{"id":"F2015L00483","name":"Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 13 – Nutrition information required for food in small packages","slug":"australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-schedule-13-nutrition-information-required-for-food-in-sma","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":93134,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L00483-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 13 – Nutrition information required for food in small packages","content":"Schedule 13 Nutrition information required for food in small packages\n\nNote 1 This instrument is a standard under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). The standards together make up the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. See also section 1.1.1—3.\n\nStandard 1.2.8 is a standard for nutrition information requirements. This Standard sets out labelling information for paragraph 1.2.8—14(1)(b).\n\nNote 2 The provisions of the Code that apply in New Zealand are incorporated in, or adopted under, the Food Act 2014 (NZ). See also section 1.1.1—3.\n\nS13—1 Name\n\nThis Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 13 – Nutrition information required for food in small packages.\n\nNote Commencement: \nThis Standard commences on 1 March 2016, being the date specified as the commencement date in notices in the Gazette and the New Zealand Gazette under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). See also section 93 of that Act.\n\nS13—2 Nutrition information required for food in small packages\n\nFor paragraph 1.2.8—14(1)(b), the table is:\n\nNutrition information for food in small packages\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Claim is about | Label must include |\n| Any nutrient or biologically active substance (other than a vitamin or mineral with a RDI) | Average quantity of the nutrient or biologically active substance present per serving of the food |\n| Any vitamin or mineral with a RDI | (a) *Average quantity of the vitamin or mineral present per serving of the food; and(b) Percentage of the RDI for the vitamin or mineral contributed by one serving of the food, and calculated in accordance with section 1.2.8—9 |\n| Polyunsaturated fatty acids or monounsaturated fatty acids in a food standardised in Standard 2.4.1 or 2.4.2 | Saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids, *polyunsaturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids content per serving of the food |\n| Polyunsaturated fatty acids or monounsaturated fatty acids in a food that is not a food standardised in Standard 2.4.1 or 2.4.2 | Average quantity of saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids, *polyunsaturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids content per serving of the food |\n| Cholesterol, saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids, omega-6 or omega-9 fatty acids | Average quantity of saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids, *polyunsaturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids content per serving of the food |\n| Dietary fibre, sugars or any other *carbohydrate | Average energy content per serving of the food and average quantity of carbohydrate, sugars and dietary fibre (calculated in accordance with section S11—4) present per serving of the food |\n| Energy | Average energy content per serving of the food |\n| Fat-free | Average energy content per serving of the food |\n| Omega-3 fatty acids | (a) Average quantity of *saturated fatty acids, *trans fatty acids, *polyunsaturated fatty acids and *monounsaturated fatty acids content per serving of the food; and(b) Average quantity of each type of omega-3 fatty acids per serving of the food (that is, alpha‑linolenic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid or a combination of these); and(c) Average quantity of the total of omega-3 fatty acids per serving of the food |\n| Lactose | Average quantity of galactose content per serving of the food |\n| Potassium | Average quantity of sodium content per serving of the food |\n| Sodium or salt | Average quantity of sodium and potassium content per serving of the food |\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n \n\nApplication, saving and transitional provisions\n\nThe table below details information on application, saving or transitional provisions in instruments affecting this Schedule.\n\n```html\n

Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Transitional Variation 2015 (Proposal P1037 – Amendments associated with Nutrition Content & Health Claims)

Instrument items affected

A’ment No.

FRLI registration

Gazette

Instrument’s transitional provision

Description of transitional arrangement

Item [7] of the Schedule

159

F2015L01931

3 Dec 2015

FSC101

7 Dec 2015

Clause 4

Clause 4 establishes a transitional arrangement for variations to the Code made by Item [7] of the Schedule.

The transition period is the period of time that commences on 1 March 2016 and ends on 18 January 2017.

Subclause 4(2) provides that section 1.1.1—9 of the Code does not apply to the above variations.

Subclause 4(3) provides that, during the transition period, a food may comply with either:

(a) the Code as in force without the above variations; or

(b) the Code as amended by the above variations;

but not a combination of both.

Subclause 4(4) provides an exemption for stock-in-trade that will apply from 18 January 2007. A food is deemed to comply with the Code as amended by the above variations for a period of 12 months commencing on 18 January 2017 if the food otherwise complied with the Code before that date.

\n```\n\nAmendment History\n\nThe Amendment History provides information about each amendment to the Standard. The information includes commencement or cessation information for relevant amendments.\n\nThese amendments are made under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 unless otherwise indicated. Amendments do not have a specific date for cessation unless indicated as such.\n\nAbout this compilation\n\nThis is compilation No. 2 of Schedule 13 as in force on 3 June 2021 (up to Amendment No. 200). It includes any commenced amendment affecting the compilation to that date.\n\nPrepared by Food Standards Australia New Zealand on 3 June 2021.\n\nUncommenced amendments or provisions ceasing to have effect\n\nTo assist stakeholders, the effect of any uncommenced amendments or provisions which will cease to have effect, may be reflected in the Standard as shaded boxed text with the relevant commencement or cessation date. These amendments will be reflected in a compilation registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments including or omitting those amendments and provided in the Amendment History once the date is passed.\n\n \n\nThe following abbreviations may be used in the table below:\n\nad = added or inserted am = amended\n\nexp = expired or ceased to have effect rep = repealed\n\nrs = repealed and substituted\n\nSchedule 13 was published in the Food Standards Gazette No. FSC96 on 10 April 2015 as part of Amendment 154 (F2015L00483 –- 2 April 2015) and has since been amended as follows:\n\n| Section affected | A’ment No. | FRLI registrationGazette | Commencement(Cessation) | How affected | Description of amendment |\n| ---------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| table to S13—2 | 159 | F2015L019313 Dec 2015FSC1017 Dec 2015 | 1 March 2016 | rs | Consequential amendments arising from amendments to Standard 1.2.7 and Schedule 4.For application, saving and transitional provisions, see above table. |\n| 13—2 | 200 | F2021L006842 June 2021FSC1413 June 2021 | 3 June 2021 | am | Omit ‘sugars and dietary’, substitute ‘sugars and dietary fibre’. |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Schedule has been amended since first published. Amendment 159 (commencing 1 March 2016) substituted the table and introduced transitional arrangements allowing foods to comply with either pre‑ or post‑variation labelling during a set transition period (1 March 2016 to 18 January 2017) and a 12‑month stock‑in‑trade exemption from 18 January 2017. 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