✨ Food Standards Amendments
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 49 — 8 MAY 2015
Note The labelling provisions are set out in Standard 1.2.1.
(2) The statement must be accurate to:
(a) for a food for sale containing 10 or less standard drinks—the first decimal place; or
(b) for a food for sale containing more than 10 standard drinks—the nearest whole number of standard drinks.
(3) A statement is not required for beverages packaged prior to 20 December 2002.
2.7.1—5 Restriction on representations of low alcohol
An alcoholic beverage which contains more than 1.15% alcohol by volume must not be represented as a low alcohol beverage.
2.7.1—6 Restriction on representation of ‘non-intoxicating’
The label on a package of a beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume must not include the words ‘non intoxicating’ or words of similar meaning.
2.7.1—7 Restriction on representation as non-alcoholic
A food containing alcohol must not be represented in a form which expressly or by implication suggests that the product is a non-alcoholic confection or non-alcoholic beverage.
2015-gs1908
Standard 2.7.2 - Beer - Food Standards (Proposal P1025 - Code Revision)
Variation—Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Amendment No. 154
The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this standard under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991.
The Standard commences on 1 March 2016.
Dated 25 March 2015
Standards Management Officer, Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
Note:
This Standard will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 96 on 10 April 2015.
Note 1 This instrument is a standard under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). The standards together make up the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. See also section 1.1.1—3.
Note 2 The provisions of the Code that apply in New Zealand are incorporated in, or adopted under, the Food Act 2014 (NZ). See also section 1.1.1—3.
2.7.2—1 Name
This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 2.7.2 – Beer.
Note Commencement: This Standard commences on 1 March 2016, being the date specified as the commencement date in notices in the Gazette and the New Zealand Gazette under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). See also section 93 of that Act.
2.7.2—2 Definitions
Note In this Code (see section 1.1.2—3):
beer means:
(a) the product, characterised by the presence of hops or preparations of hops, prepared by the yeast fermentation of an aqueous extract of malted or unmalted cereals, or both; or
(b) such a product with any of the following added during production:
(i) cereal products or other sources of carbohydrate;
(ii) sugar;
(iii) salt;
(iv) herbs and spices.
Note A reference to beer includes a reference to ale, lager, pilsener, porter or stout.
2.7.2—3 Requirement for food sold as beer
A food that is sold as beer must be beer.
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- Standards Management Officer, Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand