New Zealand Gazette – 2015 – No. 50

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✨ Food Health Claims

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Food or property of food	Specific health effect	Relevant population	Dietary context	Conditions
	Necessary for normal energy metabolism
	Contributes to normal growth and development	Children
Selenium	Necessary for normal immune system function			The food must meet the general claim conditions for making a nutrition content claim about selenium.
	Necessary for the normal utilisation of iodine in the production of thyroid hormones
	Necessary for cell protection from some types of free radical damage
	Contributes to normal sperm production
Selenium	Contributes to the maintenance of normal hair and nails
	Contributes to normal growth and development	Children
Zinc	Necessary for normal immune system function			The food must meet the general conditions for making a nutrition content claim about zinc.
	Necessary for normal cell division
	Contributes to normal skin structure and wound healing
	Contributes to normal growth and development	Children
	Contributes to normal acid-base metabolism
	Contributes to normal carbohydrate metabolism

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Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
KeywordsFood standards, Health claims, Minerals, Selenium, Zinc, Nutrition

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