✨ Food Standards Code
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 49 — 8 MAY 2015
(6) Unless expressly permitted by this Code, food for sale must not have as an ingredient or a component, any of the following:
(a) a substance that was *used as a food additive;
(b) a substance that was *used as a nutritive substance;
(c) a substance that was *used as a processing aid;
(d) in Australia—a detectable amount of:
(i) an *agvet chemical; or
(ii) a metabolite or degradation product of an agvet chemical;
(e) a prohibited plant or fungus, a restricted plant or fungus, or coca bush;
(f) if the food is for retail sale—a *novel food;
(g) a *food produced using gene technology;
(h) a food that has been irradiated;
(i) kava or any substance derived from kava.
Note 1 Relevant permissions for subsections (3) and (4) are contained in various standards. See in particular:
- food additives—Standard 1.3.1;
- nutritive substances—Standard 1.3.2, Standard 2.6.2, Standard 2.9.1, Standard 2.9.2, Standard 2.9.3, Standard 2.9.4, and Standard 2.9.5;
- processing aids—Standard 1.3.3;
- agvet chemical residues—Standard 1.4.2;
- prohibited plants and fungi—Standard 1.4.4;
- novel foods—Standard 1.5.1;
- food produced using gene technology—Standard 1.5.2;
- irradiated food—Standard 1.5.3;
- kava—Standard 2.6.3.
Note 2 There is an overlap between some of these categories. For example, some substances may be used as a food additive or as a nutritive substance. For such substances, there will be different provisions permitting use of the substance for different purposes.
Note 3 In some cases, a provision refers to the total amount of a substance added to a food. In these cases, the total amount applies irrespective of whether the substance was used as a food additive, used as a processing aid or used as a nutritive substance.
(7) Subsection (6) does not apply to a substance that is in a food for sale, or in an ingredient of a food for sale, by natural occurrence.
Labelling requirements
(8) If a labelling requirement of this Code applies to the sale of food, the labelling must comply with the requirement.
Information requirements
(9) If an information requirement of this Code applies to the sale of food, the information must be provided as required.
Packaging requirements
(10) If a packaging requirement of this Code applies to the sale of food, the packaging must comply with the requirement.
(11) Any packaging, and any article or material in the packaging or in contact with the food, must not, if taken into the mouth:
(a) be capable of being swallowed or obstructing any alimentary or respiratory passage; or
(b) be otherwise likely to cause bodily harm, distress or discomfort.
Example Articles or materials include any materials in contact with food, including packaging materials that contain other items such as moisture absorbers, mould inhibitors, oxygen absorbers, promotional materials, writing or other graphics.
1.1.1—11 Microbiological requirements for lot of a food
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