✨ Food Standards Amendment
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 49 — 8 MAY 2015
compound expressed in either mg/L or parts per million may be included.
Note The labelling provisions are set out in Standard 1.2.1.
(3) The typical analysis may also include added fluoride provided that only the total amount of the naturally occurring and added fluoride is specified.
(4) A typical analysis that complies with subsections (2) and (3) is not a nutrition content claim for the purposes of section 1.1.2—9.
2.6.2—6 Requirement for food sold as brewed soft drink
A food that is sold as a brewed soft drink must be a brewed soft drink.
2.6.2—7 Requirement for food sold as fruit drink
A food that is sold as fruit drink must:
(a) be fruit drink, and;
(b) contain no less than:
(i) in the case of passionfruit juice drink—35 mL/L of passionfruit; and
(ii) otherwise—50 mL/L of fruit.
2.6.2—8 Non-alcoholic beverages not to be labelled or presented as alcoholic beverages
A non-alcoholic beverage or brewed soft drink must not be labelled or otherwise presented for sale in a form which expressly or by implication suggests that the product is an alcoholic beverage.
2.6.2—9 Requirements for food sold as electrolyte drink or electrolyte drink base
(1) A food that is sold as an electrolyte drink or an electrolyte drink base must:
(a) be an electrolyte drink or an electrolyte drink base, as appropriate; and
(b) contain:
(i) no less than 10 mmol/L of sodium; and
(ii) no less than 50 g/L and no more than 100 g/L in total of the following:
(A) dextrose;
(B) fructose;
(C) glucose syrup;
(D) maltodextrin;
(E) sucrose; and
(iii) no more than 50 g/L fructose.
(2) For an electrolyte drink base, the amounts in paragraph (1)(b) apply to the electrolyte drink base as ready to drink.
2.6.2—10 Permission to add minerals to electrolyte drink and electrolyte drink base
The following may be added to an electrolyte drink or an electrolyte drink base:
(a) calcium phosphates;
(b) potassium phosphates;
(c) calcium citrates;
(d) potassium citrates;
(e) sodium citrates;
(f) potassium carbonates, including potassium bicarbonate;
(g) potassium chloride;
(h) calcium chloride;
(i) sodium chloride;
(j) calcium lactate;
(k) magnesium lactate;
(l) magnesium sulphate.
2.6.2—11 Labelling of electrolyte drinks and electrolyte drink bases
(1) For the labelling provisions, the following information is required for an electrolyte drink or an electrolyte
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