✨ Food Standards Definitions
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 49 — 8 MAY 2015
SPC:
(a) means a standard plate count at 30°C with an incubation time of 72 hours; and
(b) in relation to powdered infant formula with added lactic acid producing organisms—means that standard plate count prior to the addition of the microorganisms to the food.
standard drink, for a beverage containing alcohol, means the amount that contains 10 grams of ethanol when measured at 20°C.
standardised alcoholic beverage means beer, brandy, cider, fruit wine, fruit wine product, liqueur, mead, perry, spirit, vegetable wine, vegetable wine product, wine or wine product.
statement of ingredients—see section 1.2.4—2.
sugars:
(a) in Standard 1.2.7, Standard 1.2.8 and Schedule 4 (except where it appears with an asterisk as ‘sugars*’) —means monosaccharides and disaccharides; and
(b) otherwise—means any of the following products, derived from any source:
(i) hexose monosaccharides and disaccharides, including dextrose, fructose, sucrose and lactose;
(ii) starch hydrolysate;
(iii) glucose syrups, maltodextrin and similar products;
(iv) products derived at a sugar refinery, including brown sugar and molasses;
(v) icing sugar;
(vi) invert sugar;
(vii) fruit sugar syrup;
but does not include:
(i) malt or malt extracts; or
(ii) sorbitol, mannitol, glycerol, xylitol, polydextrose, isomalt, maltitol, maltitol syrup, erythritol or lactitol.
Note Sugar is defined differently—see section 1.1.2—3.
supplier, in relation to food, includes the packer, manufacturer, vendor or importer of the food.
total plant sterol equivalents content means the total amount of:
(a) phytosterols; and
(b) phytostanols; and
(c) phytosterols and phytostanols following hydrolysis of any phytosterol esters and phytostanol esters.
trans fatty acids means the total of unsaturated fatty acids where one or more of the double bonds are in the trans configuration.
transportation outer means a container or wrapper which:
(a) encases packaged or unpackaged foods for the purpose of transportation and distribution; and
(b) is removed before the food is used or offered for retail sale or which is not taken away by a purchaser of the food.
unit quantity means:
(a) for a food that is a solid or semi-solid food—100 grams; or
(b) for a food that is a beverage or other liquid food—100 millilitres.
use-by date, for a food for sale, means the date after which it is estimated that the food should not be consumed because of health or safety reasons, if the food:
(a) remains in an intact package during its storage; and
(b) is stored in accordance with any storage conditions applicable under section Standard 1.2.6.
used as a food additive—see section 1.1.2—11.
used as a nutritive substance—see section 1.1.2—12.
used as a processing aid—see section 1.1.2—13.
warning statement, for a food for sale, means a statement about a particular aspect of the food that is required to be expressed in the words set out in the following provisions:
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