Food Standards Code




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 49 — 8 MAY 2015

(z) the required information for reduced sodium salt mixtures and salt substitutes (see section 2.10.2–8).

Specific requirement—retail sales of food in hampers

(2) For food sold in a *hamper:

(a) each package must *bear a label stating the information mentioned in subsection (1); and

(b) each item of food not in a package must be accompanied by labelling stating the information mentioned in subsection (1); and

(c) the hamper must bear a label stating the name and address of the *supplier of the hamper (see section 1.2.2–4).

Specific requirement—retail sales of food in individual portion packs

(3) For subsection 1.2.1–6(3), the information is warning statements and declarations in accordance with sections 1.2.3–3 and 1.2.3–4.

Additional requirement—food sold from vending machines

(4) For food sold from a vending machine, it is an additional requirement that labels clearly and prominently displayed in or on the vending machine state the name and business address of the supplier of the vending machine.

Note Specific exemptions for some types of package or food are in other standards, for example, elsewhere in Part 1.2.

1.2.1–9 Information requirements for food for sale that is not required to bear a label

(1) This section applies to a food for sale that is not required to *bear a label because of section 1.2.1–6.

Information that must accompany or be displayed with the food

(2) The information specified in subsection (3) must, in accordance with the provisions indicated, be stated in labelling that:

(a) accompanies the food; or

(b) is displayed in connection with the display of the food.

(3) For subsection (2), the information is:

(a) any *warning statement required by section 1.2.3–3; and

(b) if the food for sale is not in a package—information relating to foods produced using gene technology (see section 1.5.2–4);

(c) information relating to irradiated food (see section 1.5.3–9); and

(d) for food sold from a vending machine—any advisory statement required by section 1.2.3–2 and any declaration required by section 1.2.3–4;

(e) if the food for sale is not in a package—for fermented comminuted processed or manufactured meat—the *prescribed name (see sections 2.2.1–9 and 2.2.1–10);

(f) if the food for sale is not in a package—for a food for sale that consists of kava root:

(i) any statements relating to kava (see section 2.6.3–4); and

(ii) the name and address of the *supplier (see section 1.2.2–4).

Information that must accompany food for sale

(4) The following information must be stated in labelling that accompanies the food for sale, in accordance with the provisions indicated:

(a) if the food for sale is not in a package—the directions relating to use and storage required by paragraph 1.2.6–2(b); and

(b) in any case—the information related to use required by paragraph 1.2.6–2(c).

Information that must be declared or provided to the purchaser

(5) The following information must be declared or provided to the purchaser, in accordance with the provisions indicated:

(a) any required statement indicating the presence of offal must be declared (see section 2.2.1–6);

(b) for raw meat joined or formed into the semblance of a cut of meat—any required information relating to that meat must be provided (see section 2.2.1–8);

(c) for formed or joined fish—any required information relating to that fish must be provided (see section 2.2.3–3).

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