✨ Food Standards Code Amendment
96 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 3 18 JANUARY 2013
Editorial note:
A method for determining glycaemic index of carbohydrates in foods is described in the Standards Australia Australian Standard Glycemic index of foods (AS 4694 – 2007). In particular, glycaemic index testing is carried out by the determination of glycaemic (blood glucose) responses in human volunteers (in–vivo testing).
The objective of AS 4694 - 2007 is to establish the recognised scientific method as the standard method for the determination of glycaemic index (GI) in foods.
health claim means a claim which states, suggests or implies that a food or a property of food has, or may have, a health effect.
Editorial note:
For the definition of claim, see clause 2 of Standard 1.1.1.
health effect means an effect on the human body, including an effect on one or more of the following -
(a) a biochemical process or outcome;
(b) a physiological process or outcome;
(c) a functional process or outcome;
(d) growth and development;
(e) physical performance;
(f) mental performance;
(g) a disease, disorder or condition.
high level health claim means a health claim that refers to a serious disease or a biomarker of a serious disease.
meets the NPSC means that the nutrient profiling score of a food described in Column 1 of Schedule 4 is less than the number specified for that food in Column 2 of that Schedule.
monounsaturated fatty acids is as defined in Standard 1.2.8.
NPSC means the nutrient profiling scoring criterion.
nutrient profiling score means the final score calculated pursuant to the method described in Schedule 5.
nutrition content claim means a claim about -
(a) the presence or absence of -
(i) a biologically active substance; or
(ii) dietary fibre; or
(iii) energy; or
(iv) minerals; or
(v) potassium; or
(vi) protein; or
(vii) carbohydrate; or
(viii) fat; or
(ix) the components of any one of protein, carbohydrate or fat; or
(x) salt; or
(xi) sodium; or
(xii) vitamins; or
(b) glycaemic index or glycaemic load;
that does not refer to the presence or absence of alcohol, and is not a health claim.Next Page →
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