New Zealand Gazette – 2015 – No. 49

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✨ Food Standards Amendment



NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 49 — 8 MAY 2015

(i) a statement relating to lactose under subsection 2.9.1—14(6); or

(ii) a statement of ingredients; or

(iii) a declaration of nutrition information under section 2.9.1—21; or

(g) subject to Division 4, a representation that the food is suitable for a particular condition, disease or disorder.

(2) Subject to subsection 2.9.1—14(2), the label on a package of infant formula product must not contain a reference to inulin-type fructans or galacto-oligosaccharides except for a reference in:

(a) a statement of ingredients; or

(b) a declaration of nutrition information under section 2.9.1—21.

Division 6 Guidelines

2.9.1—25 Guidelines for infant formula product

Guidelines for infant formula product are set out in section S29—10.

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Standard 2.9.2 - Food for Infants - 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.

2.9.2—1 Name

This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 2.9.2 – Food for infants.

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.

2.9.2—2 Definitions

Note In this Code (see section 1.1.2—3):

cereal-based food for infants means a food for infants, not including a beverage, that is based on cereal.

food for infants:

(a) means a food that is intended or represented for use as a source of nourishment for infants; and

(b) does not include:

(i) infant formula products; or

(ii) formulated meal replacements; or

(iii) formulated supplementary foods; or

(iv) unprocessed fruit and vegetables.

fruit-based food means food that is based on fruit.

2.9.2—3 Food for infants—general compositional requirements

(1) Food for infants must not contain:

(a) for a cereal-based food for infants—more than 50 mg/100 g of total iron on a moisture free basis; or



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🏥 Standard 2.9.1 - Infant Formula Products - Food Standards (Proposal P1025 - Code Revision) Variation—Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Amendment No. 154 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
25 March 2015
Food standards, Infant formula, Amendment, Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, Compositional requirements, Nutritive substances, Labelling provisions
  • Standards Management Officer, Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand

🏥 Standard 2.9.2 - Food for Infants - Food Standards (Proposal P1025 - Code Revision) Variation—Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Amendment No. 154

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
25 March 2015
Food standards, Infant food, Amendment, Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, Compositional requirements, Definitions
  • Standards Management Officer, Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand