✨ Food Standards Definitions
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 49 — 8 MAY 2015
mineral water or spring water means ground water obtained from subterranean water-bearing strata that, in its natural state, contains soluble matter.
non-alcoholic beverage:
(a) means:
(i) packaged water; or
(ii) a water-based beverage, or a water-based beverage that contains other foods (other than alcoholic beverages); or
(iii) an electrolyte drink; and
(b) does not include a brewed soft drink.
offal:
(a) includes blood, brain, heart, kidney, liver, pancreas, spleen, thymus, tongue and tripe; and
(b) excludes meat flesh, bone and bone marrow.
peanut butter means a peanut based spread.
perry means the fruit wine prepared from the juice or must of pears or pears and apples and with no more than 25% of the juice or must of apples.
pre-term formula means an infant formula product specifically formulated to satisfy particular needs of infants born prematurely or of low birthweight.
processed cheese means a product manufactured from cheese and products obtained from milk, which is heated and melted, with or without added emulsifying salts, to form a homogeneous mass.
processed meat means a food that has, either singly or in combination with other foods, undergone a method of processing other than boning, slicing, dicing, mincing or freezing.
prohibited plant or fungus means:
(a) a plant or fungus listed in Schedule 23; or
(b) a part or a derivative of such a plant or fungus; or
(c) a substance derived from a plant, fungus, part or derivative referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).
reduced sodium salt mixture means a food that:
(a) is prepared from a mixture of sodium chloride and potassium chloride; and
(b) contains no more than 200 g/kg sodium; and
(c) contains no more than 400 g/kg potassium.
restricted plant or fungus means:
(a) a plant or fungus listed in Schedule 24; or
(b) a part or a derivative of such a plant or fungus; or
(c) a substance derived from a plant, fungus, part or derivative referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).
salt means a food that is the crystalline product consisting predominantly of sodium chloride, that is obtained from the sea, underground rock salt deposits or from natural brine.
salt substitute means a food that:
(a) is made as a substitute for salt; and
(b) consists of substances that may be used as food additives in relation to salt substitute in accordance with item 12 of the table to Schedule 15; and
(c) contains no more than 1.2 g/kg of sodium.
sausage means a food that:
(a) consists of meat that has been minced, meat that has been comminuted, or a mixture of both, whether or not mixed with other foods, and which has been encased or formed into discrete units; and
(b) does not include meat formed or joined into the semblance of cuts of meat.
skim milk means milk from which milkfat has been removed.
soy-based formula means an infant formula product in which soy protein isolate is the sole source of protein.
special purpose food:
(a) in Standard 2.9.6—see section 2.9.6—2; and
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