New Zealand Gazette – 2015 – No. 50

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✨ Health Claims Regulations

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 50 — 8 MAY 2015

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Food or property of food	Specific health effect	Relevant population	Dietary context	Conditions
Fruits and vegetables	Contributes to heart health		Diet containing an increased amount of fruit and vegetables; or Diet containing a high amount of fruit and vegetables	(a) The food is not: (i) juice blend; or (ii) fruit juice; or (iii) vegetable juice; or (iv) a formulated beverage; or (v) mineral water or spring water; or (vi) a non-alcoholic beverage; or (vii) a brewed soft drink; or (viii) fruit drink; or (ix) an electrolyte drink; or (x) an electrolyte drink base; and (b) the food contains no less than 90% fruit or vegetable by weight.
Sugar or sugars	Contributes to dental health		Good oral hygiene	The food: (a) is confectionery or chewing gum; and (b) either: (i) contains 0.2% or less starch, dextrins, mono-, di- and oligosaccharides, or other fermentable carbohydrates combined; or (ii) if the food contains more than 0.2% fermentable carbohydrates, it must not lower plaque pH below 5.7 by bacterial fermentation during 30 minutes after consumption as measured by the indwelling plaque pH test, referred to in ‘Identification of Low Caries Risk Dietary Components’ by T.N. Imfeld, Volume 11, Monographs in Oral Science, 1983.

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Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
KeywordsHealth claims, Fruits, Vegetables, Heart health, Sugar, Dental health, Dietary context

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