Food Standards (P1038 – Vitamin & Mineral Claims & Sodium Claims about Food containing Alcohol) Variation
The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this variation under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991. The Standard commences on the date specified in clause 3 of this variation.
30 November 2015
Standards Management Officer
Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand
Note:
This variation will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 101 on 7 December 2015. This means that this date is the gazettal date for the purposes of clause 3 of the variation.
1 Name
This instrument is the Food Standards (P1038 – Vitamin & Mineral Claims & Sodium Claims about Food containing Alcohol) Variation.
2 Variation to Standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code
The Schedule varies a Standard in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
3 Commencement
The Schedule commences on the date of gazettal.
SCHEDULE
[1] Standard 1.2.7 is varied by
[1.1] inserting in clause 2 in alphabetical order, the following definitions
“maximum claimable amount means the maximum claimable amount as prescribed by clause 4 or clause 5 of Standard 1.3.2.”
“reference quantity means the reference quantity specified for the food in Column 2 of the Table to clause 3 of Standard 1.3.2.”
[1.2] deleting paragraph 3(b), substituting
“(b) a food that contains more than 1.15% alcohol by volume, other than a nutrition content claim about –
(i) energy content, carbohydrate content or gluten content; or
(ii) salt or sodium content about a food that is not a beverage; or”
[1.3] deleting the following from Column 2 of the entry for Vitamin or mineral (not including potassium or sodium) in Schedule 1
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(a) the vitamin or mineral is mentioned in column 1 of the Schedule to Standard 1.1.1; and (b) a serving of the food contains at least 10% of the RDI or ESADDI for that vitamin or mineral; and (c) a claim is not for more of the particular vitamin or mineral than the maximum claimable amount as prescribed by clause 4 or clause 5 of Standard 1.3.2; and
(d) the food is not a food standardised by Standard 2.6.4, Standard 2.9.2, Standard 2.9.3 or Standard 2.9.4. |
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(a) the vitamin or mineral is mentioned in column 1 of the Schedule to Standard 1.1.1; and (b) a serving of the food contains at least 10% of the RDI or ESADDI for that vitamin or mineral; and (c) a claim is not for more of the particular vitamin or mineral than the maximum claimable amount; and (d) the food is not a food standardised by Standard 2.6.4, Standard 2.9.2, Standard 2.9.3 or Standard 2.9.4.
Paragraph (b) does not apply where –
(i) a maximum claimable amount applies in relation to the vitamin or mineral; and (ii) the serving size is less than the reference quantity; and (iii) the reference quantity contains at least 10% of the RDI or ESADDI for the vitamin or mineral; and (iv) the maximum claimable amount is less than 10% of the RDI or ESADDI per serving.
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