✨ Food Standards Code Amendment
98 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 3 18 JANUARY 2013
4 Standard does not apply to certain foods
This Standard does not apply to food that is -
(a) intended for further processing, packaging or labelling prior to retail sale; or
(b) delivered to a vulnerable person by a delivered meal organisation; or
(c) provided to a patient in a hospital or other similar institution, other than food in a package.
Editorial Note:
The facilities that are ‘other similar institutions’ are described in the table to clause 8 of Standard 1.2.1.
5 Standard does not apply to certain claims or declarations
This Standard does not apply to -
(a) a claim that is expressly permitted by another Standard in this Code; or
(b) a claim about the risks or dangers of alcohol consumption or about moderating alcohol intake; or
(c) a declaration that is required by the Act.
6 Form of food to which provisions of this Standard apply
If this Standard imposes a prerequisite, condition, qualification or any other requirement on the making of a claim, that prerequisite, condition, qualification or requirement applies to the form of the food as determined in accordance with the Table.
Table to clause 6
| Form of the food |
|---|
| The food as sold if the food can be either prepared with other food or consumed as sold. |
| The food as prepared if the food is required to be prepared and consumed according to directions. |
| The food after it is reconstituted with water and ready for consumption if the food requires reconstituting with water. |
| The food after it is drained and ready for consumption if the food requires draining before consuming. |
Editorial note:
Clause 11A of Standard 1.2.8 provides additional nutrition information panel (NIP) requirements where a claim is based on food as prepared.
7 Claims not to be therapeutic in nature
A claim must not -
(a) refer to the prevention, diagnosis, cure or alleviation of a disease, disorder or condition; or
(b) compare a food with a good that is -
(i) represented in any way to be for therapeutic use; or
(ii) likely to be taken to be for therapeutic use, whether because of the way in which the good is presented or for any other reason.8 Claims not to compare vitamin or mineral content
A claim that directly or indirectly compares the vitamin or mineral content of a food with that of another food must not be made unless the claim is permitted by another Standard in this Code.
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