✨ Food Standards Amendment
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 3 18 JANUARY 2013
7B Percentage DI or RDI information presented outside the panel
(1) In this clause, DI or RDI information means the information in a nutrition information panel that is permitted or required by clause 7 or 7A.
(2) DI or RDI information may be presented outside the nutrition information panel if -
(a) the serving size is presented together with DI or RDI information; and
(b) the food to which the DI or RDI information relates does not contain more than 1.15% alcohol by volume.(3) If more than one piece of DI or RDI information is presented outside the nutrition information panel, those pieces of information must be presented together.
(4) DI or RDI information presented in accordance with this clause does not constitute a nutrition content claim.
[5.17] omitting clause 8, substituting -
8 Food in small packages
(1) This clause applies if a claim requiring nutrition information is made on or about food in a small package.
(2) The label must include a declaration of the average quantity of the food in a serving expressed -
(a) in the case of a solid or semi-solid food, in grams; or
(b) in the case of a beverage or other liquid food, in millilitres.(3) In addition to the matters specified in subclause (2), if a claim requiring nutrition information is made about a matter in Column 1 of the Table to this subclause, the label must include the particulars specified in Column 2.
Table to subclause 8(3)
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Claim is about | Label must include |
| Any nutrient or biologically active substance (other than a vitamin or mineral with a RDI) | Average quantity of the nutrient or biologically active substance present per serving of the food |
| Any vitamin or mineral with a RDI | (a) Average quantity of the vitamin or mineral present per serving of the food; and |
| (b) Percentage of the RDI for the vitamin or mineral contributed by one serving of the food, and | |
| calculated in accordance with clause 7A | |
| Cholesterol, saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids, omega-6 or omega-9 fatty acids | Saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids content per serving of the food |
| Dietary fibre, sugars or any other carbohydrate | Average quantity of energy, carbohydrate, sugars and dietary fibre (calculated in accordance with clause 18) present per serving of the food |
| Energy | Average quantity of energy present per serving of the food |
| Fat-free | Average quantity of energy present per serving of the food |
| Omega-3 fatty acids | (a) Saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids content per serving of the food; and |
| (b) Type and amount of omega-3 fatty acids per serving of the food, namely alpha-linolenic acid, | |
| or docosahexaenoic acid, or eicosapentaenoic acid, or a combination of the above | |
| Lactose | Galactose content per serving of the food |
| Potassium | Sodium and potassium content per serving of the food |
| Sodium or salt | Sodium and potassium content per serving of the food |
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Food Standards (Proposal P293 – Nutrition, Health & Related Claims – Consequential) Variation
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