduces risk of osteoporotic fracture | | | |
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