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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 49 — 8 MAY 2015
(c) saturated fatty acids must be declared as saturated fat; and
(d) trans fatty acids must be declared as trans fat.
1.2.8—8 Percentage daily intake information
(1) A nutrition information panel may include information relating to the percentage daily intake of nutrients set out in the panel.
(2) If information relating to percentage daily intake is included, the panel may include the percentage daily intake of *dietary fibre per serving.
(3) If information relating to percentage daily intake is included, the panel must include:
(a) the percentage daily intake per serving, calculated using the associated reference value listed below, of the following items:
Reference values for per cent daily intake information
| Item | Reference value |
|---|---|
| energy | 8 700 kJ |
| protein | 50 g |
| fat | 70 g |
| saturated fatty acids | 24 g |
| carbohydrate | 310 g |
| sodium | 2 300 mg |
| sugars | 90 g |
| dietary fibre (if declared) | 30 g |
(b) either of the following statements:
(i) ‘based on an average adult diet of 8 700 kJ’;
(ii) ‘Percentage daily intakes are based on an average adult diet of 8 700 kJ’.
Note For an example nutrition information panel illustrating percentage daily intake information, see section S12—4.
1.2.8—9 Percentage recommended dietary intake information
(1) This section applies if:
(a) a *claim requiring nutrition information is made about or based on a vitamin or mineral (the relevant vitamin or mineral); and
(b) the relevant vitamin or mineral has an *RDI (see sections S1—2 and S1—3); and
(c) the food to which the claim relates is not a food for infants.
(2) Subject to section 1.2.8—10, the percentage of the *RDI for the relevant vitamin or mineral contributed by one serving of the food must be set out in the nutrition information panel.
(3) The percentage *RDI under subsection (2) must be calculated using the nutrient values set out in the nutrition information panel.
(4) Despite paragraph (1)(c), percentage recommended dietary intake information may be included in the nutrition information panel for a food for infants.
1.2.8—10 Information referred to in sections 1.2.8—8 and 1.2.8—9 may be presented outside nutrition information panel
(1) The information that is permitted to be included in a nutrition information panel by section 1.2.8—8 or that is required to be included by subsection 1.2.8—9(2) may also be presented outside the nutrition information panel if:
(a) the serving size is presented together with the information; and
(b) the food does not contain more than 1.15% alcohol by volume.
(2) If more than 1 piece of such information is presented outside the nutrition information panel, those pieces of information must be presented together.
(3) Information presented in accordance with this section does not constitute a nutrition content claim.
1.2.8—11 Requirement for dehydrated or concentrated food
If the label on a package of a food for sale indicates that the food should be reconstituted with water before consumption, the nutrition information panel must express the information required by this Standard as a proportion of the reconstituted food.
1.2.8—12 Food intended to be drained before consumption
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