New Zealand Gazette – 2015 – No. 49

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✨ Food Standards Code



NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 49 — 8 MAY 2015

(b) is offered for immediate consumption.

1.2.1—8 Information required on food that is required to bear a label

General and additional requirements—retail sales

(1) For subsection 1.2.1—6(1), the information is the following information in accordance with the provisions indicated:

General requirements

(a) name of the food (see section 1.2.2—2);

(b) lot identification (see section 1.2.2—3);

(c) name and address of the *supplier (see section 1.2.2—4);

(d) advisory statements, warning statements and declarations (see sections 1.2.3—2, 1.2.3—3 and 1.2.3—4);

(e) a statement of ingredients (see section 1.2.4—2);

(f) date marking information (see section 1.2.5—3);

(g) storage conditions and directions for use (see section 1.2.6—2);

(h) information relating to nutrition, health and related claims (see subsection 1.2.7—26(4));

(i) nutrition information (see Standard 1.2.8);

(j) information about characterising ingredients and characterising components (see section 1.2.10—3);

(k) information relating to foods produced using gene technology (see section 1.5.2—4);

(l) information relating to irradiated food (see section 1.5.3—9);

Additional requirements

(m) for minced meat—the maximum proportion of fat in the minced meat (see section 2.2.1—7);

(n) for raw meat joined or formed into the semblance of a cut of meat—the required information relating to that meat (see section 2.2.1—8);

(o) for fermented comminuted processed or manufactured meat—the required information relating to how the meat has been processed (see sections 2.2.1—9 and 2.2.1—10);

(p) for formed or joined fish—the information relating to that fish (see section 2.2.3—3);

(q) the process declaration for edible oils (see section 2.4.1—4);

(r) for juice blend—the name and percentage by volume of each juice in the blend (see section 2.6.1—4);

(s) information related to the composition of packaged water (see section 2.6.2—5);

(t) for an electrolyte drink or electrolyte drink base:

(i) a declaration of the required compositional information (see section 2.6.2—11); and

(ii) if a claim is made that the drink is isotonic, hypertonic or hypotonic—a declaration of the osmolality of the drink (see section 2.6.2—12);

(u) the required statements relating to kava (see section 2.6.3—4);

(v) for formulated caffeinated beverages:

(i) declarations of average quantities (see section 2.6.4—5); and

(ii) any advisory statements (see section 2.6.4—5);

(w) for a food that contains alcohol—if required:

(i) a statement of the alcohol content (see section 2.7.1—3); and

(ii) a statement of the number of *standard drinks in the package (see section 2.7.1—4);

(x) for special purpose foods or *amino acid modified foods to which sections 2.9.6—5 and 2.9.6—6 apply—the required information for such foods;

(y) the required statements and other information for:

(i) infant formula product (see Standard 2.9.1); and

(ii) food for infants (see Standard 2.9.2); and

(iii) formulated meal replacements and formulated supplementary foods (see Standard 2.9.3); and

(iv) formulated supplementary sports foods (see Standard 2.9.4); and

(v) foods for special medical purposes (see Standard 2.9.5);

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