✨ Food Standards Amendment
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 2 — 12 JANUARY 2017
Vitamin D must not be used as a nutritive substance in breakfast cereal unless the breakfast cereal as purchased* meets the NPSC.
1.3.2—7 Labelling requirements for breakfast cereals that contain vitamin D
(1) This section applies to breakfast cereals that contain vitamin D that has been used as a nutritive substance in that food in accordance with this Standard.
(2) For the labelling provisions:
(a) the particulars of a property of food in relation to a breakfast cereal must be declared in the nutrition information panel if:
(i) the property of food, other than fvnl, is relied upon to *meet the NPSC; and
(ii) the particulars are not otherwise required to be included in the nutrition information panel; and
(b) if a breakfast cereal scores V points under section S5—4, the percentage of each element of fvnl that is relied on to meet the NPSC must be declared.
Note The labelling provisions are set out in Standard 1.2.1.
(3) In this section:
fvnl is as defined in section S5—4 for the purpose of calculating V points.
[4] Schedule 5 is varied by inserting after subsection S5—4(4)
(4A) When calculating the nutrient profiling score for the purposes of determining whether a breakfast cereal meets the NPSC and can therefore contain vitamin D in accordance with Standard 1.3.2:
(a) subsection (4) does not apply; and
(b) calculate the percentage of fvnl in the food in accordance with the appropriate method in Standard 1.2.10.
[5] Schedule 17 is varied by omitting from the entry for “Cereals and cereal products” in the table to section S17—4
Breakfast cereals, as purchased
Reference quantity—a normal serving
Provitamin A forms of Vitamin A 200 µg (25%)
Thiamin 0.55 mg (50%)
Riboflavin 0.43 mg (25%)
Niacin 2.5 mg (25%)
Vitamin B6 0.4 mg (25%)
Vitamin C 10 mg (25%)
Vitamin E 2.5 mg (25%)
Folate 100 µg (50%)
Calcium 200 mg (25%)
Iron – except ferric sodium edetate 3.0 mg (25%)
Magnesium 80 mg (25%)
Zinc 1.8 mg (15%)
substituting
Breakfast cereals, as purchased
Reference quantity—a normal serving
Provitamin A forms of Vitamin A 200 µg (25%)
Thiamin 0.55 mg (50%)
Riboflavin 0.43 mg (25%)
Niacin 2.5 mg (25%)
Vitamin B6 0.4 mg (25%)
Vitamin C 10 mg (25%)
Vitamin D 2.5 µg (25%)
Vitamin E 2.5 mg (25%)
Folate 100 µg (50%)
Calcium 200 mg (25%)
Iron – except ferric sodium edetate 3.0 mg (25%)
Magnesium 80 mg (25%)
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🏥 Health & Social Welfare4 January 2017
Food Standards, Vitamin D, Breakfast Cereals, Nutrient Profiling, Labelling Requirements