✨ Food Standards Regulations
18 JANUARY 2013 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 3 153
(ii) for a food that requires dilution, reconstitution, draining or preparation according to directions, the quantity of the food which when diluted, reconstituted, drained or prepared produces a normal serving.
[6.3] omitting clause 4, substituting -
4 Claims in relation to the vitamin and mineral content of foods listed in the Table to clause 3
If a vitamin or mineral has been added to a food listed in Column 1 of the Table to clause 3, a claim must not be made that the food contains that vitamin or mineral, both added or naturally present, in the reference quantity of the food in greater proportions than that specified in Column 4.
[6.4] omitting clause 5, substituting -
5 Calculation of maximum quantity of a vitamin or mineral which may be claimed in a reference quantity of food
(1) If a final food contains more than one ingredient and at least one ingredient contains an added vitamin or mineral pursuant to a permission in Standard 1.3.2, the maximum claim permitted in relation to that vitamin or mineral in a reference quantity of the final food is calculated by summing the quantity of that vitamin or mineral calculated for each ingredient according to the formula set out below and rounded to the nearest 2 significant figures.
(2) In this subclause -
Mrq means the maximum quantity of a vitamin or mineral permitted to be claimed in a reference quantity of the final food calculated in accordance with the formula -
Mrq = Q1 + Q2 + ……Qi
where -
Q1 is the quantity of a vitamin or mineral permitted to be claimed for the first ingredient in a reference quantity of the final food, Q2 is the quantity of a vitamin or mineral permitted to be claimed for a second ingredient in a reference quantity of the final food, and so forth for all ingredients containing that vitamin or mineral.
(3) The amount used for the quantity permitted to be claimed means either the -
(a) average quantity of the vitamin or mineral present in the amount of unfortified ingredient in a reference quantity of the final food; or
(b) maximum permitted claim for the vitamin or mineral in the amount of fortified ingredient in a reference quantity of the final food.
Editorial note:
Example calculations
(a) Vitamin C claim for an apple and blackcurrant fruit drink comprised of 80 mL apple juice and 4 mL blackcurrant juice in a reference quantity of 200 mL -
Maximum claim per reference quantity for vitamin C in apple juice = 120 mg/200 mL
Maximum claim per reference quantity for vitamin C in blackcurrant juice = 500 mg/200 mL
Q1 (apple juice) = 120 mg x 80/200 = 48 mg vitamin C/200 mL
Q2 (blackcurrant juice) = 500 mg x 4/200 = 10 mg vitamin C/200 mL
Mrq = 48 + 10 = 58 mg vitamin C/200 mL apple and blackcurrant fruit drink
The calculated maximum quantity of vitamin C that may be claimed in 200 mL of apple and blackcurrant fruit drink rounded to the nearest 2 significant figures = 58 mg (no change)
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