✨ Food Standards Amendment




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 133 β€” 7 DECEMBER 2015

(4) A food product is taken to comply with the Code as amended by the prescribed variations for a period of 12 months commencing on 18 January 2017 if the food product otherwise complied with this Code before that date."

[1.2] inserting after clause 2 -

"2A Permitted Health Star Rating symbols

(1) In this Code, a Permitted Health Star Rating symbol means an image subject to any of the following -

(a) an Australian Trade Mark numbered 1641445, 1641446 or 1641447;

(b) a New Zealand Trade Mark numbered 1018807, 1018808 or 1018809.

(2) To avoid doubt, an image mentioned in subclause (1) does not cease to be a Permitted Health Star Rating symbol by reason only of the image indicating -

(a) energy or nutrient content on a per 100 g, per 100 ml or per pack basis; or

(b) energy or nutrient content on a per serving or per reference portion basis; or

(c) energy or nutrient content at zero or amounts greater than zero; or

(d) energy content on a percentage daily intake basis in addition to an amount shown in kilojoules."

[1.3] updating the Table of Provisions to reflect these variations.

[2] Standard 1.2.7 is varied by -

[2.1] inserting after clause 1 -

"Editorial note:

Standard 1.2.8 may prescribe additional labelling requirements for claims regulated in Standard 1.2.7."

[2.2] omitting paragraph 5(c) and substituting -

"(c) a declaration that is required by the Act; or

(d) a Permitted Health Star Rating symbol."

[2.3] omitting "subparagraph" from paragraph 18(1)(b) and substituting "paragraph"

[2.4] omitting from the entry for Lactose in Schedule 1 "The nutrition information panel indicates the lactose and galactose content."

[2.5] omitting from the entry for Salt or sodium in Schedule 1 "The nutrition information panel indicates the potassium content."

[2.6] omitting from Schedule 1 -

"7"



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πŸ₯ Food Standards (Proposal P1037 – Amendments associated with Nutrition Content & Health Claims) Variation (continued from previous page)

πŸ₯ Health & Social Welfare
30 November 2015
Food Standards, Nutrition Content, Health Claims, Variation, Health Star Rating, Permitted Health Star Rating symbols