✨ Food Standards Variation
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 133 — 7 DECEMBER 2015
“Note Standard 1.2.8 may prescribe additional labelling requirements for claims regulated by this Standard.”
[2.2] omitting paragraph 1.2.7—6(c) and substituting
“(c) a declaration that is required by an application Act; or
(d) a permitted Health Star Rating symbol.”
[3] Standard 1.2.8 is varied by
[3.1] omitting “infant formula products” from section 1.2.8—3 and substituting “infant formula products or a
Permitted Health Star Rating symbol.”
[3.2] inserting after subsection 1.2.8—6(10)
“Claims about lactose
(11) If a *claim requiring nutrition information is made in relation to lactose, a nutrition information panel must
include a declaration of the average quantity of galactose in accordance with section S12—3.
Claims about salt or sodium
(12) If a *claim requiring nutrition information is made in relation to salt or sodium, the nutrition information
panel must include a declaration of the average quantity of potassium in accordance with section S12—3.
Claims about omega-3 fatty acids
(13) If a *claim requiring nutrition information is made in relation to omega-3 fatty acids, the nutrition
information panel must include declarations of each of the following in accordance with section S12—3:
(a) the average quantity of each type of omega-3 fatty acids (that is, alpha‑linolenic acid, docosahexaenoic
acid, eicosapentaenoic acid or a combination of these); and
(b) the average quantity of the total of omega-3 fatty acids.”
[3.3] omitting from paragraph 1.2.8—14(1)(c) “a declaration of unavailable carbohydrate (not including dietary
fibre)” and substituting “a declaration of the average quantity of unavailable carbohydrate (not including dietary
fibre) per serving of the food”
[3.4] omitting from paragraph 1.2.8—14(1)(c) “the presence in the food” and substituting “the average quantity
per serving of the food”
[3.5] omitting “‘metric cup’,” from subsection 1.2.8—14(2)
[4] Schedule 4 is varied by
[4.1] omitting from the entry for Lactose in the table to section S4—3 “The nutrition information panel indicates
the lactose and galactose content.”
[4.2] omitting from the entry for Salt or sodium in the table to section S4—3 “The nutrition information panel
indicates the potassium content.”
[4.3] omitting from the table to section S4—3
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