✨ Health Claims and Nutrient Profiling
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 50 — 8 MAY 2015
Conditions for permitted general level health claims
Part 3—Other
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food or property of food | Specific health effect | Relevant population | Dietary context | Conditions |
| Chewing gum | Contributes to the maintenance of tooth mineralisation | Chew the gum for at least 20 minutes after eating or drinking | The food is chewing gum and either: |
(a) contains 0.2% or less starch, dextrins, mono-, di- and oligosaccharides, or other fermentable carbohydrates combined; or
(b) 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. |
| | Contributes to the neutralisation of plaque acids | | | |
| | Contributes to the reduction of oral dryness | | Chew the gum when the mouth feels dry | |
S4—6 Nutrient profiling scoring criterion
For this Code, the *NPSC (nutrient profiling scoring criterion) is:
| Category score | Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|
| NPSC | The *nutrient profiling score must be less than ... | |
| 1 | Beverages | 1 |
| 2 | Any food other than those included in category 1 or 3 | 4 |
| 3 | (a) Cheese or processed cheese with calcium content greater than 320 mg/100 g; or | |
| 28 | ||
| (b) edible oil; or | ||
| (c) edible oil spread; or | ||
| (d) margarine; or | ||
| (e) butter. |
Note With regard to NPSC category 3(a), all other cheeses (with calcium content of less than or equal to 320 mg/100 g) are classified as an NPSC category 2 food.
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Schedule 5 - Nutrient Profiling Scoring Method - Food Standards (Proposal P1025 – Code Revision) Variation—Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Amendment No. 154
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Conditions for permitted general level health claims
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🏥 Health & Social WelfareHealth claims, Chewing gum, Tooth mineralisation, Plaque acids, Oral dryness, Dietary context
🏥 Nutrient Profiling Scoring Criterion
🏥 Health & Social WelfareNutrient profiling, Food categories, Beverages, Cheese, Edible oil, Butter, Margarine
🏥 Schedule 5 - Nutrient Profiling Scoring Method
🏥 Health & Social WelfareNutrient profiling, Food standards, Code revision, Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code