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128 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 3 18 JANUARY 2013
SCHEDULE 3 (continued)
Conditions for permitted general level health claims
Part 3 – Other (continued)
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food or property of food | Specific health effect | Relevant population | Dietary Context | Conditions |
| Energy (continued) | Contributes to weight loss or weight maintenance | Diet reduced in energy and including regular exercise | The food – (a) meets the conditions for making a ‘diet’ nutrition content claim; or (b) is a formulated meal replacement as standardised by Division 2 of Standard 2.9.3 and contains no more than 1200 kJ per serving |
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| Live yoghurt cultures | Improves lactose digestion | Individuals who have difficulty digesting lactose | The food must – (a) be yoghurt or fermented milk and (b) contain at least 108 cfu/g (Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus) |
|
| Phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters | Reduces dietary and biliary cholesterol absorption | Diet low in saturated fatty acids Diet containing 2 g of phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters per day |
The food must – (a) meet the relevant conditions specified in Columns 1 and 2 of the Table to clause 2 in Standard 1.5.1; and (b) contain a minimum of 0.8 g total plant sterol equivalents content per serving |
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