✨ Food Standards Amendment
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 49 — 8 MAY 2015
(d) any required advisory statements, *warning statements and other statements (see section 2.9.5—10);
(e) information relating to ingredients (see section 2.9.5—11);
(f) date marking information (see section 2.9.5—12);
(g) directions for the use or the storage of the food, if the food is of such a nature to require such directions for health or safety reasons;
(h) nutrition information (see section 2.9.5—13);
(i) if appropriate, the information required by subsection 2.9.5—14(4) or 2.9.5—15(5).
(2) The label must comply with Division 6 of Standard 1.2.1.
2.9.5—10 Advisory and warning statements—food for special medical purposes
(1) For paragraph 2.9.5—9(1)(d), the following statements are required:
(a) a statement to the effect that the food must be used under medical supervision;
(b) a statement indicating, if applicable, any precautions and contraindications associated with consumption of the food;
(c) a statement indicating the medical purpose of the food, which may include a disease, disorder or medical condition for which the food has been formulated;
(d) a statement describing the properties or characteristics which make the food appropriate for the medical purpose indicated in paragraph (c);
(e) if the food has been formulated for a specific age group—a statement to the effect that the food is intended for persons within the specified age group;
(f) a statement indicating whether or not the food is suitable for use as a sole source of nutrition;
(g) if the food is represented as being suitable for use as a sole source of nutrition:
(i) a statement to the effect that the food is not for parenteral use; and
(ii) if the food has been modified to vary from the compositional requirements of section 2.9.5—7 such that the content of one or more nutrients falls short of the prescribed minimum, or exceeds the prescribed maximum (if applicable):
(A) a statement indicating the nutrient or nutrients which have been modified; and
(B) unless provided in other documentation about the food—a statement indicating whether each modified nutrient has been increased, decreased, or eliminated from the food, as appropriate.
(2) For paragraph 2.9.5—9(1)(d), the required advisory and other statements are any that are required by:
(a) items 1, 4, 6 or 9 of the table in Schedule 9; or
(b) subsection 1.2.3—2(2); or
(c) section 1.2.3—4.
(3) For paragraph 2.9.5—9(1)(d), the *warning statement referred to in section 1.2.3—3, if applicable, is required.
2.9.5—11 Information relating to ingredients—food for special medical purposes
For paragraph 2.9.5—9(1)(e), the information relating to ingredients is:
(a) a statement of ingredients; or
(b) information that complies with Article 6, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs; or
(c) information that complies with 21 CFR § 101.4.
2.9.5—12 Date marking information—food for special medical purposes
(1) For paragraph 2.9.5—9(1)(f), the required date marking information is date marking information in accordance with Standard 1.2.5.
(2) Despite subsection (1), for subparagraph 1.2.5—5(2)(a)(ii), the words ‘Expiry Date’, or similar words, may be used on the label.
2.9.5—13 Nutrition information—food for special medical purposes
For paragraph 2.9.5—9(1)(h), the nutrition information is the following, expressed per given amount of the food:
(a) the minimum or average energy content; and
(b) the minimum amount or *average quantity of:
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