✨ Food Labelling Standards
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 49 — 8 MAY 2015
(3) The label may be:
(a) on the package; or
(b) if there is more than 1 layer of packaging—on the outer layer; or
(c) if the food for sale is in a transportation outer—clearly discernible through the transportation outer.
1.2.1—21 When information can be requested
(1) The purchaser must be provided with any information:
(a) requested by the purchaser; or
(b) required by the *relevant authority to be provided;
that is necessary to enable the purchaser to comply with any compositional, labelling or declaration requirement of this Code in a sale of the food or of another food using it as an ingredient.
(2) If requested by the purchaser or required by the relevant authority, the information must be provided in writing.
Division 5 General prohibitions relating to labels
1.2.1—22 Prohibition on altering labels
(1) A person who sells a food for sale that is packaged, or deals with a packaged food for sale before its sale, must not deface the label on the package unless:
(a) the *relevant authority has given its permission; and
(b) if the relevant authority has imposed any conditions on its permission—those conditions have been complied with.
(2) Despite subsection (1), a person who sells a food that is packaged, or deals with a packaged food before its sale, may re-label the food if the label contains incorrect information, by placing a new label over the incorrect one in such a way that:
(a) the new label is not able to be removed; and
(b) the incorrect information is not visible.
(3) In this section:
deface includes alter, remove, erase, obliterate and obscure.
1.2.1—23 Application of labelling provisions to advertising
If this Code prohibits a label on or relating to food from including a statement, information, a design or a representation, an advertisement for that food must not include that statement, information, design or representation.
Division 6 Legibility requirements
1.2.1—24 General legibility requirements
(1) If this Code requires a word, statement, expression or design to be contained, written or set out on a label— any words must be in English and any word, statement, expression or design must, wherever occurring:
(a) be legible; and
(b) be prominent so as to contrast distinctly with the background of the label.
(2) If a language other than English is also used on a label, the information in that language must not negate or contradict the information in English.
1.2.1—25 Legibility requirements for warning statements
A *warning statement on a label must be written:
(a) for a small package—in a *size of type of at least 1.5 mm;
(b) otherwise—in a size of type of at least 3 mm.
Standard 1.2.2 - Information Requirements - Food Identification - Food Standards (Proposal P1025 - Code Revision) Variation—Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Amendment No. 154
The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this standard under section 92
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Labelling requirements for packaged and unpackaged food
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🏥 Health & Social WelfareFood labelling, Unpackaged food, Packaged food, Supplier information, Lot identification, Label placement, Information requests, Label alterations, Advertising restrictions, Legibility requirements, Warning statements
🏥 Standard 1.2.2 - Information Requirements - Food Identification - Food Standards (Proposal P1025 - Code Revision) Variation—Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Amendment No. 154
🏥 Health & Social WelfareFood standards, Information requirements, Food identification, Code revision, Amendment
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